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Mark's Biking & Climbing Weblog

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You can view the original post here   I am headed to Ohio in just a few days, for, as normal, working in my woods, visiting my 101 year-old mom, go to grandchildren however largely working within the woods.  I really like working and strolling across the primarily oak timber.  I took a subject, planted 2 year-old seedlings, watered them throughout a uncommon Ohio drought, sprinkled them with urea nitrogen to spur a second spurt of progress within the springs and now, an actual forest exists.  Anyway, Amy's sister purchased a house and requested me to wash up the back and front yards. Above is the after image.  I loved working a few of the identical muscle tissues I will be utilizing in Ohio so it was an excellent prep for my go to.  Along with cleansing up the timber, which had change into bushes, I eliminated all of the prickly pear cactus and cholla cactus.  Yikes, so many cactus spines I needed to pull from my palms and arms. ...

Geronimo Head Group Hike

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Our group of six arrived within the city of Tortilla Flat at 8am and located ample parking. At this hour, the saloon/restaurant and different companies had not but opened however quickly, discovering a parking spot can be a problem.  We received on to a faint social path and commenced a reasonably steep climb.  What wonderful views to the north as we climb increased, getting a take a look at St. Rt. 88, aka Apache Path. We shut on the primary of a number of ridges. Nice views! At a second ridge I word that the "Fragile Arch" isn't any extra. I pointed its basis to the group and questioned what led to its demise.  Within the distance, a 3rd ridge to realize however first we'd drop, keep to the left of the huge center formation after which climb.... ....a lot of it by a slim ravine.   A gap to our proper gave superior views to the west.  Upon gaining the third ridge, we dropped right into a boulde...