Odds and Sods 48
Getting An Early Start Okay, I admit I m guilty of heading out to do a climb at what must surely be a ridiculously early hour. This has been a lifelong habit, much to the consternation of my friends. It was Continue reading
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The Vekol Valley
In southern Arizona, about halfway between Gila Bend on the west and Casa Grande on the east sits an area called the Vekol Valley. This valley extends north of Interstate 8 for about 7 miles, and south of the Interstate Continue reading
Pictorial Series – #14 Tretheway Creek West
I m still surprised when, once in a while, I discover photos I took back in the 1960s and 1970s, photos that were stored away someplace that I had forgotten about. The nice thing about the photos I took during those Continue reading
Pictorial Series – #13 Tretheway Creek East
I m still surprised when, once in a while, I discover photos I took back in the 1960s and 1970s, photos that were stored away someplace that I had forgotten about. The nice thing about the photos I took during those Continue reading
Cathedral Rock
Howdy Folks today I m going to spin for you a tale about how I climbed Cathedral Rock. It happened long ago, in the before time when the world was a younger place. I was younger too, and sometimes bit Continue reading
Odds and Sods 47
Rhodes Peak Back in 2007, Andy Martin talked me into an attempt on Rhodes Peak in the Galiuro Mountains. He and Bob Packard were going to give it a try and I agreed to go with them. It was April Continue reading
The Grosvenor Hills
Back in 2014, climber friend Andy Martin called me and suggested we go and climb an un-named peak that happened to be the highest point in the Grosvenor Hills (the s in Grosvenor is silent). It seemed like a good Continue reading
Desert Denizens
I thought it would be fun to write a piece about the animals that live here in Arizona. There are probably more of them than most people would think. Our topography is quite varied everything from hot deserts to Continue reading
Odds and Sods 46
Cobblestone Road We were a hundred miles south of the border, deep into Sonora, on the way to our next objective. A sketchy dirt road headed east from the paved highway we were on. A simple sign saying Micro Ondas Continue reading
Glaciers I Have Known – Part 4
Before diving into this piece, please be sure to read the 3 previous instalments called Glaciers I Have Known Parts 1, 2 and 3. Most of what was shown up until now were glaciers in British Columbia and the Continue reading