Elevenmile Dome in morning light |
Cindy demonstrates the depth of erosion slits in Wagontongue Road |
More erosion damage to Wagontongue, prior to the recent heavy rains, which necessitated release of massive amounts of water from the dam and evacuation of the canyon. |
Wagontongue erosion gully; this was two heavy rainstorms ago. |
Turret Dome, first pitch of the Sunshine Slabs (5.3, 200') under threatening skies that would, later, produce both rain and soft hail as your ever-lovin' Ronin led up the waves of granite. |
Cindy Gray; partner, handler, tireless explorer, faithful belayer and incredible adventure companion, who was also kind enough to marry me. |
Going for a jacket as the rain starts to fall. |
Cleaning the last piece, at the top of the first pitch. |
"What!?! I'm WORKING here!" |
My queen, my wife, my love; Cindy Gray |
Bucket list: fishing Elevenmile Canyon on free fishing weekend. |
Wild iris nursery |
Got boulders? |
Relaxin' in the shade of the Scoop Wall |
The run-out start of Head Over Squeals, a heady 5.9 I mistakenly started as the 5.6 warm-up I was looking for. |
We found a pond on top of the Backstreet Wall! |
Miss Cindy and a pair of REALLY white legs (photo darkened to protect the audience) |
Home sweet home: the upper dozen campsites in Springer Gulch Campground. |