In The Air

And we're off! In route to Stockholm, Swedan!! 

Psych Increase

Jenny getting on one of her projects at a North County "back yard" crag. Stoked on our new Asana pads that provide tons of protection and are an inch thicker then our old pads. We better start pulling hard as we will be visiting some world class European bouldering locations in a couple weeks! 

June in Yosemite!

After a crazy winter Jenny and I were able to head north to Yosemite for 5 days. It was just as beautiful as it always is. Here is a short video of me bouldering.

Yosemite Bouldering from John Daniels on Vimeo.

MIA Pacific Northwest

M.I.A Pacific Northwest

Sorry we've been M.I.A. for the past year on the blog. Jenny and I have been working very hard and playing very hard as well. Our most recent road trip was 15 days in the Pacific Northwest this past fall 2014. We left Bonsall and hit several national and state parks on the way up to Squamish, B.C. in Canada. Here are a few photos of the trip. We hope you enjoy the scenery.

This was our first night in the RV(Mazda 3)!

Sheldon Creek Campground, 1.5hrs. north of Santa Rosa, CA

Redwood NP

Starry Night Crater Lake NP

Wizard Island, Crater lake NP

It was nice to get to Smith Rock in Oregon and just chill for a couple days. The past few days were pretty long. Smith Rock was really an amazing place and provided the best camping facilities of the trip. SR is one of the most historic climbing destinations in the world. They say its the birth place of sport climbing in the United States. The conditions on the wall were a bit warm, but we were able to get in a handful of good climbs. We began to get antsy as our time at SR was nearing an end and the thoughts of future destinations were getting closer. And we're off...

  Smith Rock SP

 

Enjoying the steep 5.10 climbing

Jenny nearing the top of the classic "Five Gallon Buckets"

Columbia River Gorge from Beacon Rock, WA

Beacon Rock SP campground

The green room, Olympic NP

Found a prize in the park!

The Olympic coastline is not to be missed

San Juan Islands, WA

Golden evening light 

 Finally, we've arrived at the "Chief" Squamish, BC

The Chief, a rock formation featured above is another world class destination we were able to visit on our trip. It was another one of our multi-day stops. We spent most of our first day gathering info on the area but we did sneak in a little bouldering. The next day was spent on a rope at nearby cliffs. The rock here is some of the best granite in the world and rivals the rock in Yosemite Valley. Most people trad climb here, but the bouldering is some of my favorite anywhere. The boulders are sprawled out under a blanket of pines and covered in moss and lichen. Walking through the boulder fields is like opening a door to another planet. Squamish is truly an awe-inspiring place I hope to one day visit again. 

"Laughing Crack" the best 5.7 I've ever climbed

Jenny racked and ready for a trad lead

Jenny cruising her warm up lead

Fun evening bouldering in the forest

Shannon Falls, BC

Emerald waters of the Squamish River

As we headed back south toward home, we hit some other incredible spots on the way: Mt. Rainier NP, Fort Stevens SP, Haystack Rock and Lassen NP.

Christine Falls, Mt. Rainier NP

Muir Snowfield, just below Camp Muir, Mt. Rainier NP

 Marmot lookout

Logging Yards, a sight never seen in SoCal

Ship wreck, Fort Stevens SP, Oregon

 Haystack Rock, OR

The wild geothermal/volcanic features of Lassen NP 

Thank you all for following us on our worldwide adventures. More to come from our most recent trips.