Trip Report
Castle Rock State Park , Idaho
Saturday August 22, 2015 11:12am
Took a week trip to Castle Rocks state park, Idaho. We had a blast. I had climbed about 70 routes at City of Rocks over the years, but never at Castle Rocks. The climbing at Castle was mega-fantastic.

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On the drive there, we climbed one day at Veyo, St. George, and one day at American Fork near Salt Lake City. It's a bit of a drive from Joshua Tree.

Veyo (Crawdad Canyon, Utah)
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American Fork, Utah
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Todd Gordon
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Todd Gordon is a trad climber from Joshua Tree, Cal.

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Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 11:20am PT
(more to come...I have to upload in sections......)..

Our first day we did a few climbs.......



Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 11:30am PT



Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 11:35am PT
Kids wanted to climb a bit......fun!




Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 11:36am PT
(more to come.....).....
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
  Aug 22, 2015 - 12:23pm PT
Bring on the Sweetness!

Such a great scene out there and quality climbing at all grades.
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 12:56pm PT

Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 01:01pm PT


Captain...or Skully

climber
Boise, ID
  Aug 22, 2015 - 01:05pm PT
Good stuff, Todd. I've still not climbed at Castle. Always get distracted or something in The City. Meh.
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 01:52pm PT




Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 02:01pm PT
My wife Andrea and the twins Von and Lake

Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 02:02pm PT
Lake wanted to climb more;...good for him!

Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 02:05pm PT


Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 02:12pm PT

Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 02:15pm PT
Did alittle climbing on the drive home........

Chuckwalla Wall, St. George, Utah

Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 02:27pm PT
:
Lime Kiln, Ariz. (near Mesquite, Nev.)


Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 02:26pm PT
Red Rocks, Nev.



donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
  Aug 22, 2015 - 02:27pm PT
Thanks for the photos Todd! Castle Rocks is super fun.
Studly

Trad climber
WA
  Aug 22, 2015 - 02:30pm PT
Great photos. I agree, Castle Rocks rocks! I liked in more then City of Rocks next door. Such interesting pinnacles and routes, and the rock is fabbbbbulous.
The Comp Wall is so wild looking, and historic in terms of climbing history, with one of the first contests there, and all the surrounding controversies.
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 02:32pm PT
Jim.......Castle Rocks is mega-fantastic......Love it!


Vacations are awesome..Climbing trips are wonderful. Traveling with my family is the best. I climbed in the AM early with my pal Jeremy..then spent the rest of the day with my family (sometimes we would go out in the evening too!...)......It's been an awesome summer;..THE BEST, actually!...
Now I am home in Joshua Tree...and this place is awesome too!.....
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
  Aug 22, 2015 - 05:16pm PT
Todd, those boys are getting big! Cool to see you all getting after it.

One of these days, my brother, we'll hook up in Josh. Always wanted to climb with you and the Josh gang. Especially with you and your kids and my boy.

Family trips kick a$$!!!!!
Brian in SLC

Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
  Aug 22, 2015 - 05:20pm PT
Awesome!
Todd Gordon

Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
Author's Reply  Aug 22, 2015 - 05:21pm PT
Come down , Bluering....let's rope up and get busy..
hope to see you this year...
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
  Aug 22, 2015 - 05:22pm PT
Really nice Trip Report Todd!!
Fritz

Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
  Aug 22, 2015 - 05:46pm PT
Todd: Thanks for sharing your adventure & all those fun photos. Looks like some of the kid-climbing shots were on Small Fry! Fun rock for a first lead too.
Larry Nelson

Social climber
  Aug 22, 2015 - 07:54pm PT
Excellent and fun TR.
TFPU
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