BISHOP!

Wow....I could live here (in the winter) I hear the summer sucks BAD - this place is amazing - And I've only seen the Happy's....it was like Hueco - except A LOT MORE CONCENTRATED and LESS SHARP - same rock - but more solid - wow. Its pretty hot - I'm gonna wait a few hours - and then head up to the Buttermilks.

Next Winter - I'll probably spend like 2 weeks at Hueco and spend the rest of the time HERE - WOW!

Viva Las Red Rocks

Flagstaff is nice – it’s a small college town; it reminds me a lot of Morgantown – I could live here – there’s a big mountain in the background, bouldering, a lake…a bunch of coffee shops? Yah – this place is SWEET.

The drive to Red Rocks (Vegas) wasn’t so bad….Vegas – I got bored really quick. I figured that I’d be tired enough that I could make some stupid financial decisions and waste 100 bucks – but well…yah I guess I wasn’t tired enough…instead I just walked maybe a mile or two down the main drag – parking in Circus Circus, walking through the Mirage, Ceasar’s Palace – a few others…It was cool – lots of people to read, analyze and catalog. Here was the street breakdown:

53 percent AARP discount
22 percent Japanimation!
10 percent standard family
9 percent “Would you like fries with that/pretty watch for pretty girl”
6 percent “Spare some change? A free meal?” (This is where I fit in)
4 percent “Carries a gun for my benefit”
2 percent “Carries a gun NOT for my benefit”

OK its 635 and I’m antsy – going bouldering

----after bouldering---

A good session – I ran into a local cat – Andrew – who was super cool – bouldered with him in the morning….the rock is cool – it reminds me a lot of the mills actually – not the look – but the texture..though softer….I found a nice public library to hang out in …

The bouldering here is good – though not so much of it – I’m hoping to do a bouldering rampage next winter – a road trip with the video camera – and Vegas will be a stop for a day or two…no more…unless of course – I get shown some of the “new” stuff Andy was talking about… =)

For lunch, I had a bagel with Avocado and humus….pretty good =)

I’m gonna hang out here and either head to Bishop tonight after dinner or tomorrow morning…

From White Sands to White Snows...

27 January

Well, I left Hueco – Hueco was cool – but after a month – I sorta burned out – I think a month is a good limit for a destination while on the road – long enough time to settle in – but then you start to settle in too much…

I drove to White Sands, NM today – SUPER COOL – it’s a bunch of white sand dunes in this valley. I also stopped at the White Sands Missile Test Site – kinda boring…actually – but whatever right?

I’ve been spending most of the day driving – I found this nice little rest area – I’m on US 70 – on my way to Queen’s Creek to boulder a day or two – depending on quality. This area is East of Phoenix and hosts the Phoenix area bouldering comp (you may have seen this in some older videos)

I’m hoping to make it there tonight – I’m in Bylan or something like that – a little rest area. It’s a bit sketchy here – I’m kinda ready to grab things and run if I have to =)

Nah – its not that bad….ok maybe it is.

(oh wow – a scary cat fight right now – maybe I SHOUD leave it’s a sign)

OK Back in my car – too be continued at a safer location.

OK – I’m here a little sketch no – doubt – a free, empty campground…down over a hill….safe enough in my car; I have it packed pretty tight so I’m just going to sleep in the driver’s seat.

Seems to be a lot of moisture here – you know – I only saw rain once since I’ve been at Hueco (and heard it one other time while sleeping in my tent.) It’ll be different.

So if you’re wondering where I’m at – Google Globe, Arizona – I’m about 15 miles west of there (on route 60)

I’m definitely feeling sketch in this parking lot – I oughta get to sleep here soon…


28 January 2009

OK – that place sucked – I woke up – tried to find it from the crappy topo - which was really crappy (Dr Topo BLAH) – well – I couldn’t find it so – I left and am now in the Flagstaff Public Library.

The drive was fantastic – I skipped Phoenix and drove on a two lane state highway (and some county highway) all the way to Flagstaff. I’m in town to get some directions to Priest Draw – then I’m going to go and scout it out today – prolly boulder some today – if I like it – stay here tonight – hit it again tomorrow and then head for Bishop. I decided to skip J. Tree – I’ll check it out on the way back.

I only stopped a few times for photos – though this mountain plateau had THE COOLEST LAKE – it was maybe 50 degrees there too – which leads me to believe that it’s a BANGING summer destination. I did right my name in the snow a few times...

OH and I know about the dust on the lens - haven't had time to clone...