Not much to say, other than Tuolumne Meadows is very pretty.
A view from the meadows
The Soda Springs
Lembert Dome in the distance
The Tuolumne River
and …
The crazy people who stuck it out for 4 days of adventure
A link for those of you curious enough to check out the rest of the pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/oopsilon/20060821YosemiteTuolumneMeadows
Yosemite was frickin’ awesome!!! I’m slightly disappointed that we didn’t get to see Hetch-Hetchy or climb Lembert Dome, but thats just me being way too ambitious in planning things out. Still, Half Dome was great, though next time I think I’ll pass it up and just head over to Tuolumne Meadows directly — I’m getting just a little tired of stumbling around on a dark trail at night.
And now, a few photos:
Long exposure on the Mist Trail
A cannibalistic squirrel — I wonder if he knows what he’s really chewing
Climbing the shoulder of Half Dome
Yosemite Valley from the top of the world
… and a little bit closer to the edge … (Steven was holding onto my back for this one)
Sunset from Nevada Falls
Here’s a few links to the full trip galleries:
Day 1: the Mariposa Grove
Day 2: Half Dome
Day 3: May Lake
… or, the perfect cap to a cruddy day.
As I was leaving Mojave airport earlier tonight, I felt a little shudder in the front-left part of my car. After a few more hundred feet of driving, the car was starting to veer towards the left on its own, and I pulled over. Now, Mojave definitely counts as the boonies, and it was pitch black, so I pulled out a flashlight for a bit of illumination. One quick shine, and there it was: the front left tire was completely flat. “$#@% !” I cursed and grumbled the entire 15 minutes it took to change the tire.
At least the jackrabbits got a good show.
Thanks to the Colbert Report, I just burned 15 minutes voting on all sorts of furry felines on kittenwar!
The first thought that came to my mind when I saw this 737 on the Mojave runway was “This looks like something the Mythbusters would blow up”. Considering all the cool stuff they do up there (like Spaceshipone), I wouldn’t be surprised if this one ended up in a ball of smoke.
