Archive for the Rock Category

After our circuitous trip through Southern Utah, we found ourselves once again in Red Rocks. Given the season, it seemed like a good place to get back into rock climbing shape after a winter of

To be honest, we really didn’t want to leave Joshua Tree when we did. The weather was perfect, and we felt like we were finally getting a handle on the place. But, we also wanted

After our loop through Arizona, Jen and I crossed back into southern California for the second time in nine months and found ourselves back in Joshua tree, camped just a few sites from where we

Much like Mt Lemmon, I had never heard of Queen Creek, and it was not on any travel plan. But, a friend told us to check it out as we went past Phoenix, so we

Mt Lemmon was not on the list of places to visit. I had never even heard of it. It’s so off the grid that we had to buy the guide book at a used book

We went to Cochise Stronhold on the recommendation of several friends. It reminded me of a giant version of City of Rocks. Both the approaches and the climbs were bigger, and the very few bolts

After slot canyons and a bit of cragging around Zion, Jen and I decided to head a bit south to Red Rocks, yet again. The goal remained the same. Do a ton of cragging and

Although I’ve been to Indian Creek more times than I can count, we happened to be driving pretty close on our way back North, so we decided to stop in and do a couple of

Since we were already in Lake Tahoe, it seemed like we should probably take a quick side-trip to Lover’s Leap and check out the unique style of granite there. Unfortunately, it was blowing about 40mph