07/22/2010 – Down in the Valley

Having completed our goals of reaching the top of both Clouds Rest and Half Dome, and a little too intimidated to hike back to the Tenaya Lake trail head (mostly uphill from where we were at the Little Yosemite campground), we decided that the best course of action was to continue southwest and head to [...]

07/21/2010 – A Full Day in the Wilderness

Everyone who goes backpacking in the wilderness of Yosemite National Park is required to carry a bear canister.  If you do not have one, they will rent you one for about $5 dollars (if I can remember correctly).  You must place everything which has a smell associated with it in the can at night, and [...]

07/20/2010 – Heading Out to Clouds Rest, and Beyond

It took us alot longer than we anticipated to actually embark on our three day backpacking adventure.  The previous day we spent romping around Tuolomne Meadows without a care for preparing the next day.  We figured, we’d throw out things in our packs and head out.  We hoped to be on the trail no later [...]

Can We Go To California?

“It ain’t kin we? It’s will we…  As far as ‘kin’.  We can’t do nothin’, not go to California or nothin’; but as far as ‘will’, why, we’ll do what we will.” ~ The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck The time for doubt is over, we are going to California! There are just ten days [...]

Our First Backpacking Experience – Red River Gorge

As planned, Kelli and I headed out as quickly as we could after we got off of work on Friday.  We both get home around 4:30 and I was hoping to leave around then… but we did have some things to finish so it ended up being around 5:15 before we were able to head [...]