Life of Wry

Peter’s Delta flight, direct from Detroit, was to land at 10:30am. It arrived a bit early, so we were a little late.. but no matter, collected him at 10:30, and off we went in a very loaded car. Happy fam.

First stop, a Starbs in the Pocket area of Sac. We then had lunch at Old Priest Station in Groveland, per tradition, a great meal served on the large deck with the sweeping view by Conrad Anker’s brother (Conrad = famed mountain climber), sullen, but efficient. All good.

We did one of Andy’s pub quizzes (I brought a bunch!), chatted with Maya, took in the views…

This has to be one of my favorites, and says, “you have arrived to the Yosemite high country!”

A small looking Fairview Dome behind Tenaya Lake there.

A nice view of Tenaya Peak, towering above the lake. We’ve hiked up there numerous times.

And a closer-up view of Fairview as we drive by…

We got to the TM Lodge at 4:30, checked in and were assigned Cabin #69. Our favorites were taken. I wrangled a little with the staff, hoping for a cabin with a shallower stoop and not as sun exposed, but that was not to be. We’ve been in #69 many times before and it’s fine (it’s just my knees that are older).

(Then I had to think… we’ll be climbing thousands of feet in the next week.. two feet should not be a problem.)

We made our dinner reservations for the week, and snagged a 6:15 for tonight. Ate with a couple from South Lake Tahoe and a solo guy from Danville. Pleasant enough. Then sat by the campfire for awhile.

Ahhhhh.