| So I started a new blog. And no I probably won't post on it more then I've been posting on Xanga.. after all even though I have good intentions of doing that I know myself pretty well. I'll likely still post on Xanga as well. After all I've been here forever. Anyway here it is.
http://seashipsandbitterpipes.blogspot.com
Also I've uploaded photos of the Peru trip
http://picasaweb.google.com/tyler.acorn
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| So Peru is amazing though full of adventures. I will fill in more when I get back. But so far I´ve spent more hours in a bus then I would like to remember, seen an oasis, seen Macchu Pichu, summitted Mount Macchu Pichu by accident, and had my small backpack stolen. :) |
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| I'm having a hard time figuring out what to say. How does one put a year and half worth of memories, thoughts, feelings about one person down on paper? How do you describe a person that you know you won't be able to introduce to anyone? All I can really say is James, I miss you... we all miss you.
I met James Welton 1.5 years ago when I moved out here to Elko. I first saw him in the local coffee shop wearing this really goofy straw hat and I remember thinking... that guy's a bit odd... though sorta cool cause he looks like a modern day outdoorsy hippie. It wasn't till a little later that I met him when my coworker Alyson invited me out to go climbing. Even then I didn't really recognize him as the goofy coffee shop dude till a while later.
Our friendship started with just climbing, but it quickly grew to be about so much more. James was truly an amazing person. He loved the high places, and was truly probably more at home in the mountains then anywhere else. But the cool thing was, that wasn't readily apparent, for he was comfortable anywhere. He freely and honestly loved his friends, and it seemed like second nature to him to put others before himself.
As a climber, he was good. He had a great flowing style about himself that just made those god awful routes look so easy. He was an experienced, safe climber who most of all loved having a good time and helping others have a good time. I learned so much from him. He was always giving me pointers and helping me out with my climbing technique, but it didn't stop there. I quickly found myself almost subconsciously trying to be more like him whenever I was around him.
Mostly what I remember about him was his love for beauty, and his care for others. Not to long ago he called me up out of the blue asking if I wanted to go climbing that evening when I got off work. Of course I said yes. So we headed up to a route him and Kevin had just bolted. We were going to be the first one's up it since it had been bolted! So we get out there... of course forgetting that I was climbing with James, I didn't think we'd be climbing in the dark and hadn't bothered to grab a headlamp. So James leads it and gets to the top right at dusk then sends the headlamp down to me. I followed.... not anywhere near so graceful nor so quick, but hey I finally made it to the top. I even brought some water with me, which turned out to be a god-send. Then we just sat on a ledge about 200 feet up watching the stars come out and talking for probably close to an hour.
Last Friday James was in a climbing accident up on Touchstone in the Zion National Park in Utah. He was doing a Big wall climb with two of his friends when he fell. Something happened where his equipment didn't lock on the rope until to late, the rope got cut and he fell a few hundred feet.
In one of James last emails concerning his friend who passed away from a heart attack just last month, James wrote: "There are lessons to be learned from significant events such as this. Life is preciously shorter for some, so build your legacy now as you wish to be remembered and spend more time with those that are closest to your heart. These are lessons for us all, for all time."
James built his legacy. He lived life much more to it's fullest in just his 34 years than the majority of people I know. He definitely had an affect on my life. Even now, I can't forget him and he's still changing my life for the better. I miss you James. You will always live on in my memories. I hope I will be at least a little bit more like you. Farewell my friend. May you rest in peace.
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| The New Muxtape... i won't lie I'll miss the old muxtape (even if it is banned at work) and I don't have a clue what the new muxtape is going to be like... but I'm still excited to be able to check it out as soon as it relaunches
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| Asher Ainsley Acorn is my new nephew.... courteous of Sag and Abi. :) I like being an uncle... It's a pretty sweet deal.
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