Three days to go seven miles. Wow. Water becomes a serious problem when you run out yet are too exhausted to make it to the next source. Five times I walked a one mile stretch of hot desert trail, up and down. This because first my advance was sent back to get water, and then … Continue reading “Fainting Up The Mountain”
For fit people, two hours is a fast ascent of the official distance of 3.4 miles. It is a mile — without exaggeration — of climbing in that 3.4 miles though. The trail is just about eighty-five percent up! Much of the trail is made of granite steps placed by the Conservation Corps in the … Continue reading “The Yosemite Falls Trail”
It took less time to live the story than it is taking to write about it! But I’m off to Tuolumne Meadows tomorrow. I have a series of posts that will auto-publish, but at this writing, I have no moderator to approve new people’s comments. I might be out a while! A couple weeks! I … Continue reading “Off To Tuolumne”
This trip resulted in a looooong video! Even with all the cuts, it still came out to almost forty minutes. I guess I do like details in stories. Maybe you do too. Like I said, I’m kind of into “anti-popular.” I find the vast majority of “influencers” to be utterly repulsive. I make this stuff … Continue reading “Walking Up the San Joaquin River, Part III”
Plugging away on the video production. I got Part II up a while ago, but I made no post! The photo shows the destination that I never achieved, but I was in sight of this very view you see. Made it as far as Lost Lake. Did not attempt to make it to Millerton Lake … Continue reading “Walking Up The San Joaquin River, Part II”
Last weekend, I finally managed to get out for a shakedown walk up the river. I had a lot of new gear. At the same time, I truly wanted to go ultralight: No sleeping bag and no stove. I had a fleece blanket I cut down and sewed a foot sock into, and I decided … Continue reading “Walking Up The San Joaquin River, Part I”