cyberhobo

Month: September 2006

  • A Vedauwoo Adieu

    Vedauwoo bids us adieu with a jaw-dropping sunset. It feels like an unexpected gift. You just never know what waits for you here. We have our last dinner with Clare and Dennis back in Fort Collins, and bid them a fond farewell and safe journeys for the rest of their trip.

  • Vedauwoo – Valley Massif

    We’re eager to show Dennis and Clare our favorite climbs at our favorite place, so we take them to Valley Massif at Vedauwoo, and put Clare on Soft Touch 5.5. She’s solid, but it’s tough to dive into leading Vedauwoo cracks, which is why I’ve been proudly leading the lowest grades I can find here…

  • Big Thompson Canyon – Combat Rock

    We set out to give Dennis and Clare a little climbing introduction and tour of the Estes Park area. I haven’t been to Combat Rock before, but I see there are bolts in the guide and figure it’s a sport crag. Not quite. Clare is thankful for some extra gear on Rambo Santa 5.7, and…

  • Saved by dumb luck

    We’ve never been so indecisive going into a three day weekend. We can’t decide on any of half a dozen plans. We pick up Sean to take him to the airport at 7:10, car packed for camping and climbing, still no idea where we’re going. And no closer after dropping Sean off. We nearly go…

  • Movie: Paris, Texas (1984)

    Once again, the opening scene in the Sonoran desert lanscape of the Mexico border absolutely grips me. I think it’s my favorite scene of the movie. Though the characters are good and Wim Wenders is capable of milking the most from a character, he might be milking too much in this film. But maybe I’m…