Roped in on the North Shore in July

With airline travel benefits, I have to admit that I've been neglecting the outdoor locales up north in my current state of residence.  It's cheaper for me to get on an airplane and head to the Wasatch Range or California than it is to drive to MN's North Shore of Lake Superior.  But this weekend I decided to finally get back up there, and did some climbing on Palisade Head and Shovel Point.  We did some North Shore trad classics- Danger High Voltage, Bluebells, Phantom Crack, and the several variations of Dance of the Sugar Plump Faeries (ranging from 5.7-5.10c).  It was great to get out.  Every time I visit the shores of Lake Superior I am impressed.  It is a different kind of awe than the one found in the vertical venues of the West, but it's still awe.  I would love to buy a sea kayak and travel the shorelines of the big lake someday.  And it reminds me that I have quite a bit of mile left to backpack on the Superior Hiking Trail.  And a bike tour along as much of the Lake as possible would also be entertaining.  Too much to do and to much money to earn during life.  I can see why people become dirtbag hippies that live in their cars.  :)  But the weekends away from the office keep me going in my more responsible life.  Sorry I don't have any actual climbing pix from the weekend.  There were only two of us, and belaying duties preclude photography.  All I have to offer is a mediocre shot of me setting up over Phantom Crack on Palisade Head, with Shovel Point seen in the distance.  Come visit me in MN and we'll go climbing!