Red Rocks Canyon, NV outside Las Vegas was our first primary destination. We reached it on our fourth day of travel. From there, we headed northeast, pausing at Gooseberry Mesa,UT for some biking before continuing to Zion Canyon and Moab, UT.
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| Desert warmth |
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| Gooning |
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| Pretty red!! |
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| Hiding from the sun, which Dave found hilarious and thus took a photo |
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| At the top of a climb at an area called the Panty Wall |
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| Goofing off on rappel |
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| This must be what Mars is like |
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| Looking the other direction |
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| The striations in the rock were gorgeous |
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| Yep, Martian |
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| Oggling all the routes |
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| Sizing up Tiger Stripe wall |
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| +10 points if you can find Dave (orange shirt) at the top of this climb |
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| Photo looking back toward our climbing area |
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| The geology was so different from home |
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| Making chicken and ramp quesadillas |
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| The hike into our multipitch climb on day 2 |
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| Dave was PSYCHED about this day |
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| If you draw a straight line upward from his head, it is basically on the route we climbed |
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| Blooming desert |
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| Route goes up the wall in the center of photo. 1500' total, we'd do 500' |
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| Looking waaayy back toward the car. Took 90 minutes to hike to base of climb |
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| Beautiful to the eyes, not the nose! |
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| Vista for my first belay point at the base of the second pitch |
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| Finally on top. A beautiful climb. |
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| Soaring over the desert...and the trail back to the car. |
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| Hiking out. |
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| Wild ass. |
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| Sunrise from the tent. |
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| Day 3 climbing area Black Corridor |
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Sweet Pain wall and Wolfgang (72 y/o) on a 5.11a overhung route
This guy was sick. He helped develop the area |
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| Slot canyon we had to travel through to reach final wall for the day |
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| Vegas lit up |
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| Camping on top of Gooseberry |
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| More dessert blooms |
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| This place was MAGICAL to ride in.. |
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| So much sage. |
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| And beautiful views from the tent. |
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| Chef Dave making stir fry for dinner this night |
What an amazing trip. So bummed I didn't get to meet you!
ReplyDeleteI know! Biggest downside to the trip for sure.
DeleteGorgeous pictures.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great trip! We used to climb out your way when we lived in NJ. New River, The Red, Obed. We have not been to red rocks but always wanted to go. We have gotten out of climbing due to other time consuming activities, but if you are out this way again, we should go to Bishop for some awesome bouldering and camping!
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to try out Bishop! Not sure when or where my next trip will be. I'll definitely keep you in mind when we're out that way eventually!
DeleteI'm so sad I didn't get to me you either! Especially since you were less than twenty minutes away. Dang job.. :(
ReplyDeleteThat sunrise is amazing! What a beautiful area. I really want to visit out west again. I've been to Vegas once for the FEI World Cup, but we didn't have time to explore the desert. Someday though. :)
I'm glad you guys had so much fun on your trip!
Damn job indeed, but work is work, I suppose! Next time for sure. =)
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