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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 23, 2013 - 11:01pm PT
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California has a GDP between that of Italy and Brazil, or the eighth largest in the World. It's population is about the same as Argentina's and it is about the same size as Sweden.
Perhaps that is why California climbers don't seem to travel much.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:05pm PT
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eighth largest in the World
used to be 7th
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 23, 2013 - 11:06pm PT
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The East is rising.
edit: It snowed here in Ouray three inches today and a foot a few days ago.
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:19pm PT
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I don't know...any California thread seems deficient without Rox' pontifications :-)
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:20pm PT
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Really, I want to travel North and South America, Europe, and Central Asia looks fascinating, but I keep finding cool things to do in California. It seems endless. I believe in knowing your backyard, and the backyard is f*#king incredible.
California IS the Golden State.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:25pm PT
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I've been around to a few places...
...and I travel a bit... even now...
but it is easy to stay in California and just climb, not far to Yosemite Valley... it's only one place but it is an amazing place...
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:26pm PT
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I guess I could leave if I wanted to go to the mountains. Oh, wait...
the beach? oh, wait...
the desert? oh, wait...
Forests? oh, wait...
a city? oh, wait...
somewhere with nice weather? oh, wait...
go fishing?
kayaking?
snowboarding?
climbing?
surfing?
a lake?
basically anything?
Oh, wait...
The jungle! Next time I get an itch for the jungle I'm out of here!
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:33pm PT
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The jungle! Next time I get an itch for the jungle I'm out of here!
LOL! We took my gf's son's gf to Tuolumne. She's from Indonesia. She'd never been outside of a city in California. On the drive up she asked us about the monkeys. We had to tell her there are no monkeys in California. It's the one thing we don't have.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:36pm PT
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good climbing in Minnesota. Donini can crash at my pad anytime.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:41pm PT
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California Phallicornia
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 23, 2013 - 11:42pm PT
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I climbed in Taylor's Falls in the 60's and saw Robert Zimmerman (aka Bob Dylan) perform in a small bar in the Seven Corners. My first wife was from Wayzata....now what was her name?
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Where the Hoback and the mighty Snake River meet
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:50pm PT
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I was mulling this exact topic over in my head this morning while I was feeding critters. It was 9 out. That's fahrenheit. I'm sick of it.
Even went through the checklist. Got to rainforest, uhh, oh yeah, California has the coastal Redwoods which are a type of rain forest. Just no tropical rainforest. Somehow, I'm OK with that.
Part of this mindf*#k I gave myself was thinking of smart replies to the Wyomingits who when they find out I'm from California have to make really rude and negative comments.
I was wondering where Cali stood in GDP, thanks donini!
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Apr 24, 2013 - 12:01am PT
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you've only scratched the surface. Palisade Head is where it's at. We even have Egger-esque ice climbs, for real.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Happy Boulders
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Apr 24, 2013 - 12:02am PT
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Sucks., except for Yosemite, the Eastside, and Jtree. I will be outta here soon
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jstan
climber
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Apr 24, 2013 - 12:03am PT
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Born in upstate New York. Didn't take off our galoshes till spring.
Have not had to use them once here in JT. Oh well. No place is perfect.
Thanks Kennyt. Hadn't seen that video before. Very creative.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Apr 24, 2013 - 12:16am PT
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Lots of life changes in the past five years and I've thought much about relocating. But all in all having a home base in rural north San Diego County is pretty awesome so here I will stay.
However, traveling the globe is essential for me. Meeting people, embracing different cultures, exploring the land...this is what makes me happy. So my base will be So Cal and then I'll figure out how to span the globe.
"And I say to myself, what a wonderful world." Ray Charles, I believe.
Joyfully, lynnie
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Apr 24, 2013 - 12:31am PT
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Lynne -
Louie Armstrong
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Fogarty
climber
BITD
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Apr 24, 2013 - 12:33am PT
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The only state that I have done this in a day.
1. Climbed a multi pitch of rock
2. Surfed great waves
3. Rode my Bike
4. Cross country skied (back country with teliturns
5. Night Sking (Alpine
6. Spent my day from sea level to 10,000 + feet
7. Made love
Only in California
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Apr 24, 2013 - 12:38am PT
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picture if you will, the 38 million remaining california holdouts throwing in the towel,
and lighting out for the territory the rest of us consider comfortably disperse ...
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