Belay On
Posted 16 November 2021 - 08:44 PM
Julie and I spent four nights over on the east side of the Sierra Nevada to celebrate my birthday. We survived and had our full quota of usual fun. The story and photos are up on our blog and you may find it here -
We hope you enjoy a little scrambling. 
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Free Range Human
Posted 16 November 2021 - 08:57 PM
I’m so happy Julie’s knees are healing as expected, and that she is now able to cautiously get back to the wandering that you both so love. A Benton birthday stay sounds like the proper way to celebrate the beginning of your 70th year.
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C'est la vie
Posted 16 November 2021 - 10:18 PM
Monte thanks for a great trip.
Very glad to hear Julie's "new" knees are working
well.Sounds like she is really way ahead of her comeback.
Nice to see the elk being spread out.We see them at Pt.Reyes
and also at San Luis dam. There is also a heard in a wildlife area outside
Los Banos. Very happy to see how well they have come back.
There is a huge heard on hwy 1 just north of San Simeon.
I don't know if it's just a farmers of another place where they are
raised to be transferred around.
Glad you had a wonderful birthday.
Keep up the annual tradition.
Frank
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Senior Member
Posted 16 November 2021 - 11:04 PM
Wow, just wow.
Great trip report, and to be honest a great lesson in being grateful.
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Posted 17 November 2021 - 01:41 AM
Very nice report, and it has me looking forward to our reservation in a few days...
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Doctor Electric
Posted 17 November 2021 - 02:44 AM
wonderful TR. Julie is adventurous for a lady with two new knees! Looks like fun. I especially like the clouds in picture #3, and several of the Alabama Hills shots where the mountains it the background contrast with the rounded foreground rocks and the jumbled looking rocks in the middle of the pic. Must be a story about those 3 (?) different kinds of rocks there.
Into the Great Empty
Posted 17 November 2021 - 03:28 AM
A lovely recounting of a rewarding, exciting and satisfying jaunt!
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Posted 17 November 2021 - 05:09 AM
Thanks for giving me a nice happy story to read.
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Weekend warrior
Posted 17 November 2021 - 06:38 AM
Very nice report, and it has me looking forward to our reservation in a few days...
We might just miss you, coming in next Wednesday.
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Weekend warrior
Posted 17 November 2021 - 06:41 AM
Really cool sleuthing and findings of petroglyphs and requisite Bday soaking!
It's a shame that upper canyon is choked off with brush. We've done both right and left exits.
Can't keep that Julie from climbing!
2021 RAM 3500 Crew 4x4, 6.4 hemi/8 speed trans with 4.10 gears, Timber Grove bags, Falken Wildpeak 35" tires.
OEV Aluma 6.75 flatbed, Bundutec Odyssey camper on order for 2024
For this year we're still using our 2008 FWC Hawk with victron DC-DC charger, 130w solar, MPPT controler
with 2000w inverter and external 120v output and 12v solar input with 100w portable solar. http://lighthawkphoto.com
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