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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 14, 2008 - 04:50pm PT
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Boulder Canyon today.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Jun 14, 2008 - 09:23pm PT
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Superb! LRL
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Jun 14, 2008 - 10:08pm PT
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Beautiful pics.
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Bldrjac
Ice climber
Boulder
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Jun 15, 2008 - 12:06am PT
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Bob,
shouldn't you be out climbing in such nice weather as this?
I need a partner for Hallett's on tuesday. Are you IN?
Nice photos though. What lens are you using???
Jack
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Jun 15, 2008 - 12:00pm PT
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Wild
Not wild
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jun 15, 2008 - 12:39pm PT
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need some help from the Southwest gang...
Debbie is trying to ID a cactus she bought, the guy (Poot's for those of you who know the route to Yosemite Valley from the Bay Area) isn't into the botanical specifics...
Anyone have shots of blooming Opuntias? she's specifically looking for Opuntia phaeacantha. Also, I'd like to plan a trip next year (unless you've got them in area pre-blossom!) for a desert photoshoot of these (and other) cactus...
Thanks
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2008 - 12:48pm PT
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Ed...you talking about a prickly pear cactus??
Spring in the desert....simply amazing.
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Dr. Rock
Ice climber
Castle Rock
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Jun 15, 2008 - 01:46pm PT
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I was up here:
And I saw these guys hanging on at 10,000:
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2008 - 02:26pm PT
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L...this is a shot of my wife with our son Jeremy beside her and our son Adam in the oven. Total hippie chick.
The historical Fatted Calf boulder in the background.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jun 15, 2008 - 02:40pm PT
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beautiful pictures as usual, Bob
"prickly pear" is a catchall for the Opuntias a genus which used to include Cholla (now in the genus Cylindropuntia)...
Deb sez (and she's the expert in this family) "the whole genus is a mess"
but mostly if people have pictures it would be great, I think we'll be on the road next spring for a desert trip... just starting to do some research as to where we might find them and when...
here is the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia
thanks again!
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BCD
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Jun 15, 2008 - 04:13pm PT
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Ed,
there's a bit of prickly pear in the Mammoth/Bishop area. Depending on elevation, some of it has been blooming for the past few weeks, and some of it will probably begin blooming soon.
These are from last week on the Lower Rock Creek Trail:
I've also seen a lot of them (no flowers yet) beneath McGee Mountain and Mt Morrison.
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BCD
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Jun 17, 2008 - 08:45pm PT
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Here's a few more from last week:
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jun 17, 2008 - 10:31pm PT
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thanks all!
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dougs510
Social climber
down south
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Jun 17, 2008 - 10:52pm PT
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UNBELIEAVABLE! You need to put these photos together in a book... I'll be the first to buy one.
Simply beautiful.
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 18, 2008 - 06:58pm PT
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From a hike today up in the Indian Peaks.
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 18, 2008 - 10:09pm PT
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Another one or two.
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L
climber
A rubber raft in a sea of sharp teeth...
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Jun 18, 2008 - 10:47pm PT
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BCD,
Those close-ups are gorgeous--especially the seco lily and tigers. And that pale peach hue of the prickly pears...you almost never see that. Stunning. Almost reminds me of a Ghost Flower.
Bob,
I love that photo of your wife with Jeremy, and the not-so-hidden Adam bulge. Yep, hippy chick...and proud of it!LOL! You've got such a beautiful, loving family...talk about one of the best reasons--in my opinion--to feel you've really accomplished something in your life.
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 19, 2008 - 12:33am PT
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BCD...amazing shots...thanks.
L..thanks...I am a very lucky man.
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 21, 2008 - 03:42pm PT
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Cholla...Taos, NM
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nevenneve
Trad climber
St. Paul, MN
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Jun 23, 2008 - 11:45am PT
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Thanks Bob, I freely admit that I like these photo threads. These are all from early this morning with a fairly heavy dew. It's still early in the season up here for good bee activity but the rest of the bugs are fierce.
Hope this wasn't too exuberant.
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