roadtrip

 
west
at the break of dawn
no rest
until the half-light of dusk

footprints

rocks

I wish I had this pile of rocks in my backyard....

Tree

Sitting under my tree
Basking in it's shadow
Enjoying the sunlight & the wind...
I wish I could stay forever...

Noisy wind

Finally the wilderness, where the noisiest thing one hears is the wind
blowing through the forest.

Still

Sitting on a rock
I watch the world go by..
As the wind blows
And the grass grows
The birds glide
And butterflies flutter
I wish I could stay here forever
But the world beckons
...wait
maybe I can sit
for just a little while longer...

it is time

at every street corner
I see a glimpse of a mountain
I smell the fragrance of the forest
I feel the cool mountain breeze
I hear the call of the wild
And I can't help but walk
out into the wilderness....

Cycles

Sunsets,
Endings,
Calming,
Soothing,
Promising. . .
Sunrises,
Beginnings,
Invigorating,
Redeeming,
Promising more. . .
Sunsets. . . . . . . .

Ohmmm

Out of the wilderness
End of the road
Into the common-ess
Of what I call home
A last whiff of coolness
Near the ocean's edge
Take in the quiet-ness
Of the deep
Breath in the stillness
'Til its time again. . .
'Til its time. . .
'Til. . .

Whitney

Went up the trail to Lone Pine Lake, a fourth of the way up the summit... I couldn't go another mile to the Outpost Camp- not this time (I really need to get fit if I want to get to the summit!)

Whitney Trail- Lone Pine Lake

A refreshing peek at Lone Pine Lake from Whitney Trail :-D

Whitney Trail- Ad

An ad along the Whitney Trail

Whitney Trail- John Muir Wilderness

Still on the trail, at the John Muir Wilderness

Whitney Trail

On the Whitney trail for over half a mile

Summer Wonderland

Drove by Mammoth in the heat of summer. . . Whew!

June Lake (Inyo Nat'l Forest)

In the middle of nothing
There is something
Hidden. . .
A lake

Red Bear, Red Bear

I have seen red bear signs all over Yosemite, the signs are placed where a bear has been hit by a speeding vehicle, it is there to remind motorists to slow down because speed kills bears. :(

Half Dome

Its half a mountain, but it gets more attention than a whole mountain... hmmm....

Yo

8000 feet,
Speed limit 25,
Fire danger very high,
Bears very active day & night,
Warm days
Cold nights,
Afternoon thunderstorms,
I love this place!

Yosemite

People speaking in diverse languages,
Different colors,
Various shapes & sizes,
Expressions abounding
Coming together
To experience the
Wonders of nature.

Pilgrim

I feel like a pilgrim,
A gypsy,
A homeless traveler,
Never knowing
where I'll sleep,
Or when I'll stop to eat.

BreakCamp

Time
to break camp
and clear
out of here...
Yosemite
here we come!

Road's End

Went to King's Canyon and was excited to see the "end of the road". . . finally got to the "Road's End". . . and do you know -- the road never really ends, it only loops and takes you back to the road! ---huh--- ?
Went back to camp at Sunset a second night.

Grant

Saw the General Grant Tree in the midst of other giant Sequoias, it was huge, really huge, but the photo I took does not do justice to it- nothing will- one has to see it to experience its 'hugeness'. Lets!

Sequoia

Late last night, the neighbors said a bear walked through our campsite (Dorst Camp), right pass our tent, and I missed it! Hmmm, I wonder what the bear was thinking while walking by the tent... Tonight we camp at Sunset, right in the middle of bear country- maybe I'll see my brother bear tonight, maybe he'll see me- who knows? I'm glad God knows!

Ready, Set, Go!

At last,
All packed
And ready to go.
210W, 5N, 99N. 198E,
All the way into
Sequoia National Park,
pass corn fields,
pass trucks loaded
heavy with tomatoes,
onions, or oranges,
pass orchards,
pass bored cows
huddled close together,
pass 'civilization'
right smack into
the wilderness-
without any network services
available!
(until now, better send this late blog in a hurry before i lose this connection- I'll try to send another updated one for today in a few)

Plans

You can make plan,
after plan,
after plan,
after plan;
unless you have
the right heart
& proper preparation
the plans
will forever
remain
plans. . .

preparations 101

Getting ready for the climb/trip... have to go buy supplies: trail food, other food supplies, first aid supplies, & other things I can't think of right now.

break

time to go back to the wild

time to visit my roots

time to relax... 

take a deep breath...

get rid of all these worldly clutter...