From the Archive's # 5

I did take a quick hop & skip to the top of Yosemite Falls this past Sunday before the weather was moving in. Later that day Laura and I took Holden on a good long walk in his stroller through the Valley as well. I didn't bring my camera with me which allowed for moving fast. That brings me down to 769 miles, and they are falling slowly. To get to the goal of 800 trail miles this year, we are looking for 68 miles a month, putting the end of this month at the 200 mile mark or 600 left. We are still moving towards that direction, or as the Grateful Dead said: "Sure don't know what I'm going for. But I'm gonna go for it for sure." Enjoy the snapshot of Vernal from the week before.

Vernal & Nevada Railings

It was the first trip up those two waterfalls for this year. The month of February was lost due to lots of work, but we are reclaiming some time for the outdoors again. The theme for this post seems to be railings, and they can be seen in both postcards. The weather was as beautiful as my wife and son, who took a walk with visiting family to Mirror Lake. That leaves 776 miles to go this year. Enjoy.

From the Archive's #4 (Meaning From January)

How about a nice postcard of North Dome, with a couple Quarter Domes in the background from January. And yes, it has snowed since then- just not many times. Enjoy.

From the Archive's #3

Its been a while, so I thought I would post an oldie from last month, January, but still from this year. This was the view from Columbia Rock looking towards the meadows behind the Lodge. I always like those close up river bend views. Enjoy this snapshot to keep us motivated.

Middle Falls, Middle Afternoon, Middle Aged

With some motivation from Rojo, the two of us left this afternoon for a quick stroll up to Columbia Rock and around the corner to the gate to see the middle Falls. Both of us are closer to 40 than 30 and talked about it for a half second on the trail, hence the title of the post. We desperately needed those 3 miles today so I'm glad I left the house. Only 781 to go. Enjoy the snapshot of the crows who were enjoying the view as well, digging rainbows and sunlight.

The Foresta Road & That Lucky Old Sun

We left Yosemite Valley today to soak up some sun in El Portal and still do some hiking. We chose the ForRasta Road, hiking from one shantytown to another: El Portal to Foresta. Parking the car, and walking up the road past all the houses with some dogs following us was the beginning. A couple hours later and 2300' of elevation brought us to some more houses and the point to turn around after passing a couple of cascades and waterfalls that are flowing beautifully from the winter storm two days ago. It was glorious to be in a t-shirt and tennis shoes again enjoying gorgeous late April weather in January. Today was a 12 mile day, leaving only 784 miles to go this year. Enjoy the two postcards above.

796 Miles to Go

I created this fun game for 2012. Since the drinking cups talk about the 800 miles of trails to be found in Yosemite, I figured it was time for Rojo and I to hike 800 miles this year. We don't have to cover every trail in the park, however it needs to total 800 miles of actual trail. The average becomes 16 miles a week which makes it sound more doable. Today is the 23rd day of January and my first time out hiking- I covered 4 miles total with David going up the Yosemite Falls trail in a snow storm. This game may be a little more exciting than I planned. But a challenge is what a resolution is about. Wish us luck.