tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650130703584309038.post5114152720424341094..comments2023-08-03T03:06:27.575+12:00Comments on Courtney Schafer: Thursday Adventure: Larry Canyon (Utah)Courtney Schaferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00593975028655479293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650130703584309038.post-22351492268120185752012-02-10T15:40:56.026+13:002012-02-10T15:40:56.026+13:00Thanks for the preview! When Dev looks back at th...Thanks for the preview! When Dev looks back at the Boltholes and mentions the sandcats, I thought, ah, bet we’re going to be seeing them in book 2 or 3, and those photos looked perfect for it.<br /><br />But glissading sounds cool, too. I actually had to look it up, and thanks to a video of someone going down Mt. St. Helens, I found it’s basically making like an otter, but on your butt. I wish every mountain had such an enjoyable way down.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650130703584309038.post-11956949687628529642012-02-10T12:31:01.285+13:002012-02-10T12:31:01.285+13:00Paul - yes, the rock is stunning, though photograp...Paul - yes, the rock is stunning, though photography is annoyingly difficult in slot canyons. Light is very low in the slot, contrast is huge between sunlit rock and shadowed depths, and the fine desert sand is horrendously hard on expensive camera gear. (Not to mention the risk of getting your camera wet while swimming a pothole. Either you keep it in a drybag and have to keep packing and unpacking it, or you have a special waterproof housing like divers use, which then promptly fogs - or you use a cheapo waterproof camera and suck it up with the quality of the shots. Sigh.)<br /><br />Maine - I'll say this: if there's a book 3, there will be desert-style canyoneering in it. :) Originally I'd thought to work a little of that into book 2 (via the Boltholes, as you say), but decided for various plot reasons to hold off. (Instead, there will be a nasty ice climb. And glissading. I used to have a glissading scene in Whitefire and was sad when I had to cut it. Hopefully the one I plan for the latter part of Tainted City will survive.)Courtney Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00593975028655479293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650130703584309038.post-9388294497523865072012-02-10T11:22:26.192+13:002012-02-10T11:22:26.192+13:00And here I thought walking on the treadmill today ...And here I thought walking on the treadmill today was exercise.<br /><br />But really, what a place to climb. And might we be seeing more of this area in the Bolthole Mountains?Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650130703584309038.post-47031921134590308102012-02-10T10:14:59.962+13:002012-02-10T10:14:59.962+13:00Ah, very different than your usually snowy and mou...Ah, very different than your usually snowy and mountainous pictures.<br /><br />That pinkish rock is really photogenic. And I bet that last shot would look even better at sunrise or sunset to offset some of the harsh light...Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.com