California, Part One
Day 1: in Fresno they got that indo Flew in to Fresno (100F when we landed... holy crap, we throught fall was almost here), picked up the fly blue rental, then hit up REI for some gear. Rei signs here are bilingual. Don't get that in Boulder. Stop at In n Out Burger, the best thing about the west coast. Drive to Oakhurst and hit the motel Day 2: into the Yosemite. kinda hard to miss el cap. it's like bam all up in your face Hit the park then visitor center for trail suggestions. Hike up four mile trail for a good view of half dome. aww shit, that's the stuff right there Then set up camp these signs are everywhere. jeez, it's just a little highly-contagious rodent-borne virus . what's the big whoop. dinner at the deli and a ranger presentation about some big-shit hotel in the park Day 3: outside the box Drove 2 hours to Tuolumne (twah-loom) at the northern edge of the park. Good choice because its at 8k feet and much cooler than yesterday. It's mid September