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Book: The Milagro Beanfield War / John Nichols
An amazing mix of lightly fictionalized New Mexico politics, geography, and culture in a rich sauce of humor. Ann got sick of me laughing out loud, sometimes only seconds after opening the book. In addition to being greatly entertained, I look at every dam and golf course I pass in my travels here in a…
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Sugarite Climbing
Mark and Kate pull in after dark, and in the morning we haul our gear up Little Horse Mesa for some warm, sunny, blissful late summer climbing. I lead all the routes we climbed on toprope on our last trip here, and a couple more. It all feels easy and good, and it’s great hanging…
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Sugarite Opportunity Trail
We arrive at Soda Pocket Campground in Sugarite State Park around 4 pm, and I’m feeling energetic, so I take off from our campsite on the Opportunity Trail. It’s a nice tour of the upper park. I’m greeted by wild turkeys in the Gambel oaks, then pleasant Ponderosa groves on the descent to Maloya Lake.…
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Comales Canyon
It’s our first visit to this small climbing area in Carson National Forest. We find a nice place to park the camper among some aspen by the Comales Canyon trailhead. The canyon has a number of quartz-rich granite walls on the east side, of which one small steep and easily accessed wall has been developed…
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Pecos River Canyon
We had neglected this area in the back of our book, so we decide to go investigate it. Not sure how much time we have, we go for the main crag right on the road. I’m surprised how good this little granite playground is! Routes: Rejuvenating Facial 5.9+ A slopey lieback right off the ground…
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Gallows Edge Climbing
Sean is here! We’re eager to show him some picturesque desert climbing, so we take him to the Gallow’s Edge (friendlier than it sounds!), a cliff overlooking the Rio Grande outside of White Rock. It’s a clear day, just a little too hot in the sun. We find the climbing is fine if we can…
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Magote Peak CDT Revisitation
A little impulsively, I decide to revisit a remote section of the Continental Divide Trail in northern New Mexico for an overnight hike. The weather cooperates fully, but my navigation leaves something to be desired. Slides: To begin with I follow the new official route from Highway 84, which we didn’t take in 2004, opting…
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El Rito Trad Day
The forecast is for a 50-60% chance of rain all weekend, so we do our best to start early when see clear skies in the morning. This is our first time to the traditional area at El Rito. It appears to be used far more lightly than the sport area. The approach from the forest…
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Cactus Spine Injury
We were getting ready to climb at El Rito this weekend, when I noticed an irritating cactus spine injury on my ankle was painful enough to make me limp. The injury was already two weeks old, red, and inflamed. After some research and soliciting some advice, I decided to stay off of it for a…