Hiking towards Mescalito from the trail head (Thanksgiving 2002).

Leading pitch 1 of Cat in the Hat. Notice the deep shade provided by the surrounding canyon walls (Thanksgiving 2002).

Shirley chilling on a nice balcony about 2/3 of the way up pitch 1 of Cat in the Hat. Don't stop here (despite the nice ledge and double bolts) - pitch 1 continues until you reach spacious ledges about 50 feet above where this picture was taken.

Shirley atop the spacious ledges at the end of pitch 1 of Cat in the Hat.

Looking down at the 'spacious ledges' below from the 5.5 chimney on pitch 2 of Cat in the Hat (Thanksgiving 2002).

Shirley seconding pitch 2 of Cat in the Hat (Thanksgiving 2002).

The beautiful 5.6 crack of the third pitch of Cat in the Hat. Note how the route traverses below the small roof before catching another nice crack on the left (Thanksgiving 2002).

Leading the third pitch of Cat in the Hat (Thanksgiving 2002).

Looking up at the beautiful crack on pitch 5 of Cat in the Hat from the belay ledge. The 5.6+ section is beyond the horizon where the steepness eases but the crack runs out - small hand holds, good smearing (Thanksgiving 2002).

Looking down from about 2/3 of the way up pitch 5 of Cat in the Hat at the wonderful exposure below. The small white helmet below is Shirley belaying me (Thanksgiving 2002).

Rope management at the bottom-most rappel station on Cat in the Hat (note the nice triple bolts on the vertical wall).

View across Calico Basin on the hike in to Physical Graffiti area (November 30, 2002).

Shirley on the hike in to Physical Graffiti on the Riding Hood Wall. Cannibal Crag is the large boulder (with the leftward slanting crack) on the left side of the photo; the red hills also on the left are Calico Hills (November 30, 2002).

Shirley at the beginning of the scramble portion of the approach to Physical Graffiti. Riding Hood Wall is the large face at top center of photo. First pitch of Physical Graffiti is the faint diagonal crack in the lower half of that face; pitch two picks up the main vertical crack (November 30, 2002).

Riding Hood Wall with Physical Graffiti indicated by the dashed red line and Over the Hill to Grandmother's House shown in dashed green line (pitch one). The two routes share a common second pitch. Pitch one of Physical Graffiti ends where the route does the rightward traverse (November 30, 2002).

Shirley checking out the start of Physical Graffiti. The route starts in the varnished corner in center of photo (November 30, 2002).

Pitch one of Physical Graffiti is the crack in the center of the photo. It starts at the varnished corner (November 30, 2002).

Looking up at the beginning of pitch one of Physical Graffiti. The horizon is about 20 to 30 feet above ground (November 30, 2000).

Shirley (white helmet in circle) starting up pitch one of Physical Graffiti. Notice the 6 to 8 inch belay "ledge" atop pitch one (November 30, 2002).

Shirley seconding pitch one of Physical Graffiti (November 30, 2002).

Shirley seconding near top of pitch one of Physical Graffiti (November 30, 2002).

Beginning the lead of pitch two of Physical Graffiti. This is the traverse portion where you move right to catch the upper crack system of "Over the Hill to Grandmother's House". Shirley is belaying me from the bolted belay stance atop pitch one (November 30, 2002).

Leading pitch two of Physical Graffiti. Shirley (in the circle) is belaying me from belay stance atop pitch one. Notice the beautifully colored sandstone (November 30, 2002).

Shirley on top of Physical Graffiti. Notice the brilliantly colored rock (November 30, 2002).

The single (one rope) rappel required to get down from top of Physical Graffiti (November 30, 2002).

Shirley scrambling down the gully after climbing Physical Graffiti (November 30, 2002).