I just want to say that the Yosemite trip that started this day was the most amazingly beautiful backpacking trip I’ve ever been on. Not only that, but the company was great and they treated me to way more than I ever deserve in a lifetime. I have absolutely no clue how to pay everybody back, and sadly I don’t see any plausible short term plan that comes even close to doing so. If anybody actually reads this and can think of a big way to pay back about 6 people, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know!! I looked at the weather forecast 3 days before the trip and it said sunny and low 70’s the whole time except for the last day, which was supposed to be partially cloudy. The forecast could not have been more exactly perfectly uncommonly on point. The first 5 days literally did not have a single cloud in the sky!! And the last day had a couple, but just enough to add to some pictures. And just to warn, because we were backpacking and hiking so much, I was very tired a couple nights and had trouble writing a detailed journal. So some days might not be as obnoxiously detailed and rant-filled as others.
So today was the drive to Yosemite. We had a delicious breakfast in Half-Moon Bay before we left at a bakery near David and Scott’s house. I am eating way to much and way too well on this trip so far, so I’m looking into Weight Watchers sign-ups now in anticipation. The whole way there I had to follow Scott again, this time for 4+ hours. Although Mario Kart is fun to play when your character’s life is on the line, it’s not quite the same with yours and 3 others’ lives at stake. That’s what it was like following him. But somehow I did it and we are all alive today! On the way we stopped by a great fruit stand that Scott and David always stop by when going to Yosemite. We all picked up some dried fruit and some trail mix and some fresh fruit and whatever else people wanted. Of course Peter bought a bag of choice for everyone. What a lovely man, in all seriousness…as generous as they come; one of the many people I will never be able to thank as thoroughly as I’d like to. We ate fochaccia pizza and fresh bread from the bakery on the road for lunch. When we arrived at the park, we stopped by the ranger station at the entrance to get my backcountry permit and get things settled. We then drove in, stopped at a great viewpoint over the valley (unfortunately, things just aren’t quite as beautiful when they are packed with people, but beautiful nonetheless) and then made it through major traffic in the valley to Curry Village, our place to stay for the night. We settled into the tent cabin (which I slept on floor while the other 8 slept in beds…livin the high life! But then again, they all paid for it, so no complaints) and then headed over to the lodge for dinner. It was cafeteria style and I couldn’t help but think that these were the Wades and Andrews and Alberts of Yosemite. Unfortunately, there was no parmesan cheese master there like there was at Yellowstone. I then lost my appetite thinking of who might be washing my dishes and bouncing around back there. But I ended up getting a salmon burger, chili and cornbread, which actually were all pretty good. We then went to the store and David treated us to It’s It ice cream sandwiches, which are cookies with ice cream in the middle and the whole thing covered in chocolate. IT WAS AWEFULly delicious!!! We then all headed back on full stomachs and went to bed to start the big journey the next morning.
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” - Dr. Seuss
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