Della and the car mascot, Aggie Longhorn, somewhere on a California freeway |
Eggs, Burgers, &... Things? (we didn't eat dinner here) |
Fish Camp, CA |
Loading up the backpacks at Badger Pass |
Badger Pass, California's first ski area, inside Yosemite |
Boot Racks at the Badger Pass X-C Ski Hut |
My boots! |
Tim tries on his boots |
Just before hitting the trail |
Big trees on the trail |
Water break |
We didn't quite hit the speed limit |
Smile, you're in Yosemite! |
Look! A midget on XC skis! |
A beautiful sunshiny day in the woods |
View from the trail |
My view for most of the day |
Eating lunch - that turkey sandwich tasted soooo good |
Our lunch view - the Clark Range |
Our group getting prepped by leader Rick after lunch |
Della says "Cheese!" in Tim's sunglasses |
The trail and XC tracks |
"I fell DOWN" |
Tim and Half Dome at Washburn Point (*cue jaw drops*) |
Della photographs Half Dome |
Half Dome at the end of the trail |
Dwarfed by the big trees |
Half Dome dwarfs Tim |
Tim and a friend in front of the Glacier Point Ski Hut (where we spent the night) |
The Ski Hut in late afternoon |
Della sets up her photo gear next to a 3,000 foot drop to Yosemite Valley (gulp) |
The Vista |
Tim and Della enjoy Half Dome |
Home Sweet Home (Glacier Point Ski Hut) |
Home Sweet Home (Glacier Point Ski Hut) |
Della & her skis (we hiked up the big hill in the morning to the trail) |
Tim & his skis |
Beautiful big trees and sunny, blue sky |
Big trees |
Lunch view |
From the trail |
Tim feeling comfy on his skis |
The trail (and XC ski tracks) |
More trail - almost there! |
Another midget on the trail (oh wait, no, that's Della) |
The Yosemite Post Office |
The Yosemite Post Office |
The Wilderness Office - where Tim and I got our backcountry permit three years ago |
So confused... |