Fun & Adventure – Page 7 – Life in Yosemite

Super Slab

13 March 2004 by Theresa

76 KB version While Tom was exploring the Leconte gully, Mary and I were exploring a route in the Serenity Crack area behind the Ahwahnee Hotel in the Valley. This was my first day of rock climbing in months, and I was psyched to do something new that was still well within my ability. It … Read more

Neighborhood ski teaser

2 March 2004 by Theresa

View 31kb version We finally have some decent photo gallery software to put pictures up in a more presentable way if we ever get around to it. In the meantime, here's a little tease. We've had some wonderful ski days in the last month. This picture was taken about four miles from the house. It's … Read more

California Climate Warp

26 February 2004 by Theresa

The ski area near our house is reporting 28-30 inches of snow in the last 24 hours. That's on top of 12- 14 inches a few days before that, and the forecast is calling for additional snow accumulation today of another 12 inches. This is so much snow that they closed the ski area… who … Read more

Ski Photos

23 February 2004 by Theresa

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We've been doing a lot of skiing lately, and I keep meaning to put up some pictures of the beautiful places that we have been and the skiing that we have done.

This first picture is taken from Dewey Point, which is (at least so far) my favorite view of Yosemite Valley. In the summertime, most people drive out to Glacier Point (which also has a spectacular view), which means that Dewey Point is nearly deserted. For me, the feeling of solitude coupled with such magnificent scenery makes Dewey Point extra special.

Ski to Glacier Point

6 January 2004 by Theresa

I finally skied all the way out to Glacier Point. It's a 21-mile round trip and I thought I would wait until I had a couple more skating days under my belt, but then just got the urge.

First Blizzard of 2004

1 January 2004 by Theresa

Oh man. Winter made up it's mind. We've been getting hammered and I feel worked. I spent six hours shoveling snow today. Even the 4WD vehicles with chains were having major problems.

Hot and cold.

22 November 2003 by Theresa

Winter can't seem to make up it's mind this year. Sunny. Then snowy. Then it got warm. Then it got cold. The variation has my internal body thermometer working overtime trying to get reset to whatever it is that the weather is doing, but in terms of outdoor activities, it's all good.

Il fait froid en ce pays!

6 November 2003 by Theresa

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Winter hit suddenly in Yosemite. It seemed like one moment I was hanging out on the porch in the sunshine reading through JP's thesis, and the next in my down jacket huddled in front of the pellet stove. 80 degrees and sunny to cold and snowing in only a few days. Tom has taught me the French phrase for “It's cold around here,” (Il fait froid en ce pays!) and I've been getting a lot of practice using it.

We did have a spectacular autumn season. Nothing to rival the displays out East, but beautiful yellows and pinks nonetheless. We took an excellent hike up from Wauwona Tunnel past the scenic points along the rim of the Valley, the points being Inspiration, Old Inspiration, Stanford, Crocker, Dewey, and Taft. Between the stunning vistas of the valley we hiked through several small meadows full of autumn color. Then we met our friend Mike at Taft just as the sun was setting and he was nice enough to give us a ride back to our car.

25 October 2003 by Theresa

So many things have happened and I haven't managed to get any of them written down. Hans finished his California 14ers challenge in great style. You can read all about that on his site, http://speedclimb.com/14ers/ or click on the link above. On October 7 I started working at the medical clinic in Yosemite Valley. The … Read more

Burning Man Report

30 October 201530 August 2003 by Theresa

We’re back. In summary – an interesting place that we will probably never go back to. Oh well.