We have been here in El Chalten for 3 weeks, wanting to climb Fitz Roy or anything, we only have 10 days left… and much to my dismay the weather has been BAD. I am not surprised. It is a manic way to live though, I get so high when the mountains come out, and then so, so sad when they retreat back in to their blanket of thick dark clouds. So Mikey, all the boys, and I wait, check the weather 3 times a day and sport climb a little. I have tried to draw or paint more this year, to distract myself and practice. I have been really in to trees. For lack of climbing photos here is some of that….
![beach tree drawing wind sculped southern beach tree](http://katerutherford.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/treedrawingpat.jpg)
wind sculped southern beach tree
![beach tree painting patagoina wind carved beach tree](http://katerutherford.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/treepaintingpat.jpg)
wind carved beach tree
![calamar painiting rainy day at Calamar the limestone sport climbing cave](http://katerutherford.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/calamarpainiting.jpg)
rainy day at Calamar the limestone sport climbing cave