Overtheyears,I'vestartedleadingmoreandmorebigmountainhikes.On10/2,IputtogetheragroupfromMomyerTrailtoafewpeaksintheSanBernardinoNationalForest.TheoriginalplanincludedSoCal'shighestpeakSanGorgoniobutthegrouppacewasabitslowerthanexpected.Ourturnaroundtimewas2pmsowedecidedtoforgoSanGandwentofftrailcoveringonlythreepeaks.It'sabeautifulmountaindayinexcellentcompany.Moreoutdooradventuresatww...[
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Thistripwasplannedsixmonthsago.ItwasanovernightbackpackingtripcampingatFingerLaketosummitMiddlePalisade(https://www.summitpost.org/middle-palisade/150514)thefollowingday.Ourgroupofsixhadbeenlookingforwardtothisbackpacking-peakbaggingadventure.ThepermitranfromSaturdaytoSunday.ThreeinthegroupdroveupthereafterworkonFridaynightandspentthenightintheircarnearBigPineCreektrailhead.Therestofthegroupheaded...[
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AfterlearningmyownpermittoInyoNFwascancelledduetotheCAfireclosures,Iwasstokedaboutthisopportunitytostillbeabletospendtheweekendinthemountains.OurgroupoffourleftFridayafterworkslowlymakingourwaythroughthedenseLAtraffictowardsMineralKing.ItwaspastmidnightwhenwefinallyarrivedattheclosedRangerstation.Wequicklysettleddownforthenighttopickupourpermitthenextmorning/Saturday.Andsotheadventurebegan...[
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RarelyhaveIscoredabackpackingpermitforsomepopularroutes.WhenIsecuredatwo-nightpermitcoveringbothCloudsRestandHalfDome,Imanagedtomakechangesonatightworkscheduletoaccommodatethisweekdayadventure.BeforePandemic,Itendedtoplanmyoutdooractivitiesaroundmywork.WhatthePandemichastaughtmeistheopposite:tomaketheworkscheduleworkformyoutdoorplans.
OnthearrivingdayofJuly26,wecampedatthebackpackerlotatYosemit...[
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I'mnormallyunreachableviaphoneonSaturdaysbecauseI'dberoamingthemountainswherecellsignaliseithersporadicornonexistent.(IdocarrymysatellitedeviceGarminInReachtostayintouchwithfamily.)
ThispastSaturdaywasoursummercommencementandittookplaceinthemidmorning,cuttingthedayinhalfandmakingitimpossibletoplanforabigmountaintrek.Butthedayturnedoutamazinglywell.At5:30am,Ijoinedagroupofsistasforalocal...[
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It'sbeensixyearssincemylastblogupdate.Muchhashappenedovertheyears,withmywritingbeingputmomentarilyonholdwhileIdevelopandgrowinmypassionandlovefortheoutdoors.It'salsoatimeforreflectionandreadingofamorediversegenre.
Happytobebackandmuchtocatchup.
PicturedaboveisTuolumneRiveroffGlenAulintrailatYosemite,takenon7/29/21onabackpackingtripthere.
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It'sinterestingyouaskedforamoredetailedstoryofthelong-timecrush.Imightdisappointyouasthestoryitselfwasquiteplotless.Sohereishowitwent.
Backin1990whenIwasasophomoreincollege,mygirlfriendsandImetafewyoungmenwhilehikingtoapeachblossomdestination.Thoseyoungmenjustgraduatedfromcollegeandstartedworkinginacitynearby.ItwasSpringandSichuanisalwaysbeautifulinSpringwithallsortsofbloomingflowerscompeti...[
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Istartedtohikemoreregularlyaftermybikeaccident,whichsomewhatmademeapprehensiveofgettingonbiketotreacheroustrailsagain.Humanpsyheisaninterestingthing.Somethingyoudidnotbelievewouldbotheryousomehowturnsouttobeachallengewhenyouactuallyexperiencedit.Butthatwouldbeadifferenttopicforadifferenttime.
Ihavebeenonmanyhikingtrailsinmyhomestateorsomenearbystates.ButthetrailsthatI'mmostfondofarejustminutes...[
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Alonehikeratdaybreak,
Richlyrewardedwithaview.
Oceanisveiled,
Valleysarefilled,
Withtheeverephemeralfog.
BathedinHiscalmingpresence,
withsunshineonmyback,
Imarchon,
Alongtheseeminglyunkown
yetdevinelysurepath.
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Aminta,motheroffour,decidedtoadoptaChinesebabywiththesupportofherhusbandChris.TheChinesebabyopendedthedoorofherhearttolearnmoreaboutChina,itspeople,languageandculture.Whenherhusbandretiredfromhismilitarycareer,thecoupleleftthetwooldercollegeboysintheStatesandtookthethreeyoungeronestoChinaandstartedateachingcareerinTai'an,ShandongProvince.HerfascinationwiththeChinesecharactersandthestoriesbehindthe...[
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