On the way in to Bishop Pass on our last outing, we came upon a lake that was frozen over except around the edges. It was so beautiful I hated to leave.
I spent a few hours stitching this picture together from 7 individual pictures. Since I did not control the exposure setting when I took the pictures, it was a lot more work than it should have been.
If you’re thinking of downloading it, it’s stored in it’s full 12.4MB glory…
~Rick
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Friends Jim and Nadine flew into town from Massachusetts a week ago last Friday night with the intention of bagging a big Sierra peak as well as visiting Yosemite NP and seeing the sights. We spent Friday night catching up and having a few be-ahs. If you don’t know what a be-ah is, then know Jim and Nadine are from near Bahston and it’ll become clearer…
First on the advenchah agenda was bagging a big Sierra peak, which, since all of us live about at sea level, was more likely if we got some high-altitude hikes under our belt. Continue reading Post ID 1550
Monday June 2 – Our plan is to go on a short trip, camp, and try out the setup we’ve created in our new camper – a shakedown cruise, if you will. The usual drill – food, water, electronics, clothing (unlike our recent trip to Zion NP, we took our warm clothes which turned out to be a good thing), sleeping bags, etc.
We always forget something – this time it was peanut butter – but we did remember the coffee! Continue reading Post ID 1550
Back Story:
In early March of this year, we shared some pictures of our spring flowers with some friends and family. Nancy, who lives in Springdale, UT outside Zion NP, responded that she was “looking forward to a San Juan river trip in May.” Never ones to miss an opportunity to go to Zion, we responded “Sounds great – you must need someone to take care of Ellie while you’re gone.” Long story short, here we are living in Springdale like locals for a week in late May. We know Ellie appreciates us; she’s sitting on Carol’s lap demanding attention as I write this. Continue reading Post ID 1550
Just the pictures, thanks: http://tinyurl.com/2vkwdd
The long term forecast looked good (so much for long term forecasts). We had two weeks before we had another obligation to be home. We delayed leaving for one day to get our tomatoes planted.
Packed, all on board including our kitty, off we went. It was so green and beautiful and there were so many California poppies blooming, especially near San Luis reservoir – thousands blanketing the ridges on the hills. As we hit I-5, we started seeing all the fruit and nut trees blooming. Continue reading Post ID 1550
I had been planning to do this trip to bag my 9th Fourteener with mi amigo BOB, but that didn’t work out this time. I had already contacted my nephew Mat about going on the trip with BOB and me, so Mat and I went off on our own. Mat had also signed up to go to Utah with Carol and me afterward for some canyoneering, hiking and sightseeing. Mat had never been to southern Utah, so we knew he was in for a treat…
0914 Friday Packing and Traveling to Mono Lake I HATE PACKING!!! Continue reading Post ID 1550
Fired up by our recent successful Mount Willamson trip, Carol and I headed back to the Eastern Sierras with the goal of summiting another 14’er as part of our goal of climbing all of California’s 14’ers. On our primary hit list for this trip are Mount Muir, Mount Russell and Middle Palisade.
After arranging with neighbor Rick S. to serve Her Highness while we were away (Thanks, Rick!) and spending a few days packing the truck and making food, we were off. Continue reading Post ID 1550
