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Yosemite Impression

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Quite some while ago, I remember being impressed by a woman who boarded a shuttle I was on to Tuolumne. She was ratted out from being in the wilderness for too long. Her gear and condition showed it. She was small but had to be in her 60’s or so. She was on the shuttle getting from point a to point b and it was entirely pleasing to be in such great company.

It appeared that she was getting the best of her time to live in a way to make up for what was lost. She seemed at peace, she was talkative and she made an impression. I didn’t get her name and I regret that.

Today my family and I trekked the 5-mile Tenaya Canyon loop in Yosemite. We are still in Yosemite and we will be here for a few days. Good time to be out and about among the rushing waters, the lakes, and birds of the air.

Balance of Effort

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The Muir Grove Journal Entry is completed. Along with a series of updates elsewhere throughout the site.

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There are approximately 25 hikes, peak climbs, or outings of wilderness exploration that don’t appear on this site with many new updates. Not to mention the numerous updates that are needed here in addition to that. Many do not appear as a blog entry, either. Family and friends are not sharing in the experience.

So, I have started to alternate entries from each side because there is no way I am going to stop or slow down.

1.) Updated Outings
These are outings with reformatted photos and code. Existing journal entries posted, but with updates for consistency, retrieval, and posting.

2.) Completed Outings
Pending journal entries listed where I have hundreds of photos and notes for each location, yet they do not appear at this site.

3.) Planned Outings
A renewed commitment that when I have completed an outing, that it goes up by priority before prior outings or updates. That way, I stay current and bring along the updates and previously completed outings along the way.

Yucca Point

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Yesterday I reset everything right upon getting back from the wilderness. Shower, charge batteries, transfer images to storage, get gas, pack food, wash clothes, then read up on possibilities for tomorrow.

I also left my SPOT unit on a mountain near Hume Lake. So, it was necessary to stop and pick that up. Good thing my GPS was loaded with the coordinates where SPOT was transmitting its location. A sort of search mission for my little $150 SPOT unit. I had no idea where it was exactly, but it spent the night on the mountain and I have it back.

On this Independence Day, I set out to Kings Canyon again to see what might happen. I went as far as the first trailhead past the Winter closure gate, Yucca Point. It is a trail that leads to the bottom of the canyon. There wouldn’t be time to go the whole way, so I spent just enough effort to hit the steep switchbacks for a mile or so below. The descent was far, long, hot, and exposed, but there were enough wind and cloud cover to keep things cool.

For the most part, I wanted to get more photos of flowers and tree life that dwell in this harsh area. It was a treat to have a full view of Deer Ridge and Tombstone Ridge the whole way. Time well spent.

Hume Lake Morning

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It was a very peaceful day today at Hume lake. Where I spent time exploring the entire perimeter around the lake to get more familiar with the area. There’s a trail that goes the full length around the lake for about a few miles. There are a large number of paths from the trail to the shore throughout the area. Sandy Cove tucked away toward the back of the lake was a nice surprise.

Aside from the amazing beauty and peace that came from being there, there were all walks of life out and about. Not high-density crowds, but families and people of all ages interspersed as hikers, fishing folks, bikers, kayaking, bible students, joggers, dog walkers, on and on. It was just as rewarding watching people as it was seeing the remote lake up-close and first hand.

Trail of the Sequoias

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Today I saw more beauty in one day than ever before. But it came with a price. Completed 7-miles of trekking through the Trail of the Sequoias. I made it a goal to get through the heart of Giant Forest. And I accomplished that goal, but it was a rough 7 miles for some reason. I now have blisters, back pain, a headache, and overall soreness.

It was a lot of work getting this done, but the whole experience included views of Sawtooth Pass, Black Rock Pass, an encounter with a mother bear and two cubs at Circle Meadow, cross-country exploration jumping from one high meadow to another, coming upon a new all-time favorite meadow, and gathering hundreds of photos just like these.