That's the title we decided Phil Collins should've named his record from the 80's...although, outside of what the clouds are showing, it was a No Jacket Required day also. And what is the day in question you may be asking? Well, a morning spent traveling with Rojoito on the hikers bus to Tuolomnee- exiting at the Tenaya Lake-Sunrise trailhead. Then going up the Sunrise Lake slabs beneath the clouds building up, and as the first postcard shows, creating a vortex over Clouds Rest. For sure we thought our day's journey would become wet soon. We left Sunrise with directions for the shortcut to Merced Lake and began walking again. Soon we were between the Mansfields and heading down canyon- this is the second snapshot, looking southwards and at magnificent Mt. Clark in the distance. A quick lunch was had at Merced Lake, some goodbyes and promises made of mailing off a pack of smokes to them, and then a long, fast stroll through the Merced River canyon all the way home. What Van Morrison sang way back in 1973/74, was still relevant this day: It's Too Late To Stop Now. We were pulling up to the CV Bar around 7:30pm, 9 hours after starting on one of Yosemite's sidewalks- which without a few shortcuts would be 29 miles. Not too bad, just plain fun. Enjoy everyone.
P.S. Some people reading this may find themselves in the city Steely Dan called "Lost Wages", a.k.a. Las Vegas......hahaha, good luck!
So I just wanted to display a few more postcards from Monday's trip to Mt. Lyell. After leaving the trail and moving cross-country, it eventually became all about the snow- which it should be because Mt. Lyell has the biggest glacier within the boundaries of Yosemite. The top snapshot is from somewhere near where the snow begins, and though it's not too steep ever, it is a little steeper than the angle shown. And then the bottom postcard could be from the sixties, with its ocean sky and faded colors, showing Bryan glissading down from the summit. What a day- glad its over. Next stop: Kuna Peak, soon. Enjoy.
