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Wednesday, August 30, 2000
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A lush, cool, overcast day. Looking down trail
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Final pack adjustments
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Will at the top of
Nevada
Falls
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Impossible to avoid smiling
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Chris at the top of
Nevada
Falls.
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Stellars Jayl
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Peering over the top of Nevada Falls
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Liberty Cap, from below Nevada Falls
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One of the most photographed vistas in the valley. Vernal Falls
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Bridge over the Merced River
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| We made it!! We even
snagged a hard-sided cabin for 2 nights. We left camp at 7:40 AM and
got to Little Yosemite Valley at 8:40. It was a drizzly and foggy
morning but pleasant enough. We stopped to have a snack at Nevada
Falls. The hike down from there was not bad- better than usual, in
fact, probably because I hadn't just hiked up! We just about ran down
the trail. We took pictures at the Happy Isles signpost and gave each
other high fives and a hug. We got to Curry Village about noon, checked
in, cleaned up in the shower house and then went right over to the
hamburger stand. Then, over a bottle of Eberle Cabernet back in the
cabin, we reminisced while looking at the maps. We treated ourselves
to a nice dinner in the Mountain Room and called Chase. Now (9:00)
I'm in bed. Ahhhh…I'm already thinking about how to finish off
the JMT- the Vermilion to Reds Meadow section. Next year maybe. And
I am looking forward to North Dome in October. |
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| 11:40 AM. We stepped the
last few feet to the big brown mileage sign. Victory! Exultation!
Hamburger! We took our pictures by the sign and headed for Curry Village,
which is where we are now. Cabin #283. A stand-alone. We are giddy
with the luxury of it. I'm clean, just having stepped out of the Nob
Hill shower hut. A little Sven Vath an I'm as content as possible.
All I need is a glass of wine.
Oh look. Here's a bottle of Eberle Cab…
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Some scenes from Paradise...
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Burger
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Cabin
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The Dome
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The other dome
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