Today, we planted tulips and brewed beer in anticipation of spring and our upcoming Ēostre celebration. Sunday, February 28, 2010
Preparing for Ēostre 2010
In Oklahoma, winter is no fun. There's even less to do when it's cold. So understandably, the Haus of Randalf takes the coming spring very seriously. That's why, this year, we are planning the largest Ēostre festival in north-western Oklahoma. On March 21st, Ēostre - a pagan ritual recognizing the vernal equinox - will be our way to celebrate a new season of girls in sun-dresses.
Today, we planted tulips and brewed beer in anticipation of spring and our upcoming Ēostre celebration.
Today, we planted tulips and brewed beer in anticipation of spring and our upcoming Ēostre celebration. 
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
A New Day in a New Life
Dan drove west this morning, never to return to the garden of Enid. No, not banished or exciled. He left to pursue his new life in Colorado. It was a sad - sunny - day for Randalf but we wish him all the best with his new career back in the motherland.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Oklahoma Featured in DPM
Dead Point Magazine recently featured all three of the Oklahoma climbing venues in Emily Harrington's tour of OK. Six pages.
Check it out!
Monday, February 15, 2010
24hrs in the Wichitas
The meteorological promise of good weather near the Wichita mountains, coupled with a three-day Presidential Lovers' weekend made for an all together too good weekend invitation to refuse. I followed the siren's call right into rocky oasis of southern Oklahoma.
In my short-sighted weekend planning, I had forgotten southern OK recently weathered a brutal snow and ice storm - which had only just finished melting. The place was wet. Really wet. Our efforts to avoid high water and muddy earth were further exacerbated by the thousands of branches the trees decidedly shrugged onto the ground beneath them. Nearly every tree here had fallen apart - brutally fractured by the sever ice storm a week before.
In the Narrows, at the base of Aerial Anticipation (5.11c) patiently waited an abandoned - but not forgotten - Trango Cinch. After nearly two months of sitting sheltered below the roof, we were reunited - climber and belay piece.
Super stoked, I red-pointed the route on my second try. Aerial Anticipation is known as the best sport-climb in Oklahoma and while I'ven't touched every rock in the state, I'd agree it's a pretty sweet line. 60' of technical slab into steep jug pulling. Swing!
The spring evening died beautifully - twilight sun echoed in Quanah Parker Lake before finally resting beneath Charon's Garden.
But asking two, nice spring days in a row from Oklahoma is simply asking too much. We woke to a snow flurry melting on our exposed faces and ferocious freezing winds tearing through camp. Even if it wasn't wickedly cold, all the rock of Charon's Garden was still too wet to climb from old snow melt, anyhow.
The inclement weather was the Wichita's reminder, passage through this place may only be temporary. And after giving thanks to refuge, we turned tail - northward - to what waited for us back in Enid America.
In my short-sighted weekend planning, I had forgotten southern OK recently weathered a brutal snow and ice storm - which had only just finished melting. The place was wet. Really wet. Our efforts to avoid high water and muddy earth were further exacerbated by the thousands of branches the trees decidedly shrugged onto the ground beneath them. Nearly every tree here had fallen apart - brutally fractured by the sever ice storm a week before.
In the Narrows, at the base of Aerial Anticipation (5.11c) patiently waited an abandoned - but not forgotten - Trango Cinch. After nearly two months of sitting sheltered below the roof, we were reunited - climber and belay piece.
Super stoked, I red-pointed the route on my second try. Aerial Anticipation is known as the best sport-climb in Oklahoma and while I'ven't touched every rock in the state, I'd agree it's a pretty sweet line. 60' of technical slab into steep jug pulling. Swing!
The spring evening died beautifully - twilight sun echoed in Quanah Parker Lake before finally resting beneath Charon's Garden.
But asking two, nice spring days in a row from Oklahoma is simply asking too much. We woke to a snow flurry melting on our exposed faces and ferocious freezing winds tearing through camp. Even if it wasn't wickedly cold, all the rock of Charon's Garden was still too wet to climb from old snow melt, anyhow.
The inclement weather was the Wichita's reminder, passage through this place may only be temporary. And after giving thanks to refuge, we turned tail - northward - to what waited for us back in Enid America.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
One Roof Revolution
A recent shipment of roof-sized jugs from eGrips made some problems possible for the first time on the Randalf Dojo.
The video features a nine move sequence that comes full circle.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
A New Era
Like most things, this blog had to start somewhere.
And like most people, I think that taking the time to read something, means that you should get something out of it. But I cannot promise these words will be either meaningful or worthwhile to you. In fact, I can't promise you anything. Why should I? But by writing this I know one thing is certain. Simply by publishing these words, I will make my ma happy. And after all, who but family and friends will read this anyhow?
Why else would anyone care about the life of a twenty-something living in northwestern Oklahoma?
So it begins.
And like most people, I think that taking the time to read something, means that you should get something out of it. But I cannot promise these words will be either meaningful or worthwhile to you. In fact, I can't promise you anything. Why should I? But by writing this I know one thing is certain. Simply by publishing these words, I will make my ma happy. And after all, who but family and friends will read this anyhow?
Why else would anyone care about the life of a twenty-something living in northwestern Oklahoma?
So it begins.
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