DAY 39

DAY 39
05.13.07
TREE 45

At another rest stop, this time in West Virginia pretty close to the WV/KY line, I chose a tree right out in front by the parking lot. It wasn’treally planned ’cause I still had my nice shoes and pants on and no ribbon to mark it. So I pissed and then shimmied up. It was just getting dark and the rest stop wasn’t too crowded so no one really saw me go up. I got up decently high and paused for reflection. I grabbed a leaf and figured I should climb back down so my family doesn’t wonder what happened to me. When I jumped down they were right there. We got in the car and drove off and it wasn’t till much later that I realized I had forgotten to get my camera out and take a picture of the tree. I guess it’s better to forget the picture than to forget to climb.

5-13-08:  The picture of the tree above was not actually taken on the day that I first climbed this tree.  It was late, dark, and still at the time when I was not taking the camera with me up into the tree.  We stopped, I peed, and then climbed.  When I came down, my family was right there and I just got into the car and we drove off.  It wasn’t till much later that I realized that I had forgotten to take one.  Then, just this last February, I went back to West Virginia to visit my sister and we stopped on the way back and I snapped this shot.  Hence the tree has no leaves and I have a leaf from that first climb. 

Yesterday I hung out with Charlotte and Will.  We drove to Tyler Park off Baxter Ave. and we played follow the leader.  Then they watched as I climbed this large tree.  It was quite the challenge and I did not get to the top.  But it was very enjoyable despite the scratched up arms.  I also broke a branch on another tree when I attempted to climb it and failed.  Anyway, here are some pictures from my climb: