Frutos de mi Huerto (y de otros vecinos)

acelgas, lechuga romaine, aurugula, vainitas verdes y moradas, peras, manzanas, moras, cebollitas, zanahorias, romero, cilantro, papas, calabacín verde y amarillo

La Casa Rosada (por dentro)

Cazando en Caza

-a los cazadores de ratones que conozco

dos trampas = 3 ratones ¿que les parece?
con mantequilla de maní (voz taína)
o crema de cacahuate (voz náhuatl)

me siento mal que no me apetezcan
porque de ser una delicadez para mi paladar
no tendría remordimiento alguno de las capturas

(menos mal que estaba lejos
en mi casita de atrás,
así me perdí del doloroso SNAP que los capturó)




pero NO... ¡no fuí yo la única responsable!
a victor una victoria mas, (de allí el nombre)
nótese la marca bien grabada y en rojo que dejó
(hacer doble-click en la foto para ver ampliación)

sara, entrenaste bien a tu amo (r)
cuarto elemento, ¿donde estabas cuando te necesitaba?
victor, sara, cuatro elemento, la familia ratona es grande

¿quien de los tres se viene?

Walls

After 6 days hiking/ backpacking with Graciela, Carlos Eduardo y Luis Alejandro, Mountain Man and me went into Tuolomne and stayed another week for a perfect routine of climbing, swimming, eating and drinking and being merry. Here are some pictures with little explanations for the non-climbing crowd.

If you double click on the pictures you can see A LOT of detail. Enjoy!



1. dark dark night
This picture is NOT a mistake. It is the full moon night landscape before the full moon. We drank gin cocktails and swatted moskitoes and froze our butts off just to enjoy this fantastic view. mmmm



2. waking up
It is nice to wake up with the warmth of the day, 9am or 10? I get to hear the creek that runs by and see the trees. Is someone making coffee?






3. not only coffee but also lunch
Monsieur Francis est un chef magnifique. Tous le jours il prépare un formidable petit déjeuner avant que nous entreprenons notre aventure.








4. walking to gumpy wall
I have no documentation of Easy Money or Zig Zag walls that we did in Mammouth area. forgot the camera? but once in Toulomne we started easy again... of course.





5. rapel from gumpy wall
a bunch of **** climbs (four star climbs) whoopee! We were warming up after a year on no climbing: rough granite, polished granite, knobs, little edges, sticky shoes, fingertips.



6. coyote hills from the distance
Later that evening (after hopelessly looking for the Guns of Navarone climbing wall) we scoped our next day's climb: coyote hills.






7. steep approach?
It did look like uphill. It was.






8. who brought the machete?
We wish we had either a machete or snow-shoes or big feet-paddles so we could walk over the bushes. The rock was a pretty sight. Only a few feet more to this island among manzanita.






9. coyote hills rapel
After climbing the front we rapelled the back and then climbed up the back again. Many, many places to put hands, feet, and dub-doo-roo up to the top. Who wants to go down and bush-whack again? NO ONE






10. stately pleasure dome- 2nd pitch crack- (I think)
Next day we did a 5 or 6 pitch climb up South Crack, 5.8 **** R


11. and now what?
After the crack dissapears then comes the challenge of where to go next with not protection.




12. OK lets try this way
You have to just go for it and hope for the best.




13. runnout
Runnout means that there is no place to put protection. I other words you either make it or fall!
He already went across, which makes it infinitely easier for me. Nonetheless I'd like not to fall so all I have to do is trust my feet and of course, I do.



14. now down
Hours later we part rapel/ part walk down. For experience climbers walking down may be easy. For me, I do my Vincenzo-steps, meaning, little turtle mini-steps watching the granite, the veins of the rock and any loose sand. I'd say that this is more dangerous than climbing up with ropes.




15. but first.... look at the view (view dome-to-lake)
From here we can perfectly look at the beach we are aiming to swim at. See? Way at the end by that crooked tree.







16. and later after we enjoy a swim (view lake-to-dome)
And here it is the crooked tree and a perfect slab for Yosemite beer, rice and bean sandwiches with greens, wasabi mayo, aminoacids and yeast and dark dark chocolate with orange rind.





17. two gentlemen enjoying a shallow seating area in Tenaya lake
We enjoy reading, writing, making comments about the father and son scene we can see right in the middle of that lake or a casual conversation with a 1o year old child veteran of the park who I compared with a cat after I saw him jumping with great agility from rock to rock and he confessed he hated water.





18. half dome from olmstead
Every afternoon as we made our way back to Porcupine Flat #45B we enjoyed a walk on Olmstead Point, we picked up firewood for the night blaze and spring water for the next day's food and solar shower.




19. lets try a little of this.... now your turn!
A walk would include observing tourists as if they were wildlife; or getting another lesson on technique on cracks or lay-back; or trees, perhaps.



20. beautiful juniper
Trees, of course. I've had plenty of lessons about bark, shape of the trunk, pine needles or cones. Now I hope to recognize one tree: a juniper, anywhere I see one. Pine, redwood, hemlock, EVERY TREE, to my untrained tropical-eye looks just like a Christmas tree. Just add the fake snow and voilá.




21. River wall
As it's name describes, this wall was edged by a creek were all the rope falls and gets wet. We did this particular one last day before we left and proved the most challenge. I saw it and I decided that it would be just impossible for me.





22. the knobby side
On this part of the wall there are lots of little super secure feet positions. Even though I try to just balance over my legs I end up holding onto those little knobs so tight that I skinned my fingertips. No fingerprints anymore? Dangerous.




23. a harder area
I was pretty positive I wouldn't be able to go up this one. I was surprised with myself. Although I don't think I did any absolutely clean ascent, on the parts that I did well, my breathing, my balance, my feet and my focus was so in tune that it was a blissful experience to me. Hmmmmm, I needed a rest for my body after but, oh! How much I'd like to be back there again. (sigh)






24. to my pro-leisure companion
I am inmensely grateful to have found a friend to share this experiences with. We seem to have the same harmonious smooth and easy wave-length when spending "pro-leisure time". When climbing, you NEED a climbing partner. What a better gift than finding one you can spend a week or two with?





25. that's all folks!

La Montaña • The Mountain

La Montaña
Yo había invitado a algunos amigos especiales, con quienes me atreviese a pasar 5 dias juntos 24/7 pero a la final las únicas que nos comprometimos a la hazaña fuimos Graciela y yo. (¿Será que nadie nos quiere?)

Hablando con Johanna acerca de la familia me comentó que Luis Alejandro no había pasado un par de materias. Yo le sugerí que lo mandara castigado a San Francisco a subir cerro en la Sierra Nevada con la tia malvada. Johanna accedió pensando que iba a ser una buena "lección". Carlos Eduardo no se portó mal pero sintió pena por su hermano y quiso venir a protegerlo de los retos que su tia les pudiese proporcionar.

Así fue que el grupo de Rennea, 47; Graciela, 43; Mountain Man, 43, Carlos Eduardo, 20; Luis Alejandro, 16, cruzamos Luther Pass para llegar al lado este de la Sierra Nevada.




Teníamos una descripción de viaje que superaba nuestra experiencia, sin embargo con "valentía" decidimos confrontar el reto y al estilo Mountainman todo el viaje se desarrolló con suavidad, alegría y especialmente una muy buena comida. Baños de agua gélida o caminatas por rocallosas esplendorosas, lo gozamos.


Abajo les copio la descripción del propuesto viaje de 30 millas y usen el link para ver las fotos del viaje que en sí, fue reducido a como 15 millas. Además fuimos para otro lado donde había menos nieve. "La vida te da sorpresas..."


FOTOS - PHOTOS - CLICK BELOW

Day 1-3 • Green Lake


Day 4-6 • Summit Lake



La Propuesta del Viaje • The Trip Proposal
Este fue el que nunca hicimos pero esperamos hacer.
This is the trip we never took but hope to accomplish next time.

Northern Yosemite High Crest Traverse
June 29 to July 4   (5 nights 6 days)

We will start the walk at Leavitt lake 9600ft elevation and follow the crest between the Walker and Tuolumne watersheds ending at Twin lakes 7000ft. This is an advanced walk with the first and last days spent on trail. The mid days of the trip will be spent off trail exploring the high terraces and lakes. Average miles per day will be 4-6 miles with the total trip around 30 miles. This leaves time for relaxing mornings, route choosing, exploring, and afternoon swimming. This is a demanding adventure with strenuous traveling and intense physical activity. Participants must be in good physical shape. 

Day 1-  Meet at Twin Lakes trailhead leave cars for end of trip and drive to Leavitt Lake trail, walk up to PCT and follow to first lake camp.
Day 2-  Off trail traverse to the lake basin below Forsyth Peak.
Day 3-  Off trail traverse around Tower Peak to
Lakes near the head of Thompson Canyon.
Day4-   Off trail traverses around Center Mountain to Buckeye Pass and trail camp at one of the lakes.
Day 5-  Walk the trail down to Twin Lakes.

Basic skills to be learned
Map reading and lay of the land/ Route finding
Basic wilderness skills/safety
Fire making /cooking skills
Spoon carving
Watercolors/drawing

Things to Bring
Walking boots
Pack
Headlamp
Hat / beanie
Sunglasses/ sunscreen
Shorts/swimsuit
Long underwear, top and bottom (poly pro, not cotton)
Sleeping bag and pad
Tarp/tent
Camp clothes for cool nights/camp shoes or sandals
Light rain/wind jacket and pants
Camera
Cooking pot (if making own meals) cup, bowl, spoon and knife
Food for 6 days (if not having meals provided)
Snack food for quick energy and drinks.
Any personal items you want 

Provided
Watercolor paint sets & paper
Water filter
Solar shower
Carving knifes
Maps
Permit
Meals (optional)
Shuttle to start of trip

We will be traveling light so keep gear to absolutely necessary items and sleeping gear light and compactable. Breakfasts & dinners will be cooked over open fire if there are no fire restrictions.

Meals   (Optional) 
Dinners would start with some miso soup with greens, crackers and cheese.
Two dinners would be rice and beans, cheese and greens on ashcakes, cocktail, desert.
Two dinners would be pasta with vegetables and bread, cocktail, desert.
One surprise dinner.
Breakfast would be tea, bagels & cheese/hot cereal and fruit.
Lunches would be cheese and turkey with greens sandwiches and fruit.
Most of the foods are organic and some local from farm.

You will be responsible for any other snacks foods and drinks.

Meals will start with lunch the first day of the trip and end the last day’s lunch.
5 breakfasts 6 lunches and 6 dinners.

Meeting place and shuttle
We will meet at the Twin Lakes trailhead at Mono Village on June 29 at 10am. We will pack and shuttle to start of trip at Leavitt Lake. Plan to have breakfast before meeting. Those interested in meeting the evening before can at Buckeye hot springs camp. Best to car pool and there is a fee for parking at Mono Village.

Important Points to Remember

Temperatures during the day in the summer are generally between 70-80 degrees.  Temperatures at night are between 30-50 degrees

Mosquitoes are around and could overwhelming, hopefully for only for a brief time. They seem to like it mostly in the morning and evening.  A light wrap seems to keep them away but do what ever is needed.

We will be traveling at high altitudes where there is lots of sun radiation and thin dry air. Cream and staying hydrated is a must.

There will be always a chance of afternoon thunderstorms, if there is a pattern on the trip of storms we might have to adjust to earlier starts to make camp before the storms let loose.

Safety:  Any adventure revolves around good judgment and the best is your own. The risks involved are inherent in these types of adventures. The safety of the group is the most important thing and there will be no attempts for unnecessary risks. The final responsibility for safety and enjoyable trip, as always, is yours.


6 days – suggested donation 4 people  $500  
6 days meals- 4 people  $350   
Shuttle $50
Total  $900          $215 per person with meals  $125 without meals.

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Day 1-3 • Green Lake


Day 4-6 • Summit Lake