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L
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Just bearly here
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Dec 15, 2017 - 10:00am PT
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C'mon....tell the truth. You Photoshopped the snow outta that photo, didn't cha?
Yes, I'm thankfully no longer in snow country.
About a year ago, we moved to the Monterey Peninsula and are currently renovating a nice little hilltop fixer-upper, complete with gorgeous views of Point Lobos State Reserve.
It's sunny, warm, close to the ocean, the mountains, and good horse country.
Yup, I've died and gone to heaven.
Like I said, you're welcome to come visit us in heaven whenever you want to escape the chill. (We'll go to Pinnacles and scare ourselves. hehehe)
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Dec 15, 2017 - 05:01pm PT
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Tell Harley that if mommy and daddy really cared they would ship him down to us where he could enjoy 17 hour days and trout tartare to top it off. Summer solstice tops the winter version every time!
By the way Fritz and Heidi....we are going to watch a local hard core kyaker run the Confluencia tomorrow. We’ll send you a video.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 15, 2017 - 06:15pm PT
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L! Monterey Peninsula hilltop! I'll share your invite with Heidi, but we have winter vacation plans that may preclude a visit this year. I'll be glad to take a rain check.
Likewise, you folks are always welcome in Idaho, but I know that is not nearly as wonderful as where you reside.
Donini! Great to hear from you. Best Solstice wishes to you & Angela. Harley (the cat) declines your invite. He's not fond of winter, but he's far less fond of travel.
By all means share that kayaking the falls video on Youtube! A Kokatat team shared a video a few years back, but I recall they cheated down the side of the falls. It's still death if you fuk-up.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2017 - 02:30pm PT
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Heidi's sister came to visit & we attended a very elaborate Solstice bonfire in rural Idaho last night.
A local group of artists first constructed a trebuchet, using a 30' telephone pole as the main arm. After some fun with it, tossing boulders, they suffered an accident & one of the chief organizers, Rodger, was life-flighted off to Boise with a concussion & various broken bones. Rodger will survive, but a Go-fund me site for his healing is in the works.
So his fellow artists/workers were bummed, but decided to go ahead with the "Willow Woman" aka "Burning Woman" event, but to dedicate it to Rodger.
The "business-end" of the Trebuchet was winched down to the ground, then an elaborate woman's head was put on a metal rod extending from its top, & a flammable wheel put on top of that with two long wooden arms holding it in place. A Phoenix head capped the pivot point of the Trebuchet.
Here's Heidi's sister, me & Heidi posing in front of the finished project. The thing with diamonds on it, is the woman's head facing down.
It was a pleasant 20 f. nearly wind-less evening, but since the event was on a Saturday night, is only publicized among friends, & had nearly been cancelled, only about 150 folks, including dogs & children showed up.
After some music & fireworks, the chains holding the arm in place were gently removed & the lighting ceremony happened around 7:00 PM.
(From Heidi) "Burning woman was bowed down, holding the wishes ball out with both hands. She gradually rises to vertical while extending the wishes ball high over her head, while the written messages burn & dance in the air."
Vertical!
By now the burn was going very well & the night no longer seemed cold. Some folks had dressed for the Solstice, but most everyone else had dressed for a chilly evening outdoors.
As the wheel full of of wishes & prayers written by attendees burned brightly, the fabric & paper coating over a metal head below it, burned away & the head started spinning on the metal rod that held it up.
Gradually the arms that were the high part of the bonfire, dropped to near horizontal, offering an embrace to the crowd, and gave the bonfire a giant stick-figure look.
Although I failed to get a clean photo of the spinning metal head inside the flames, the rising heat made it spin faster & faster.
We lasted a little longer, but dinner in a nearby rural town suddenly seemed like a great idea.
What a light show! I think the sun is coming back for sure!
Great thanks to all who worked to make it happen.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 17, 2017 - 06:35pm PT
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Timid Toprope! I can only sympathise with your thoughts, but the artists putting on the presentation, decided that the weekend before the Solstice worked for them & their "working-class" friends & families.
Hopefully the nearby clouds, mountains, & streams were not offended.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2017 - 07:57am PT
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WOOOHOOO!
The sun came up this morning!
Tad! Thanks for posting that great song link!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Dec 21, 2017 - 08:33am PT
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Celebrating the solstice (summer version) at our place. A few neighbors are coming over including Lito Tejada Flores and wife. Lito makes a great calafate berry pisco sour. We’ll try to stay up until sunset at 10:00 pm....now there is a first world problem for you.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2017 - 08:43am PT
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 21, 2017 - 07:04pm PT
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yay from grey Seattle. I love all the posters on this thread whose names I noticed. I have to finish my wine now.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 21, 2017 - 08:19pm PT
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Sewellymon...Nice background...Looks familiar...rj
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 22, 2017 - 02:34am PT
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hey there say, fritz and heidi and furry! thank you!
and, sewelly and cynthia, thank you!!
you keep the warmth, in this post, 'double sweet' ... :)
:)
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Dec 22, 2017 - 02:37am PT
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Sweet wishes for dishes brimming with your favorite fair, I hope that your shortest of the longer days a-coming is a harbinger of a great & Happy New Year
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 22, 2017 - 02:38am PT
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hey there say, L... as to this quote of yours:
gorgeous views of Point Lobos State Reserve.
i love that area!!! so does our family!
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Happy Cowboy
Social climber
Boz MT
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Dec 22, 2017 - 05:43am PT
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The nights are getting shorter!
Darn another 4" of blower snow fell atop the 8" received 36 hrs ago...
20 degrees w'no wind!!! There's more grey air trapped than snow in it.
Must go celebrate. Waxing now!
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2018 - 04:31pm PT
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It's Solstice time again folks.
Temps never made it out the 30's f., here today. But I helped Heidi decorate her lingam with Solstice lights. As usual, we were so taken with the beauty of the scene, that we had to sing a little Solstice carol.
(Sung to O Tannenbaum)
O Solstice Lingam,
O Solstice Lingam,
How lovely are thy basaltic rugosities.
It's now snowing lightly outside & the spirit of the season is strong.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 20, 2018 - 12:33pm PT
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Heidi put together a Sostice art presentation with the help of our abundant supply of basalt columns & our new friend, the artistic track-hoe operator, Jeff. Everyone knows about Stonehenge, but we now have Heidihenge.
Lifting a basalt column from our rocky terrain.
Heidi working on details.
Heidi & her completed Solstice art project. Then we had to smooth track-hoe damage & reseed native grasses.
Harley (the cat) made it a project to ascend each & every column. The furry little fellow likes getting high for the holidays.
Heidi pronounced her pleasure, but decided the art project needed lights.
Harley testing the tallest column for stability.
All ready for the Solstice!
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Dec 20, 2018 - 12:42pm PT
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Cool rock work Fritz, that looks like it was a lot of work!
Happy solstice. I am celebrating it for a more practical reason, my solar panel production starts going back up! I go negative in December & January
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2018 - 09:31am PT
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Solstice sunrise at Heidihenge this morning.
Reverse view.
Looks like a sunny day. We're going to host a small Solstice gathering of neighbors for sunset tonight & toast the return of the sun.
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