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August 21, 2005
True Grit
After telling story upon story about the bouldering mecca Hueco Tanks, we had to prove to our new friend Grit (from Germany) that we weren't lying. She's been climbing for three years but has never tried bouldering and was really psyched to see what the best bouldering in the U.S.A was all about. Turns out, Grit is a true boulderer.
It all started at a little get-together we had Thursday night with our climber friends. We got so psyched that we decided to leave for Hueco the next day and take our chances with the weather. Some friends said, "Dude, why go? It's gonna be like 110 degrees out there." I said, "No way man, it's gonna be cloudy and about 80. Perfect for summer climbing."
Turns out...it was cloudy and PERFECT!!! We spent Saturday on North Mountain re-visiting the classics and showing Grit just some of the hundereds of amazing lines that Hueco has to offer. On Sunday we joined some really nice new friends on an observation tour which led us to "The Gunks" and to the "Sausage Factory."
Here are a few photos of the weekend but the video should capture the fun and excitement better. We'll have footage up in a couple days.
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August 14, 2005
Texas Ranger
Our Texas Ranger bush is in bloom! Look quick while you can because it only lasts one day.
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August 13, 2005
10K @ 7K
Location: Beautiful pine forest setting of Flagstaff Arizona
Elevation: 7000ft
Objective: Get up off the couch and knock off the Annual Soldiers Trail Run. The 10K version!
Check out our pics and see how awesome the setting is for the race. Soft pine needles to run on, cool temps and a nice crowd of really psyched, fit people (runners, not climbers for a change).
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August 04, 2005
What's Grosser Than Gross?
....finding a two week and one day old hamburger wrapped in tin foil in the lid of your climbing pack and thinking it was a dead animal.
Sick.
Disgusting.
Absolutely revolting.
A gag-reflex parade.
Can the backpack be saved?
Posted by April at 09:03 PM | Comments (2)
August 03, 2005
See Ya Later Grass
The past two weekends we've spent more time at home than out climbing - trying to play 'catch up' on the domestic portion of our lives - which, believe it or not, can actually be fun if you don't do it that often! :-) We've undertaken some major yardwork tasks. The front yard had all kinds of irrigation running every which way....and leaking every which way as well. Leaking so bad, in fact, that we had actual GRASS growing in the front yard. Ahhh! Grass in the desert! What is this - Phoenix??!! (hehe, sorry). Anyway, the grass had to go and the irrigation had to be re-done. So that's exactly what I did. I re-landscaped this one portion of the front yard, proudly simplifying the irrigation and replacing the grass and weeds with desert native bushes and flowers that need *very* minimal, if any, water. Click on the pic and see the 'before' and 'after'.
Posted by April at 09:36 PM | Comments (1)