Gone West, June 2003

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I took quite a few scenic pictures this year, so I've also included a separate page for those.  Enjoy....

Page 2 (Moab)              or                   Scenic Pictures

It would not be a trip west without stopping at Clines.  But, just be warned.  It's a bad place to get fuel ($$$$)..
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Ahhhh, we've finally arrived at Farmington, New Mexico.  Despite the late schedule, weather is pretty nice.   Low 90's, with a small shower that seemed to come back every evening.
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Here Dave gets a feel for some of the area climbs.
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This has got to be some of the strangest rock I've seen.  Mostly sandstone, but it's mixed with lots of larger rocks.  Huge traction (as long as it's dry!)...
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Yep, lots of vertical to be found around last year's Super Crawl course.
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Some of the local wild life came out to check on us...  Any place to find some shade.
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This is our first true trail to run.  Called Waterfall, it has some great climbs and obstacles along the way.
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First carnage for me.   Just as I got good and vertical, the right front spring retainer plate popped off.  Guess the nut vibrated off somewhere.  It was a quick fix after a little tug to get up on top.
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There are some really cool climbs along this trail.
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This spot was technical enough to give Dave's hydraulics a work out!
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My climb was mostly uneventful.  Well, with the exception of the last part.  Moved a little too far to the right and got a nice view of the sky!  A slight adjustment in my line, and I joined everyone else at the top...
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Oh man, what a view from up here....
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Some more area spots...
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Here's another spot that has been used for previous competitions.  Really tough area, but Steve wanted to give it a try.  The wedge got a little too tight up top, and rather than blowup the on the first good day, Steve took a tug from Dave and we moved on.
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No real plan to the Farmington adventure, so we did a little exploring in the area.  Lots of challenges to be found all over.
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After running up several washes in the area, we found a spot that stopped even Steve's beast!  No way it's gonna fit thru there... :)
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Well that's it for Farmington.  Now it's time to move on to Moab.....

On to Moab 2


06/09/2003   -   Web page and Photography By:  Mark Quisenberry (aka Okcrawler).