Planet of the Apes

Malibu Creek is where that old movie was filmed, I saw it as a kid and it kinda freaked me out.
People with ape heads... disturbing! But now yoga life has me appreciating the Hanuman stories and I have now made peace with that fear :-)
I have had the pleasure of Uschi & Noah tell me stories of that "rock & roll monkey god"... and I definitely can relate!

It is one thing to be humble & patient, but another to realize & pursue your potential. Balancing these two things is what I love most about climbing. It is a humbling act for me, connecting to deep recesses of my being... the place of complete truth. I have been fortunate to be scaling rocks with partners that accept & respect my play within this balance. There is no "ego trip" with me and my physical pursuits... isn't this what yoga practice is all about??! I will always live to climb another day.

The Creek was amazing as usual... the colors, the textures, the smells, ahhh. Nature is so good at receiving me and I am grateful always for Her Love. She shows that things are always in constant change... this is good, even though I have to state every once in a while that "WOW, it used to look like this" & "Hey there are new bolts over here!" The kid that I am notices a lot and I wouldn't have it any other way :-P (Hey did you cut your hair?.. looks great!).



Even though I never climb the Planet of the Apes wall (too crowded & easy to find)... I did hang from a big branch that tried to hit me in the head when Eric lowered me from a new climb we found, heehee! Got a chuckle out of him when I started making monkey sounds. How I wish I had a personal photographer that followed me around and captured all the things I get to experience, see & hear. Someday maybe I will find a way to download my mental pictures to share, until then I will paint them with words here.