Photos by snafflehound

John Muir said to climb the mountains and get their good tidings. I don't believe the gent had any concept of what the future had in store. Here's an average weekday on a section of moderate routes in the gorge.

Cueball Kirkwood warms up on some atypical rock near the lower end of the Happy Boulders in October 2002.

There was a time when all you needed to know about climbing shoes was what size you wore.

On a Saturday in October, 2002, its a blessing to spend a day in a climbing area and never see another climber. Galen Kirkwood on Gone With The Wind, Alabama Dome, Alabama Hills near Lone Pine.