Archive for July, 2008
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Monday, July 28th, 2008Last day in the woods before returning to civilization. The day started off properly and early. I managed to get up to Moro Rock for the sunrise. I didn’t make it to the top until a few minutes after the real sunrise. But, hey, I was 6725ft above sea level at 6AM. That’s pretty good. [...]
On the road again… and on my feet again… poor poor feet
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Got to sleep in today. Didn’t get up until 7:30am. Not bad for vacation huh? I was unbelievably stiff this morning. All that hiking and getting slightly dehydrated didn’t do good things to my body. And not to mention the camera bag. Before I unpack it when I get home, I’m gonna weigh it just [...]
Ouch my feet
Saturday, July 26th, 2008Blog post Day 2 Ouch my feet Day two at Yosemite is over. Hell, as far as my body is concerned, it ended right around 4:45 when the sun started setting in the park. That’s right 4:45pm sunset time in July. This would be due to the mountains surrounding the place. The best part is [...]
California Dreaming – Caution: Congestion Ahead
Saturday, July 26th, 2008Vacation’s officially started! Well it started at 4:30 pm on Thursday but who’s counting (me ) Today was day 1 of vacation. Today I flew from Minneapolis, MN to San Francisco, CA. Then I hopped in a rental car and drove to Groveland, CA. Checked into my hotel. Hopped back into the rental car and [...]
Building Bridges
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Just about a year ago the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi river collapsed during rush hour. Lives were lost and property was damaged. But Minnesota’s a pretty tough state. With in weeks the wreckage was cleared to a location for the Transportation Authorities to review and reconstruction was under way. The site has been [...]
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