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Yo 2014 videos
This is the link to the videos I took on David’s and my trip to the High Sierra Camps, 2014. I wish the stars had been video-able; the night sky was absolutely filthy with them. Perfect weather. Never put on … Continue reading
Yosemite 2014 at and near Vogelsang HSC
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quest for desktop
David and I spent a week backpacking in Yosemite a few days ago (as we try to do most summers), and it was sensational. The best one yet. The secret to being the best one yet, I think, is that … Continue reading
Virtual Yosemite
List of Photo VR Scenes in Yosemite National Park by erik goetze What’s odd and exciting is how little this guy’s experience of Yosemite overlaps with mine. I’ve been to a lot of places in Yosemite, but very few of … Continue reading
backpacking tools
David and I have backpacked for twelve years. In the beginning, it wasn’t easy to say whether or not we’d make it a continual thing. The first two expeditions, in fact, if not disastrous, were certainly less than satisfactory in … Continue reading
Perfect Information
On David and my latest field trip, in Pate Valley, during our day off, when we had nothing better to do, I broached the subject of “perfect information.” My example was that, if I did have perfect information, I would … Continue reading
Yosemite Hike, part II
Pate Valley is at the bitter end of the canyon. Go farther, and you will fall from sheer cliffs into the Tuolumne, and your body will be carried over various falls and rapids to the Hetch Hetchy reservoir itself. Eventually … Continue reading
Yosemite Hike, Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne
So we’re back. Another memorable trip into the wilderness, complete with rain, hail, sleet, and sunshine. Mostly sunshine, but the first day out it looked like we might be in for copious amounts of misery. At first, the weather was … Continue reading
the Duck’s Foot, redux
To prepare for my hike with Dave in Yo, I took out my planisphere. Turns out the Duck’s Foot is part of Scorpio, with a couple stars that are unrelated. The Ancients obviously made a colossal mistake in not incorporating … Continue reading
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