... hadn't checked it out in years - is a short jaunt just off trail of one of the standard MTB routes... a long, low cliff band with a few large scattered boulders with more visible in the distance along the down sloping hillside...
... some decent looking stuff - never ventured beyond the top of the cliff to check 'em out... not bothering with a map as the area is quite a hike in from the main road and we know most climbers aversion to "long grueling hikes thru the woods" (?)...
... for scale - "trundling" a precarious large stone...
... update 12/26/15...
... went on a (wet) "solo flight" MTB ride yesterday afternoon... had plenty of time to kill so decided to take a short hike in to check out conditions... if anything, the area was definitely prime 'Black Bear' habitat - lots of broken down sandstone rock with many small caves and fissures perfect for establishing a winter den...
... a few decent blocks but nothing great - pretty weathered rock - mostly north facing so it doesn't appear to get much sun to dry...
... subsequently, lots of moss...
... pretty nice area but definitely not worth the "grueling hike in" if bouldering is your only intention...
... some fun "macro function"...
... 'Praying Mantis'...
... 'Snail'...
... 'Katydid'...
... small 'Toad'...
... baby bird clinging to some steep sandstone...
... a small black spider contrasting with the evening spring snow...
... large 'Wolf Spider' - not poisonous, but got bit once by one on the underarm - eventually left a welt as big as a golf ball...
... 'Stink Bug' - some pretty cool markings...
... some type of 'Caterpillar'...
... nuthin' in particular...
... translucent cave ice...
... a large 'Sulphur Shelf' or 'Chicken of the Wood' mushroom - edible (depending on to what type of wood it is attached) - supposedly tastes like chicken when prepared with other ingredients - don't know, never tried one...
... was smellin' something bad around the homestead for a few hot summer days - finally decided to investigate - found this 'Possum' who had "bought it" after getting his "big fat ass" stuck in the neighbors wood lattice...
... 'Black Bear' claw scratches...
... the "prints" climbed the whole way up this tree (probably 20ft) to the top of this large sandstone boulder...
... "Cat on a Cold Low Carbon Mild Steel Roof"... hey - that would be a good title for a play...
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