MY RECENT POSTS
- The First Hummingbird
May 18, 2013 01:24AM - Hiking the La Laguna Ranch
May 17, 2013 03:10AM - Bicycling and Wine
May 17, 2013 01:44AM - Daphne Visits Santa Barbara
May 08, 2013 08:17PM - RIDGWAY ON A BIKE
September 09, 2012 06:03PM
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May 20, 2013 12:02AM - “Miles Davis' "Kind of
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The First Hummingbird
This morning I hung a hummingbird feeder on my porch.
The house I bought is on the edge of a newer development in Ridgway, a small town, formerly a railroad stop and ranching community. The original "True Grit" was filmed here. But my house is just north… Read full post »
Hiking the La Laguna Ranch
My last full day in Santa Barbara, and Nori had arranged for us to go on a hike with her hiking club, a wonderful group of friends whom she wanted me to meet. Steven Sharpe, General Director of Opera Santa Barbara had organized the outing and arranged for… Read full post »
Bicycling and Wine
There are hundreds of fine bicycle tours through California wine country. Some are organized; some, like ours are spur of the moment, seat of the pants tours. Nori suggested riding the roads from Solvang to Los Olivos, so we squeezed our bikes into the back of her Volvo… Read full post »
Daphne Visits Santa Barbara
Nori has a beautiful home in Santa Barbara where she spends the "Mud Months in the spring and fall each year. I had been invited to visit, and when I mentioned it to my daughter Daphne, she said she would be in Los Angeles the previous few days… Read full post »
RIDGWAY ON A BIKE
Having moved from Alaska to Colorado, I had dreamed of longer and more frequent bike rides. The tiny town of Ridgway, where my new home sits, is an old ranching and mining community of about 800 people. The town has changed considerably in the past few years, becoming a Mecca for… Read full post »
First Time
Having recently moved to Ouray County, Colorado, I stopped in to
see my friends Jim and Angela Friday afternoon: “We’re
going rock climbing up Taylor Canyon,” Jim said, looking
through ‘Gunnison Rock’, the local climbing
guidebook. “Lots of reall
… Read full post »
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Saturday, my friend Nori and I drove out of the rain in Ouray and Ridgway heading for sunnier climes: The Black Canyon of the Gunnison river, just east of Montrose, Colorado, appeared to be warm and sunny. It was a fine goal. I flashed my Golden Age Passport… Read full post »
Southfork Ice Festival
A view of the cliffs lining the Southfork of the Shoshone River. Great ice: one of several hundred such climbs.
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THE GREAT BOOK LIST
THE GREAT BOOK LIST
Since I was a young boy, I have kept a list of the books I've read in a red three-ring binder where the scraps of various kinds of paper, written with a variety of pencils and pens are preserved. Amazingly, I had… Read full post »
Shiprock, 1961
Shiprock
Spring break, March 18-20, 1962 (or was it 1961? I'm getting old) my friends Milt Hokanson,Dave Wood and I loaded my little Jeep and drove from Salt Lake City to Shiprock, NM to climb the famous 1,700-foot high volcanic plug. I had read Jack Kerouac's "On… Read full post »
Climbing with the Jacksons
It's a rare treat to climb with Renny Jackson. And even rarer to
climb with Catherine. Now, there is a third member: Jane. This
October we arranged to meet in Indian Creek, best crack climbing in
the world.
Renny and I go… Read full post »
Chasing the Anasazi through Beef Basin
Mystery attends the Anasazi peoples who lived in the Four Corners area from about 700 AD until they suddenly left in the 1300's AD. Who were they? Why did they leave? Were they killed, or did they migrate? Where did they go and what has… Read full post »
It seemed like a great alternative to dying. The morning started great. We drove 50 miles from Indian Creek to climb the Unbalanced Rock in Arches National Park. After climbing seventy feet up a wide crack without finding a single spot to place any climbing gear to… Read full post »
Hamburger Rock Service Project
There are two "Six Shooters" in Indian Creek, the North and the
South. They dominate the horizon for 30 miles in every direction,
making them an irresistible goal for a rock climber.
I was enjoying the morning eating a leisurely breakfast at the
campground. A car… Read full post »
MARTHE, MY NEW FRENCH FRIEND
George and Marthe in the campground"Ralph, I met this French woman, Marthe, in Yosemite this week; I told her I'd teach her to climb cracks in Indian Creek. She's suppose to be there this weekend, and she'll be looking
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Ouray, Colorado, snug in the middle of the San Juan mountains of southwestern Colorado, has become my winter home for the past six years. I migrate down from Anchorage, Alaska, each fall to my friends' home where I store all my winter climbing gear. Ouray, where… Read full post »
MOTORCYCLES AND CAFES
The candy-apple red bike caught my eye. Thor, Sarah, and I were walking up the street through Truckee, California, to meet Garry and Linda at "Burger Me", our favorite watering hole. Although there are millions of motorcycles, and some very cool ones, I couldn't help… Read full post »
I BUY AN OLD TRUCK
HIKING THE UINTAH MOUNTAINS
CAFE RIO
VISITING THE SINCLAIRS
PETITE PROVENCE OF ALBERTA
The Family Reunion
Up the Volcano - Crater Lake and beyond
Lemolo Lake at sunrise
Mango Sherbert
Erica K
Leeandra Nolting
Rennis
Susie Lindau
Jeff L. Howe
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