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Karen˛
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Karen˛
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PostFri Aug 06, 2010 6:56 pm 
California Sierras Roadtrip! June 26-July 4th Ok, let’s get this party started girls! chickenleg.gif dance.gif banana.gif party.gif rockband.gif cheers.gif Introducing The Real Housewives of nwhikers… Roll call: Yosemite National Park – check!
Half Dome sunset
Half Dome sunset
Belding's ground squirrel forages for breakie
Belding's ground squirrel forages for breakie
Mono Lake – check!
Sunset at Mono Lake
Sunset at Mono Lake
The Housewives
The Housewives
Intrepid photographers
Intrepid photographers
Big Pine Lakes – check!
Second Lake
Second Lake
Thousand Island Lake – check!
Once upon a cold morning
Once upon a cold morning
Ahoy!  Icebergs off the port bow!
Ahoy! Icebergs off the port bow!
Tisha dwarfed by Banner Peak
Tisha dwarfed by Banner Peak
The Two Teats at Sunset
The Two Teats at Sunset
The Norwegian Rowing Team
The Norwegian Rowing Team
And lots of marmots and a bear for Ingunn – check!
Muk Muk
Muk Muk
This trip report may have lots of additions so be sure to check back to see all the participants’ (Ingunn, Go Jo & Schmidt Alti-Babe's) contributions. Our two main hikes were an overnighter into the Big Pine Lakes in the John Muir Wilderness (camped at Second Lake) and Thousand Island Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. Our trip was foiled by late snow melt and and frozen lakes in an area usually clear of snow in June. If anyone wants any beta regarding the hikes feel free to contact me by pm, this is a gorgeous area that I hope to return to someday as I have a lot of unfinished business here!

I leave only footprints...and lens caps. http://weekendswithmarmots.zenfolio.com
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Backpacker Joe
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PostFri Aug 06, 2010 7:06 pm 
Wonderful pics. Nice work. up.gif

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jeremybe
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PostFri Aug 06, 2010 7:30 pm 
Great stuff! up.gif Can't wait to get there...someday!

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Obi Tony Kenobi
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PostFri Aug 06, 2010 8:13 pm 
Beautiful pictures!

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PostFri Aug 06, 2010 8:31 pm 
Way to go ladies! Beautiful stuff...more pics please! agree.gif

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PostFri Aug 06, 2010 8:33 pm 
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PostFri Aug 06, 2010 9:03 pm 
It is beautiful there and your pictures captured it! Thanks.

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PostFri Aug 06, 2010 9:31 pm 
Great shots that bring back memories of climbing Sun Ribbon Arete on Temple Craig a while back. After climbing down there it's hard to come back to the funky rock of the Cascades.

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Go Jo
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PostSat Aug 07, 2010 12:28 am 
prod.gif Note to self: whittle 637 remaining photos from Californi-cation down to a reasonable number and edit ASAP!

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Matt
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PostSat Aug 07, 2010 1:10 am 
Gorgeous photos. And the background scenery is nice, too. That video is hilarious. More, please.

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PostSat Aug 07, 2010 8:45 am 
Good job on the video. Looks like you all had a great time. The stories, I'm sure will only get better! cheers.gif Pictures are beautiful.

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PostSat Aug 07, 2010 9:54 am 
up.gif up.gif Very nice photos and am looking forward to the remainder. But I'm glad they won't be submitted to the annual calendar competition. It gives the rest of us amateurs a chance. embarassedlaugh.gif Bertman

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Karen˛
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PostSat Aug 07, 2010 1:44 pm 
Thanks all; hopefully the 'other wives' will post some photos soon, I’ll probably post some more later. Special thanks to the girls for being great companions, we certainly had a lot of challenges thrown at us during this trip and yet we managed to survive and come back thinking we had a great time. lol.gif Just a few words for those that don’t know about Mono Lake. I had visited it many years ago, but it was in the winter as David & I were on a ski trip. So one of the highlights this trip was getting to swim in Mono Lake – a really unique experience. Mono Lake contains carbonates, chlorides and sulfates. It is 2.5 times saltier than the ocean and is very dense. That means that you will find yourself extremely buoyant in the waters of Mono Lake, you don’t need to dog paddle or even move to stay float. A very cool, yet weird sensation! Just make sure you have access to a shower afterwards, unless of course you don't mind having a crusty, white layer on your skin. hockeygrin.gif
At the Tufa Spa
At the Tufa Spa
Float On
Float On
And thanks for rubbing it in bertman! lol.gif I have three big trips this summer (2 of 3 complete) and none of them are in calendar approved locations. bawl.gif

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GaliWalker
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PostSat Aug 07, 2010 8:33 pm 
I have long wanted to visit Mono Lake, so was very happy to see your photos. Really nice, but I think you may have overdone the "less is more" philosophy this time. More, please (unless the other ladies unveil their pics first).
Karen˛ wrote:
I have three big trips this summer (2 of 3 complete) and none of them are in calendar approved locations. bawl.gif
ditto.gif bawl.gif

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Ingunn
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PostSun Aug 08, 2010 7:02 pm 
In spite of all the things that went wrong, I really did have a fantastic time...and I am absolutely in love with the Sierra. I'm trying to convince my husband that we need to hike the John Muir Trail next year. wub.gif The highlights for me were: 1) Getting drenched on the Mist Trail in Yosemite (I think Josie got some good photos; my camera was stowed away)
Yosemite
Yosemite
While Karen was off doing real photography
While Karen was off doing real photography
OMGZ BR
OMGZ BR
This is how you know there's a bear by the side of the road
This is how you know there's a bear by the side of the road
2) Swimming in Mono Lake (this is a must-do if you're ever down there)
I like these illustrations
I like these illustrations
Buoyant babes
Buoyant babes
Mukmuk, don't go out tufa!
Mukmuk, don't go out tufa!
The hypersaline lake water is supposed to work like a natural hair conditioner. Karen does not agree.
The hypersaline lake water is supposed to work like a natural hair conditioner. Karen does not agree.
Tisha with tufas
Tisha with tufas
She works hard for the money (shots)
She works hard for the money (shots)
Shutterbug
Shutterbug
3) My first time in a raft at Big Pine Lakes (plus hiking at over 11,000 feet, my new altitude record *wheeze*)
Into thin (and really hot) air
Into thin (and really hot) air
First Lake
First Lake
Second Lake
Second Lake
Third Lake
Third Lake
Fourth Lake and Fifth Lake
Fourth Lake and Fifth Lake
4) Marmot heaven at Thousand Island Lake (they sure were friendly for non-hoary marmots)
Cameras ready for the Ansel Adams Wilderness
Cameras ready for the Ansel Adams Wilderness
Red/blue/green
Red/blue/green
Hideous Sierra hiking views
Hideous Sierra hiking views
All thoughts of heavy packs disappeared as we entered the Thousand Island Lake basin.
All thoughts of heavy packs disappeared as we entered the Thousand Island Lake basin.
What's all this snow doing here?
What's all this snow doing here?
Rafting with icebergs
Rafting with icebergs
Yellow-bellied marmot
Yellow-bellied marmot
Such a poser
Such a poser
Still a lot of snow on the John Muir Trail
Still a lot of snow on the John Muir Trail
Mostly frozen Garnet Lake
Mostly frozen Garnet Lake
Tisha and Banner Peak
Tisha and Banner Peak
A marmot snuck into my tent
A marmot snuck into my tent
It would have been more enjoyable without the three-day packs. And without the shuttle bus.
It would have been more enjoyable without the three-day packs. And without the shuttle bus.
Hikers caught in treacherous conditions at Devils Postpile National Monument.
Hikers caught in treacherous conditions at Devils Postpile National Monument.
5) Travelling with these lovely ladies!
California Gurls
California Gurls

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