wet scramblin' in dream canyon

i went to new mexico this weekend with my friend lynn. what a beautiful drive. there are some amazing mountain ranges out near santa fe that seemingly bleed during sunsets. lynn's family invited me to visit them in espanola at any time. i'd like to hike/climb those parts some time.

ah, scramblin' in the rain. i drove to boulder this afternoon to meet up with erik in an attempt to hit some newbie 5.8/5.9 climbs. we arrived in dream canyon at around 245pm and spent a good two hours getting seriously lost (again - ha!). the experience was more exciting than i expected. we twice traversed some white water across an old beaver's dam, and then steeply scrambled out the canyon as a lightning storm struck. we left the area completely soaked - head to toe. rocks can be very slippery when wet.

it was fine that we didn't get to climb. the rain and lightning would have done an even worse number on us and the ropes.