Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
Half Dome, Yosemite National Park - Reached the Summit 6/2011

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This Blog is intended to be a photo album, journal and scrapbook of sorts to record our trips and adventures be it hiking, rock climbing, trekking or even just vacationing at a great resort. Anything and everything that is fun and exciting away from home that we do with family and friends! We thought this would be a great way to not only look back on our memories ourselves but also to share them with others. Maybe we will even inspire someone to go on a few new adventures along the way.


While we have had many exciting adventures in the past, we made the decision to limit this Blog to the here and now. That means no playing catch up on the years and travels behind us but instead focusing on the Summer of 2011 and forward until now.


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Remember, where there's a will there's a trail - and if not, there's always a pool!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Climbing Mount Whitney in August 2011

Yes, we made it -

Yes, it was horrible -

Check out the YouTube Videos

Here is a quick recap!!!



On the way there we came across this Buddhist Temple in the middle of nowhere!



A Must Stop - ASTRO BURGER!!!



1st stop once we got to Lone Pine - Time for a drink!!!



World Famous Alabama Hills Arch - took some finding, but we did it!



Very Cool!!!




Very Creepy!!!


Sunset before we head out on the trail at midnight



Dawn from about half way up




 

Dan got sick as a dog!!! Altitude Sickness :-(



But we made it to 14,494 feet, Mount Whitney,
Tallest Peak in Continental United States



The trip down was even worse than up! Took the Mountaineers route down to complete the entire circuit. Not as much fun as it sounded. 20 Hours start to finish!!!

 

A quick stop at Fossil Falls on the way home!!!
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