The volcanic columns of the Owens River Gorge, California.
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Descending the track down into the Owens River Gorge.
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Sierra Nevada, Ca.
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Sierra Nevada, Ca.
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The old man of the mountains dressed for a concert.
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Los Lobos in concert in Bishop, Ca.
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The Gong Show Crag (a contender for the worst crag name ever?), Rock Creek, Ca. One of a number of granite crags on the eastern side of the Sierra range.
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An impressive belay spot on the appropriately-named Overexposure (5.9).
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Boel on belay while Rick leads the second pitch.
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Boel following Wages of Skin (5.10c)
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Boel leads pitch 1 of Main Attraction (5.8).
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Boel leading DMZ (5.10a).
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Returning from the Gong Show Crag.
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Sierra sunset.
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Sierra sunset from the slope N of Bishop.
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Peaks at the head of Pine Creek, Sierra range.
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Pine Creek crags.
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The laser-cut corner of Sheila (5.10a), Pratt's Crack Area, Pine Creek.
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There's a route up the arete, too, but we didn't do it...
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Boel following Rick's lead of Sheila (Photo: SP).
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Boel follows Sheila.
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Boel on Sheila.
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SP on Sheila.
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Pratt's Crack (a 5.9 off-width) is the prominent corner left of Sheila, and gives the area up this side drainage of Pine Creek its name.
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Feed them sugar water and they'll love you for ever... A hummingbird at SP's bird-feeder.
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They do sometimes sit still, but not for long.
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View from our rest spot on the excellent lower Rock Creek MTB trail.
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