White Rock - Santa Fe- Weekend Getaway
On Saturday, Ann & I went climbing in White Rock, at the Overlook crag. We had breakfast at a wonderful Mexican Restaurant. I had “Christmas” Chile (green & red) in my Huevos Rancheros. Peter (Ann’s Friend) was great and treated us to breakfast, to get our day off to a jovial start.
We wandered down to the Overlook crag, and there were two groups climbing. A couple, and then a group of students from a local university. They invited us to Top Rope the climbs, as they had set ropes on all of the moderate climbs. Ann & I ended up climbing 5 routes in about 2 hours. We climbed the following:
#38 Unknown 5.6 **(L)
#36 Unknown 5.8 **(TR)
#13 Cholla Crack 5.9 ***(TR)
#26 Captain Smarmbag 5.8 ***(TR)
#28 Box Overhang Left 5.9-**(TR)
Sandra & her partner were really nice, and they were fun to climb with…the students were too. But their instructor got my goat when she looked Ann straight in the face and said, “Do you mind if I throw your rope in the dirt?”.
I thought to myself, “Lady, do you mind if I throw mud in your face?”. I asked her to place Ann’s rope on a rock, but she didn’t want to do that either?!? Strange people, these NM climbers! How Odd! On the other hand, we were both grateful to be given the opportunity to climb on their *dirty* ropes.
Around 3pm, we left and went to explore another area…the Playground, the New Old Place, Gallows Edge, and the Pit. We hiked back to the car, and drove through the neighborhood to the other pullout. Turns out the pullout is right between two people’s domociles. We parked the jeep, took a quick swig of water, and set out for a mini-hike.
About 15 minutes later, we were standing in front of Gallow’s Edge. A myriad of moderate sport routes glistened in front of us, like Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers. Suddenly, we knew where we were going to go climbing the next day! What a fun looking wall!
We tried, in vain to locate an area called the Pit. We walked right by it, as we later found out, but we didn’t know it! Luckily, we did see a furry critter, and also a furry cactus-in full bloom. What a fantastic hike!
Back at the car, we discussed the plan for the evening. We went to Ten Thousand Waves, a wonderful Onsen inspired spa, in Santa Fe. It was fabuluous to sit in the Sauna, and the hot tub after a full day of activity. We had a blissful time there, and worked up our appetite for healthful food.
For dinner, we went to Annapurna World Vegetarian Restaurant. We both got some tasty food, see a picture of my dish. It’s a little dark because the restaurant had a very romantic and comfortable atmosphere. Food was flavorful but not very spicy.