Archive for the Rock Category

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

I have unfinished business with the Rostrum. I tried it a few years ago with my buddy Hunter, and after leading the first four pitches clean, I fell following the fifth pitch and dislocated my