Monthly Archives: September 2017
Half Dome or bust
The carved wrought iron sign posted at the edge of the trail read, 2.5 miles, to the top of Half Dome. Today is the day, and the skies at the moment are blue and free of smoke. We will walk … Continue reading
What a difference a Day makes
When we set up our tent the evening before we purposely set it to face the sunrise in the event the clouds had cleared. As light began to fill the confines of our tent, I checked my watch. 5:30 AM? … Continue reading
A Day of Firsts…continued
Even before we reconnected with the JMT, smoke drifted back in making for hazy skies that soon obscured the brilliance of Cathedral Peak whose shape seemingly changed as we circumnavigated its base. Small creeks ran adjacent or crossed our path … Continue reading
A Day of Firsts
This morning began slowly, but soon enough we were at our trail head to begin our 25-ish mile assault of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. We would get just shy (.5 miles) of Sunrise High Sierra camp (HSC) of … Continue reading
Permitted to Hike…
The fact that we spent most of our lives working in and for places that catered to summertime recreation, the thought of pre-planning and obtaining permits sometimes escapes us. When we were working, and our kids were younger, our recreation … Continue reading
Friendly Skies
So we’re headed home. Today’s weather and temperature in Juneau would be a typical winter day at home, with the exception that it’s been raining (hard) for three days, almost non-stop. Before we take our shuttle, courtesy of the Driftwood … Continue reading
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Underwater Exploration
**These next two posts are a little late, and the final installations of our Alaskan adventure, so bear with me. Its not easy to keep up sometimes. Going on, and experiencing two adventures, then writing about them, selecting the pictures … Continue reading
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