Susan
July 25, 2024
Jim and I are on our way to Yosemite to pick up Peter and Eli who’ll finish the JMT a day earlier than planned (wow). We are hunkered down in Groveland at the All Seasons Groveland Inn (cute!), having had iced tea and iced coffee at the cafe across the street and a charming dinner at the Charlotte Hotel (cute!). We’ve justified eating multiple little chocolates because tomorrow we’ll rise at 3:20, hit the road at 4:00, and sneak into the park before officials show up to staff the entry gate (this is a thing) because we were not able to obtain a permit. Then we’ll hike to the top (well, we’ll see) of Upper Yosemite Falls (3300′ in 3.3 miles, ouch!!) and back down in time to pick up P&E at Happy Isles. Then we’ll eat dinner and drive home (like, 5 hours). So…we’ll be tired and spent. Chocolates allowed.
More on all that later!!
On our way to Yosemite, we stopped for lunch with Susan on the lovely patio at Tower Cafe. We had fun talking politics. Nobody is more well-read, informed and reasoned than Susan.
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