I can only write with my phone for this post, so it’s going to be mostly photos. Tapping with my thumbs is too annoying! My new favorite app is called Merlin, and it’s great for identifying bird calls. Today it told me that European goldfinches were in the trees next to where I’d parked my... Continue Reading →
Snow
People can do the same activity and have different goals. This last week was a case in point. My partner and I both like back country skiing, but... I like good snow, and trying to figure out where the best descent is to be found. I watch the weather, and read reports, and try to... Continue Reading →
Wandering Around With a Rope
So normally, my partner and I choose a rock climb based on how difficult it is, its orientation (facing the sun or not) and various other things. I've never had to fit my brain into the psychology of the folks who climbed a route for the first time. We did a Demetz/Glück route on the... Continue Reading →
The Balls
There are many expressions with balls: dropping them, not having any, keeping them rolling, waiting for them to drop, wax ones, etc. I was supposed to be climbing with seven friends this weekend. Instead I was climbing with four, because two of them dropped the ball. One sort of had an excuse, but the other... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 