Brad and Caitlin (heart) San Francisco
Caitlin and Brad had a little business/pleasure trip to SF in June. On Saturday, they rented road bikes and we biked from SF through Sausalito to Tiburon, had margaritas, and took the ferry back. We're doing our best to get these two to move up here from LA!
Grandma's Marathon Weekend
(6/21/08) Grandma's Marathon weekend in Duluth was full of all its usual fun - well worth the trip from Cali. Every one of us ran a race this year- Erika in the 1/4 mile whippersnapper, Lexa ran the 5K, we ran the half marathon and so did Leesh, Tal, Mary, and Jonathan, and Mark and Michelle both ran the full marathon.
Click to see more pictures from Grandma's Marathon Weekend (Picasa album).
Click to see more pictures from Grandma's Marathon Weekend (Picasa album).
Back to the Cabin
We flew to Minnesota in advance of Grandma's Marathon weekend so that we could spend a couple days at the cabin with Tal, Daisy and Lily.
Click to see more pictures from the cabin (Kodak album).
Click to see more pictures from the cabin (Kodak album).
Finally catching up on the photos...
We're finally getting around to posting new photos. Finished the Yosemite pictures below and fixed the video from the top of Cloud's Rest.
Here's the link to our full Yosemite album: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=2e8i134n.cenm96cz&x=0&y=87x4ik&localeid=en_US
Here's the link to our full Yosemite album: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=2e8i134n.cenm96cz&x=0&y=87x4ik&localeid=en_US
Packin Up
Some pictures from the process of packing for backpacking in Yosemite.
Lots of power bars and dehydrated food, which ranged from nasty (eggs) to pretty darn good (lasagna).
Four days of clothes for 2 people:
Our portable kitchen, including the necessary french press for coffee.
Lots of power bars and dehydrated food, which ranged from nasty (eggs) to pretty darn good (lasagna).
Four days of clothes for 2 people:
Our portable kitchen, including the necessary french press for coffee.
Day 1: When It Rains, it Pours
We had a few setbacks on our first day in Yosemite, but since it was our first day, nothing could really get us down. First, we got a much later start on the drive than intended. Then what we thought was a 2.5 hour drive (not sure where we heard this) was more like a 4 hour drive. So we were WAY behind schedule by the time we got to Yosemite Valley.
We were planning to do a 4-day hike that would start at Yosemite Valley and end at Tuolmne Meadows. When we went to get our permit, however, we found out that there was still a LOT of snow up there, and we didn't think to bring our snowshoes. So, alas, we decided to hike to the backpackers' campground in Little Yosemite Valley and just do day hikes from there.
At this point it was nearing 4pm and we needed to make it 4.5 miles uphill (ascent of 2,000ft) before dark. Still optimistic, we were ready to hit the trail. We locked up the car, grabbed our packs, and... downpour. It rained our entire hike on the first day. This was the day that I realized I do not regret a cent we paid for good gear, from pack covers to sock liners, our gear was never more important. So despite the setbacks, we made it to LYV surprisingly fast (fresh legs!) and were able to get our camp set up before dark!
As we left the trailhead, I couldn't resist buying a hot dog in the rain.
We tried to stay dry for a while, but finally just gave up.
Soaked...
There's water pouring off the rocks on the left of this picture:
We were planning to do a 4-day hike that would start at Yosemite Valley and end at Tuolmne Meadows. When we went to get our permit, however, we found out that there was still a LOT of snow up there, and we didn't think to bring our snowshoes. So, alas, we decided to hike to the backpackers' campground in Little Yosemite Valley and just do day hikes from there.
At this point it was nearing 4pm and we needed to make it 4.5 miles uphill (ascent of 2,000ft) before dark. Still optimistic, we were ready to hit the trail. We locked up the car, grabbed our packs, and... downpour. It rained our entire hike on the first day. This was the day that I realized I do not regret a cent we paid for good gear, from pack covers to sock liners, our gear was never more important. So despite the setbacks, we made it to LYV surprisingly fast (fresh legs!) and were able to get our camp set up before dark!
As we left the trailhead, I couldn't resist buying a hot dog in the rain.
We tried to stay dry for a while, but finally just gave up.
Soaked...
There's water pouring off the rocks on the left of this picture:
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