Mountain Lupine

September 15th 2012
As we traveled up highway 395 past Bishop, Yosemite appeared as an imposing fortress--rising straight up from the Owens Valley and the dry, flat eastern drainage. The next day, entering the park through Tioga Pass, all vehicles were dwarfed by the towering peaks of the Sierra Nevada range. Our first hike took us to the heights of Lambert Dome (elev. 10,258 ft) and to the refreshing, lovely shores ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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Backpacking by Car

When my husband, Phil, and I decided to schedule a driving trip to Yosemite for a series of day hikes, I thought we should also arrange a visit and hike with a friend who lives north of Santa Fe. Our Yosemite visit would be mid-September, but our friend wasn't available until the end of October. As a result, we stitched together a 6-week, 6,000-mile trip starting in Minneapolis on September 8, 2012 driving in my small EOS VW hardtop convertible. From Yosemite we will swing up into Oregon to visit one of my brothers and his wife, then meander down to Santa Fe, visiting several remote nationa... full info

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