I learned a valuable lesson last night in how to keep warm when the temperature plummets after 9pm. I forgot to put the cover on my tent. By the time I got to it, it was open, well ventilated and cold. I threw the cover on, which somewhat helped (thank God my sleeping bag was warm), although it did not quite help my head which was cold. Of course at 3:00am- the hour of the Wolf I really had to pee. It took all of my energy to face the dark and chilly night and walk the however many feet it was to the bathroom. That said I made it through the night, ate dry cheerios and a banana and headed to Yosemite. First it was just winding roads and trees, pretty but not so
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