Yosemite....

So, the plan was, fly out to philly on the 7th, stay 20 days....fly to florida on the 27th, simple easy....nice round numbers. Yeh....right, ok so that SOooooOOooooo didn't happen. Megans wedding went off with out a hitch and sunday....i had the opportunity for a road trip to someplace cool. Then I thought....ok, climbing in yosemite...or go to philly. SO what am I REALLY gunna miss in philadelphia. Nuthin....nope. So I made the call, changed my flights. and now here I sit in philadelphia, haveing been here just over 24 hours now, and reflecting on an amazing experiance that i am so blessed to have had.

We drove up Friday morning and got to yosemite about noon on friday, it was super hazey. and very moody. There was a lot of soot in the air as there was some controlled burnning going on. We set up camp and did some climbing. It was my first experiance outside trad climbing. I learned to be a seond, and gather the gear as we climbed. It was super fun and awesome.



It was a real learning experiance, and I did so many things that I'd never done before, it was great! and kinda humbeling to be on a slab of rock that vast. Yosemite made a massive impression on me. It was like being in a painting all the time! Just surreal, vast, wild, loud and quiet. I loved every second of it. and my company was darn good as well. ;)



Saturday, we did a climb called "Super Slide" I liked the name and it made me laugh. It was fun. I guess that is a given huh? I got to do some belaying while secured to some bolts on the verticle slab of rock we were climbing. it was a trip and a hard thing for me to get my head around to trust the gear. The whole weekend was a mental experiance as much as a physical one. So great....i learned a lot about me. and that is always good.

Sunday, it rainned, so we goofed off in the Cafe in the park and took some nature photos, hiked some, and just bonked about. Fabooo. Until this trip I'd only been to the park 2Xs before and the last time I was 8. Needless to say....i didn't remeber much. But this will stick.



.......(below) "What? What? I can't Hear you Burt, there's a banana in my ear!?"...


I found in Cliffs of Insanity...cool huh...but there were no screaching eel. Hummmm.....



(below) The Infamous Half Dome. It's funny, driving about Yosemite....everyone had a tri pod and a camera and it is crazy! Drive drive drive....snap snap drive snap drive ...repeat...who can blame 'em though. the place is epic.



I needed a lift, but there was no one to be had.....amazing, no one in yosemite! the place is always swarming with people from what Ive been told.

So....in the end, I was emotionaly exausted, really tired, and happy. We climbed again monday and then drove home, got in late and I got a moment of rest before jumping a 6am flight to the east coast. I had a rough day yesterday. Going from all the quiet natural beauty of nature to eight million people, honking horns and 3000 miles from where I woke up. It was a little rough. I am so happy that I had the chance to do this, thanks.