Day: 294 Didn’t do much today; after yesterdays sunset debacle we weren’t quite ready for an early start. A two cup of coffee morning (as they were beginning to be called) and a post 10 am departure. A couple of miles & 700ft got us through Island Pass and down to Thousand Island lake for [...]
Day: 293 Hike, Hike, Wait. Hike, Hike, Wait. Hike, Hike, Wait. After my third round of this I found myself sitting next to a bridge over Lyell Creek, just before Donohue Pass. It was pushing 2:30pm and we had already covered 5 1/2 miles this morning. It seemed too early to quit for the day, [...]
Day: 292 In an effort to conserve battery power on my 5D and Mom’s 20D (my old camera) I looked through the menu options and found one that I had never used. :Auto Power Off> 1 min 2 min 4 min 8 min 15 min 30 min OFF Well, “OFF” sounds good, no need to [...]
Day: 291 Just to clarify that I wasn’t just bitching about Moms speed, this morning as we were packing our camp for our third day of hiking a hunched over, overloaded, 76-year old man with socks on his hands passed us on his second day up the mountain. Mom just giggled when I pointed this [...]
Day: 290 After a terror filled hike back from Half Dome last night, I found that a bear had been strolling throughout our camp site. At least I didn’t have to fight him with my stick. Anyways, today was rather mellow, it was planned as Mom’s recovery day while I climbed Half Dome, but since [...]
Day: 289 First things first, we had three small bears running all over at dinnertime last night. Didn’t really bother us, mostly just pestered the car campers with ice chests. Our first real day on the trail and our goal wasn’t mileage, but elevation. A 3000 foot gain past a bunch of waterfalls, and two [...]
Day: 288 The concrete floor of this tent-cabin holds all the environments cold and causes a chilly sleeping space… (I guess I should have lit the little wood stove). I would easily prefer the dirt and rug combo of a Mongolian Ger anyday. Back to the car and backtracking to Tuolumne Meadows to drop off [...]
Day: 287 In the seven hour drive from home to Yosemite, a thought crossed my mind; I realized I have been away from Yosemite for the better part of 15 years. I have always know it to be one of the planets most amazing places, but in my adult life I’ve never taken advantage of [...]
