Yosemite with the Climate guys
Aug 27-29, 2004 |
random trip report |
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My colleagues from the Climateprediction.net project
(Dave Frame and Tolu Aina)
are in the Bay Area for a week and want to see Yosemite.
What better excuse for a trip?
With Erica, we load up the mighty Honda Civic, leave at 6:30, and are at the Cedar Lodge by 10:30 or so. Erica is disturbed by noise and vows to get a back-facing room next time.
Next morning we drive into the valley and head up the Mist Trail.
Yosemite Falls is dry but there's still some flow through
Nevada and Vernal falls.
Vernal Falls 
Ditto 
Liberty Cap 
Nevada Falls in background We descend, see the cheesy movie at the Visitor's Center, watch some climbers on El Cap, and return to the motel for a home-cooked meal.
Next morning we drive to Tuolomne Meadows and climb Mt. Hoffman.
Frame's old knee injury is aggravated and he has a lot of pain.
Tolu and I climb a castle, and do the summit.
May Lake 
Slabs 
Flaky granite 
Plateau 
Tolu atop castle 
Tolu on summit 
Canonical pose 
Descent to May Lake 
Candid shot |