cyberhobo

Month: May 2009

  • Below the Old New Place

    We’re introduced by our friend Jason to another finely-named after-work White Rock climbing spot. I get to ease back into some trad leading in perfect temperatures. Putterman Cracks 5.9- A very good way to start. Short but continuous, with good pro. Scandanavian Airlines 5.10c Bonus toprope. Arete and face climbing that gets harder with each…

  • Atalaya in the Evening

    It’s a struggle to climb a steep mountain at the end of the day. The perfect temperatures and clean air help, and unwinding afterward feels fantastic. There is a beautiful yucca bloom that I photograph to identify later, but in a moment of distraction I deleted the pictures. Arg.

  • North Dale Ball Exploration

    There’s a great network of trails east of Santa Fe that doesn’t quite connect to the northern National Forest trails that in turn connect to the Pecos Wilderness. Today we set out to discover if the connection can be made cross-country. It starts well in open piñon forest. Then we hit an old barbed wire…

  • Network of Ensemble Theatres

    Teamed up with Vernal Creative again, we put Geo Mashup to work mapping and listing the theaters that belong to this organization. The presentation is simple and effective, but it also exemplifies the way Geo Mashup makes WordPress into a GeoCMS. The map is really a map of WordPress pages, but in this context a…

  • Scouting for campsites near Utopian Vistas

    This is the first time we’ve had any serious car trouble out in the boonies. We head up US285, then east on NM567, and finally up a small forest road. We’d like to find a good group campsite for the memorial day weekend, but it’s getting dark and we decide to settle in for the…

  • Enchanted Tower Climbing

    At last I get some routes in at this intriguing climbing area! During the blizzardy weather on our last trip we only scouted the pocket-strewn routes, so I was eager to pull on some of those pockets. Friday night is warm and tantalizing, but Saturday brings light showers. Determined not to miss any window, we…