2. 2008

El Potrero Chico, Mexico

South of the Border!
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A rooster struts the streets of Hidalgo.
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A rooster struts the streets of Hidalgo.

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  • Shasta's trademark happiness bubbles over, following us up <i>Blind Faith 5.11a</i>.
  • Shasta flashes a big grin from the first pitch of <i>Blind Faith 5.11a</i>.
  • Hidalgo's twice-weekly market is a great place to stock up on food and other goods, although the selection of clothing is a little Americanized.
  • Piles of fruit wait for sale at the market in Hidalgo.
  • A tiny Mexican dog waits eagerly for someone to drop a bit of food.
  • The walls of El Potrero Chico rise towering over the horizon in the little town of Hidalgo.
  • Locals buy their food at the market in Hidalgo.
  • Tracy enjoys the cooler end of the Mexican heat spectrum as we hitch a ride from Hidalgo back to Homero's.
  • Kelsey and Shasta prepare a bit of churizo over the small stove in a cabin at Homero's.
  • My own reflection mars the artistry of this door in a plain concrete wall in downtown Hidalgo.
  • A local ant colony has found a way to chew through the concrete sidewalk, making its nest underneath the hard shell as passersby walk overhead.
  • A rooster struts the streets of Hidalgo.
  • Blockwork in an empty lot provides a home and playground for all sorts of little critters, like this lizard.
  • One of the locals runs a climbing gear shop, complete with a climbing shoe resoling operation.
  • Stickbugs dance on the tips of thin branches.
  • Kelsey pulls through the 5.11 moves on the first of eight pitches of <i>Supernova 5.11a</i>.
  • The cliffs are alive with critters and plants like this small one shooting from a crack in the limestone.
  • Tracy follows far below on <i>Supernova 5.11a</i>.
  • Tiny clumps of cactus cling to the cracks and crevices of the cliff.
  • Tracy follows up the slabby water chute that makes up <i>Supernova 5.11a</i>.
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