cyberhobo

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  • Kelly’s Rock

    We hope the wind will be less severe in the Woodbury desert study area this time around. Things are looking good when we are the first climbers to arrive in sunny, warm conditions. As we climb the wind picks up, and makes the last couple of routes less fun. Overall we have a really good…

  • Red Cliffs Reserve T-Bone Trail

    After taking a quick look over the online trail maps, I head out to find a loop in the Red Cliffs reserve. The mission is a success, but there’s too much pavement for my taste, much of it sharp on the feet. It climbs into the volcanic layer, which is equally sharp when I finally…

  • Dixie Bike Loop

    We’ve been wondering since arriving in Saint George what all the references to Dixie and cotton are about. Today I found the local answer. In short, the Mormon pioneers attempted to make southern Utah their own Dixie land with a robust cotton production. The canyon lands didn’t turn out to be well suited for that,…

  • Green Valley Gap Climbing

    Saint George is nestled among several mesas, which makes for interesting development patterns. Here at the edge of a development is a network of dirt roads crisscrossing haphazardly in front of a rocky gap in the mesa. People are camped here and there, and there is a little refuse blowing around, but I wouldn’t call…

  • Red Cliffs Exploration

    Starting from the Hillside Palms RV park, I set out on bare feet to find some trails. This part of the Red Cliffs Reserve isn’t too well marked, but I think I hit the Pioneer Rim Trail on one of three passes.

  • Bolagskartan.com – slider customization

    This business directory wanted to combine Geo Mashup’s built-in category filters with a custom slider to filter businesses based on a custom field. This required some additions to Geo Mashup’s javascript API, which will be included in the next (1.4) release. The slider filter has minimal effect at release time, but should become pretty fun…

  • Wind on Woodbury Road

    We notice the drive from Zion is windy, but have no clue what’s coming. We stop at the Red Coyote cafe in Virgin for a nice lunch and internet session. There we meet Nathan, a traveling farrier whose rig we recognize from Mosquito Cove last night. He’s going up Kolob Reservoir road to scout out…

  • Observation Point – Zion National Park

    I want to see Zion earlier in the morning, and it’s worth the effort. After a short drive from our campsite along the Virgin River on BLM land, we take our choice of RV parking and enter an eerily empty visitor center plaza. Sunlight hasn’t yet reached the canyon floor, making a stark contrast between…

  • Pumped Out on Chuckawalla Wall

    We stop for some quick climbing on the way into Saint George at Chuckawalla Wall. The steep, pocket-filled wall spits me off on my second route. After a rest I make it to the top, then barely manage to repeat it on toprope. If we stay in town much, this spot will provide excellent strength…

  • Getting the Hang of Boondocking – Prophesy Wall

    When the weather clears up, we’re ready to get out of town and on the rock again. Since we’re now familiar with the Prophesy Wall area, snagging the best campsite near the wall is much easier. Now the situation is very nice – we’re stocked up, charged up, have a good phone signal, and are…