A Month in Red Rocks.

I just got back to Seattle after spending five weeks in Red Rocks. One might ask what a person does for five weeks in Red Rocks. Well, I spent last night compiling a list....

Multipitch stuff:
Levitation 29
Cloud Tower
Birdland
Dark Shadows
Running Amuck
Unimpeachable Groping
Cat in the Hat
Wholesome Fullback
Frogland
Our Father
Epinephrine
Challenger
Slot Machine to Lost Shadows to Edge Dressing
The Gobbler
Sour Mash
Risky Business to Dark Shadows
1/2 of Resolution Arete

Sport and single pitch:
Burros Might Fly 5.10c
Burros Dont Gamble 5.10b
757 2x4
Choad Warrior 5.12a
Fionacci Wall 5.11d
Giuoco Piano 5.11c
Caustic 5.11b
Baseboy Direct 5.11a
Save the Heart to Eat Later 5.12a
Baseboy 5.10d
Glitter Gulch 5.11a
Slave to the Grind 5.11b

In addition I spend a day hiking up Mt. Wilson the easy way.

I am still sorting through photos but I should have a bunch more up soon.

Yesterday was an amazing day. I usually don't enjoy spending all day in the car, but I had to get from Boise to Las Vegas. What should be a 8 hour drive turned into a 11 hour drive. I shot many photos along the way and saw an amazing amount of birds along the way. I spoke to several people last week who all claimed that the drive on Highway 93 was boring. I have never found it boring. Although somewhat desolate, it is anything but boring. Even the small towns have some charm (in kind of a you should get the hell out of here before someone murders you sort of way). My goal for yesterday was to get everything I could out of an 8 hour drive on a "boring" road. With a couple of good photos, a lot of interesting birds, and having to have my car tugged out of a muddy ditch by a local rancher, I think I accomplished my goal. Yesterday was a reminder to avoid the interstate system in this country at all costs.

Some Black and whites

We spent a little time today driving around Boise. Too bad Boise was kind of boring. So we went to the art museum. Yes that's right I went to an art museum. It sucked. I guess I am not cultured enough to understand art. The only saving grace was the Ansel Adams Early Years exhibit. It was pretty inspiring. With all the new inspiration we left the museum to shoot some photos. Unfortunately the museum was surrounded by crazy people blaming Obama for the current financial crisis, and complaining about national debt. I guess they don't remember the money spent on wars in the last few years, or that the financial crisis was started a long time before Obama entered office. Luckily a thousand dipshits surrounding my car provided me with some photo oportunities, and did not prevent me from shooting photos of real subjects just outside of Boise a little later in the day.

Anytime I see this after leaving a building it makes me a little nervous. Although the first thought was run, I decided to play it cool and just keep walking.

Ha! and there I was thinking the cops were scary.

Dam!Oooooooohhhhhh, Alasdair does abstract art.

A power house outside of Boise.

Climbing Photos from Red Rocks.

Here are some random photos of the last several weeks here in Red Rocks. Its been great so far.

Hiking the Red Rocks canyons.

These are photos from a hike up Oak Creek Canyon in Red Rocks with Sarah, Connan, and Sanja.

Sarah likes working for Starbucks so much she is checking work email even while camping in the desert.

Connan hiking some polished rocks.

It was very warm so Sarah decided to fall in the creek.

Sanja.

Connan

Sanja resting by Sarah's "swimming pool".

Sanja on the "trail".

Connan hiking.
Sarah hiking.
Those are some white legs. Are you guys from Seattle?