Journeys: SEND IT - July 29th - Mammoth, CA/Salt Lake City, UT

We had not heard from Matt and my inclination was to take off for Salt Lake City, skipping having to spend a night somewhere in Nevada. Instead, we drove down to Mammoth and picked up guide book so that we could check out some Mammoth local sport climbs. We found the Warming Well, a short crag with an extremely short and convenient approach. Just the wall we needed before setting off for Salt Lake City. The Warming Wall rock was much different from Tuolumne. It was like the lava rock used in landscaping. The holds were good and the climbing was fun as we scampered up Hot Flash, Faulty Brake, and Ghetto Blaster. Just as it was getting a little too warm and sunny we took off for Salt Lake City. We left Mammoth at 11:30 a.m. and it was supposed to take nine and half hours to reach our destination. Fortunately, we were able to make it in eight and a half, speeding through barren southern Nevada. Just as the sun went down we rolled into Sugar House where we were warmly welcomed by Vegan Matt and his girlfriend Wendy. After a whole lot of pizza downtown we were off to sleep in a man made structure for the first time since July 11th.