De Cooper and I started a long overdue scout of an area we call Crapshoot. For the last two years, De has had this idea of combining this tough hike with another tough hike we call The Chavez.
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I lead a hike to Spanish Canyon on Sunday. I turned right when I should have turned left. What a great mistake that turned out to be.
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I went on a great hike to Granite Mountain in my beloved Wichita Mountains with Angie LaPaglia, Paulina Ćwik, Britney Neubecker, and De Cooper. It’s a longer trek than some with a lot of small spaces to crawl through. At some point the term “Women of Rock” came to mind as I had this amazing adventure with three tough women.
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My friend, the proliferant John Reenan, asked me the weekend before if I had ever explored or ascended the northwest part of Elk Mountain. I realized I never had. I was freed up this past Sunday morning so I decided to take a solo hike there so I could tell John that I had indeed explored that area.
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My girlfriend Angie had a friend in from London who had seen our pictures and wanted to check out the Wichita Mountains for herself. We decided to take her on one of the toughest hikes in the refuge. We call it “The Chavez.”
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I hiked with my friend JB on September 9, 2017 to Mount Lincoln. I finally found the spot I have been looking for. JB alley-ooped his pack into 50 foot crevasse. That spawned a return hike a few hours later in a rescue attempt.
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I did a long solo hike to Mount Lincoln on Memorial Day. I was still searching for a way under the big boulder on the northern side of Mount Lincoln.
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I went on a solo hike and ended up meeting my friend De Cooper at Spider Split cave. He had a couple of newbs with him. Here are the color photos from that hike.
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I went on a solo hike and ended up meeting my friend De Cooper at Spider Split cave. Here are the black & white photos from that hike.
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Claire Springer and I hiked Mount Lincoln from edge to edge looking for this elusive spot she crawled through five years before. It was our second attempt. We failed to find it, but we found a whole lot more.
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Four of us climbed up Glass Mountain Peak before running into John Reenan and most of his brood. We all went up the south side of Elk Mountain to Apple and Pear. We made it off before we all ran out of water.
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On the most humid day of the summer so far, four of us struck hiked anyway. The day had an average humidity of 87% with temperatures reaching the low nineties. Luckily, we all enjoy each others company.
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Myself, Claire Springer, and Angie LaPaglia explored the north side of Mount Lincoln in our beloved Wichita Mountains on June 25, 2017. Angie came close to an angry rattlesnake but I think all of us would agree the risk was worth the reward that day.
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Angie LaPaglia and I took a tram up to 8,516 feet and hike the 12 mile round trip to Mount San Jacinto at the altitude of 10,834 feet. The mountain is located near Palm Springs, CA.
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Crab Eyes on a hot hot day in the Wichita Mountains.
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Our friend Amberlee came in from Portland, OR and De Cooper and I finally got her through the Rock Rooms on a work day. When We failed to get her though them 18 months ago before she moved. We owed her. It was good to see my friend again.
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My birthday hike to our secret spot we call Bat Shaft. The spot sure lived up to its name.
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some black & white shots from my March 12, 2017 hike with Lisa, her son Spencer, and my friend Rachel in my home away from home, The Wichita Mountians.
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Six of us went up a route called "The Chavez" and only three of us made to the end.
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Shots from a small Saturday hike with my son and friends to Spanish Canyon in the Wichita Mountains.
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