Exfoliation!

Jon and I used to have this gag that whenever you said, "exfoliation!" Pete would come bounding over the ridge, as he did on at least one or two occasions (most notably while we were climbing at the Santee bouldering field in San Diego). I'm lucky to call Pete my former supervisor, my mentor and my friend. I owe most of my outdoor experiences and early career opportunities to him.

So, I was excited to make his house in Arnold the first stop on my cross country road trip. I stayed with him and his wife, Teglene, and their two young boys, Cleary and Shannon (and their dog and cats). We hung out and caught up on each other's goings on, walked around "the lake" and just generally took it easy. Oh, and of course, we visited the local pool (I wish those "noodle" gizmos existed when I was a kid!).