Note to self: Put some puke baggies in your car. Seriously. Do it. My father got a little sick. And by “a little sick” I mean “I… Read more “The Best Thing Was… the Chili? | Great Basin NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks”
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Cold As F… Fluffy Unicorns | Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks
Note to self: Don’t forget to rewrite your mother’s description of the temperature when you’re writing about this from “cold as f…” to something else. Nothing ate… Read more “Cold As F… Fluffy Unicorns | Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks”
“We’re Going Up There?!” | Nevada Fall, Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks
~ continued from The Mists of Vernal Fall ~ We topped off the Vernal Fall, the last pitch along the steep wall the most challenging part. With… Read more ““We’re Going Up There?!” | Nevada Fall, Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks”
The Mists of Vernal Fall | Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks
Note to self: when you’re the one planning a road trip for/with your parents, try to remember that the ratio of physical ability might have changed since… Read more “The Mists of Vernal Fall | Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks”
Like Children. Like Stunned Children… | Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks
Note to self: there is such a thing as too excited. On our way to one of the most beautiful places on the planet, we stopped in… Read more “Like Children. Like Stunned Children… | Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks”
PHOTO: In The Name of Water | Yosemite May 2018
I take the gear from the shelf where all the pieces are patiently waiting for me, displayed neatly as if behind a front window of a store the exact same way I put them there a few weeks ago. I admit, I’m more gentle with my camping/backpacking gear than with my sole existence and entire life.
I find a place for each and every piece in the back of my car. Loading the boot makes me feel so excited that I have to start singing. In only a few days, I’ll be able to bring back my first report from Yosemite in the year of 2018!
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If I was able to sleep, I’d be woken up at half past two by the sharp beep-beep-beep of my alarm. But to be honest, sleep wasn’t really working for me – and what more, a few minutes before the alarm was supposed to go off, my friend Machi opened the door quietly and ‘woke me up’: “Pavuli-na… Pavuli-na? How do you get warm water in the shower?” And so I got up, turned the hot water on for her, brushed my teeth and started packing the last few necessities we needed for the weekend.
A quick shower and a breakfast later, a little bit after four in the morning, we were leaving our driveway and heading towards Yosemite.
LINKS TO ALL PHOTO LOCATIONS ARE BELOW THE GALLERY
PHOTO LOCATIONS:
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- Half Dome from Half Dome View
- A mushroom in Crane Flat Campground
- Bridalveil Fall from Bridalveil Fall Viewing Point
- Yosemite Fall in the far away from John Muir Trail
- Vernal Fall and Merced River from the Vernal Fall Bridge
- Vernal Fall from the Mist Trail
- Merced River from the Vernal Falls Bridge
- A bear (!) from the top of Vernal Fall
- Merced River above the top of Vernal Fall
- Nevada Fall from below, Mist Trail
- Merced River from the top of Nevada Fall
- Merced River cañon from the top of Nevada Fall
- Drops of morning dew in Crane Flat Campground
- Yosemite Falls from Swinging Bridge
- Some ferns and sand nearby Yosemite Creek
- Half Dome from Cook’s Meadow
- Yosemite Falls from Lower Yosemite Fall Trail
- Some ferns and sand nearby Yosemite Creek
- A reflection in Merced River
- Yosemite Valley Chapel
- Falls on Tamarack and Cascade Creek from Big Oak Flat Road
- Big Oak Flat Road
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