08-11-2017, 10:30 AM
I forgot to mention that I made the grievous error of tuning in the radio when driving my car back to Crane Flats and sadly heard Despacito. That was a wicked earworm. Out in the back country where you can't hear anything but nature, your breath and your beating heart, feckin Bieber was echoing in my mind. It was very very regrettable.
The hike to Little Yosemite was wonderful. Once we left the burnt out area, which was beautiful in its own surreal way, we were back in the redwoods working our way downwards. The wet winter made for spectacular wildflowers everywhere and those commanding landscapes were absolutely breathtaking. Akio became convinced he was being stalked by a squirrel which he named Paul. We found a fine campsite at the Lil' Yose backpacker's camp near the camp boundary and settled in. The downside was my thermarest, which must have gotten scraped in the hike. It had a slow leak, so I was basically sleeping on the cold hard ground. I vowed never to use a thermarest anymore, nothing inflatable, and will switch to one of those folding pads that don't inflate.
Want to know what happens next? Stay tuned for the next chapter.
The hike to Little Yosemite was wonderful. Once we left the burnt out area, which was beautiful in its own surreal way, we were back in the redwoods working our way downwards. The wet winter made for spectacular wildflowers everywhere and those commanding landscapes were absolutely breathtaking. Akio became convinced he was being stalked by a squirrel which he named Paul. We found a fine campsite at the Lil' Yose backpacker's camp near the camp boundary and settled in. The downside was my thermarest, which must have gotten scraped in the hike. It had a slow leak, so I was basically sleeping on the cold hard ground. I vowed never to use a thermarest anymore, nothing inflatable, and will switch to one of those folding pads that don't inflate.
Want to know what happens next? Stay tuned for the next chapter.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse