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Sendtember, Rocktober, and the choice between too cold and not cold enough

      Did you think I was finished traveling, and this blog over with as the result of my lack of vagrancy? Ha! Think again, I haven't grown up and started doing adult things that quickly. This one's long, so I'll keep the first bit short; it's really just for my parents' benefit anyhow and they already know most of the details. After graduation, I headed west again, and went to all the exact same places I always do because likely because I have a subconscious fear of change, and also because I already knew where all the good coffee shops are. First came Tensleep, where I fell off things I probably shouldn't have, gained endurance, and spent more time hanging out in the river by camp than was likely fruitful. Following Tensleep we made the short run over to Lander, and a crag that has a bit of a place in local legend. Wolf Point has one of the highest concentrations of difficult routes in the country, and with the addition of a heinous approach and exceedingly s