Telluride Trip

Erika Curry-Elrod climbing 'Every Hole's A Goal' (v2) at the Mine Boulders.

Erika and I made a trip down to Telluride last weekend in order to get away from the Front Range for a few days. We watched the rodeo in Norwood, climbed a bit, hiked and shot a bunch of photos. (note: the first two photos were shot by me, the rest were taken by Erika- thanks!)

Tree House Bouldering Video

Tree House Boulders, Telluride from Tyler H on Vimeo.

Here's a video of my friend Tyler Hogan sending one of the best lines in Telluride- the 'Prow Project' at the Tree House Boulders . Not sure if anyone else has climbed this yet, but it's a spectacular line and a proud send for Tyler. Not sure about the grade yet either-- maybe v9? If anyone else has climbed this line, feel free to chip in your opinion on the grade. Enjoy!

Red Rocks Show

Ray LaMontagne at Red Rocks- 6/17/11

Four Corners Trip- Natural Bridges

Four Corners Trip- Mesa Verde

Four Corners Trip- Hovenweep

Four Corners Trip- Canyonlands

Grand Canyon National Park

The last leg of my trip brought me to the Grand Canyon. It's difficult to capture the vastness and grandeur of this place in a photograph. It's definitely a place best seen with one's own eyes. Go there!!

Petrifed Forest National Park

After leaving Las Vegas, I detoured south through Arizona on my way back to Telluride in order to check out a few national parks that I had always wanted to visit. First up was Petrified Forest National Park and it didn't disappoint. Both the landscape and the petrified logs which fill it are shrouded in a desolate mystery which is only revealed by matching one's own steps to the pace of the geology which created this wondrous place. In this meandering exploration, the light changes, the hillsides unveil deep purplely hues and ambered logs sparkle against a darkening sky.