Photo Updates
I updated the galleries with photos and maps for a few trips. FInd it all in the Galleries section or on Flickr. Here’s what happened:
- Added maps and Google Earth images for the Whitney and Shasta trips. I think they’re pretty cool, actually.
- Added a gallery for my trip to Seattle. I spent Saturday with Campo, planning to just go to the Sounders game. As it happened, the Mariners were playing too, so we bought the cheapest seats we could and enjoyed the second half of the game. On Sunday I headed to Mt. Index with my Uncle Joe for a little climbing. (A more detailed trip report on that is coming soon.)
- Added a gallery for my solo night hike of Half Dome back in June. I left the trailhead shortly after midnight, and gained the summit at a little after 4 am. The whole experience was one of the most special hikes I’ve been on, bar none. Interestingly, I began hiking only a few hours after a dramatic near-death fall and rescue on the cables section. For the full story on that, check out the Friends of YOSAR report here. I can attest firsthand that the granite was really, really slippery. Scary stuff, but less so if you are properly prepared.
- Added a gallery from this past weekend’s trip to Devil’s Postpile/Yosemite with Teagan. Saturday we made camp at the NPS campsite at Devil’s Postpile and made and easy 5.5 mile loop to Rainbow Falls and back. Sunday we had planned to hike Cathedral Peak and Cloud’s Rest, but the rain and electrical activity in the area nixed that plan. Instead, we enjoyed a relaxing afternoon in the Valley before heading home.
August 26th, 2009
wow, that half dome near-death fall was crazy and scary…
August 26th, 2009
yeah, definitely. thankfully everything has come out allright and serves as a healthy reminder for everyone else.