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Thunderous waterfalls and granite giants

Thunderous waterfalls and granite giants

(Written May 17, 2009)
As I write this I’m in a tent in Yosemite National Park. When we step outside we have views of a thick, green, healthy forest of big pine trees dotted with dogwood, and views above of Half Dome, a granite behemoth that towers over Curry Village. If that all isn’t enough, we [...]

Country bumpkins head to Yosemite

Country bumpkins head to Yosemite

It’s Saturday, May 20, and our trip to Yosemite Park has started.
Sabrina Thoren, and I, are en route from Riverton, WY, to Denver, to Las Vegas, to San Francisco, where we’ll then head to Yosemite National Park.
This trip is a hiking adventure to belatedly commemorate each of our turning 40.
Here, our “private jet” awaits [...]