Sierrapalooza 2006 - Half Dome

“great vidoe WW. Cool how the words to the song seem to be made for some of the pics.
I was singing that song while hiking that trail. ;-)”

“Very cool WW. Are you leaving that up? If so I'll add a link to the group page”

“Nice getup Gnome.”

“Nice work!

We're you using Windows Movie Maker?”

“Love it WW :)”

“Thanks y'all :)

I'll leave it up Hodge.

Navi, I was using Microsoft Plus! Photo Story. You can do up to 150 photos with music and narration.”

“Cool Michael!”

“I wanna go back!!!”

“and beautiful music to go with, hopefully I'll be out there in 07”

“One of my favorite memories from this trip...is that moment in time when we had all retreated to our tents during the thunderstorm, laying in my bag and listening to Songbyrd and Turbo singing from their tent...I believe they were even taking requests :) Too cool!....just one of those little things that makes a trip unique.

I had an awesome time and I miss you guys.”

“Thanks, songbyrd.”

“Yes, Wind, Backpacking is for solo or two or three. But a Palooza is for the people. And great people they are.”

“gnome - WindWalker's pirate photo is totally awesome! Wish I had hair like that...well, I wish I had any hair at all!”

“Wow, Wind. Those are great pics. You are a very accomplished photog. Totally dig it! Of course, you did have the subject matter to help you out :)”

“Aww, poor Phil.

Ewker - We're going to Eleven Point this weekend with Dutch Oven Dave and my brother to kayak. Thought you might like to know, since you asked a while back.

Guys, I miss all of you! I hope to hike with you all again in the future. Have a good weekend!”

““I wanna go back!!!”

Me too. I really miss you all. It'll be a trip I'll never forget.....
Hope to see you all next year.....”

“he ya all, missin ya and I want cds . waz up and where do i order them. Where is my dive shot? Yo bear and bearlets!”

“Hodgeman's photos (Gallery 2)


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“Bear, how come your pictures aren't up on the net yet?
I wannna see bear pictures!”

“Yo Bear !!”

“I remember talking with someone on the trip about the world's largest granite monoliths. I did a google on it and it seems pretty unclear. Stawamus Chief up here is claimed to be #2 behind the Rock of Gibraltar #1. El Capitan is also claimed to be #1”

“El Cap is #1
British / Spainish stuff don't count!!!”

“Trying to live up to that American reputation Navi ?
;-)”

“My modem went down about a week ago so I've done a quick catch up. Great jobs on all the pics folks. I miss everybody too and can't wait to do it all again. Gnome..does that pic make you a "Pirate of the Carabiner" 8P. I see that my political influence rubbed off on ladyhiker and she's now a Bush person. O K so now you wish my modem stayed down huh? Congrats to everyone for accending Half Dome. Great pose Bear!”

“Can I get one of those cd's too please. Hope I'm not too late and your printer runs out of ink.”

“Wannabp, I would like a cd also, pretty please.
Yo hodge!
JVZ I was just hangin out.
Windwalker, awesome shots
Navi- I am workin on em!
Gnome Hey!
Oh BTW Phil has the pink thingy! LOL”

“jerbear...and proud of it!”

“Carry on the tradition with pride. Thats the Phil I now know. Yo bear!”

“Yo Jerbear, How's it going? Got silk? ;-)

Phil, Dale and I went to Lava Cap this afternoon. Julia not working. Never hit it right. Still had a great time though. We're now Lava Cap members. Hopefully see her next time.:-)
Hit the "Poor Reds" on the way home for a signature "Golden Cadillac". (or 2)”

“Yo!”

“Back atcha WW.
I'm headed down to Florence Lake and then on past to the Muir ranch trail to meet a few thru hikers tomorrow. 7 miles in. Whew hoo! Can't wait.”

“Hey Song, I'm going to Twin Lake from Sample Mdw. with my Grand-daughter and Son-in-Law.
Shout out as you go by.”

“Have fun T. ! You too Navi!”

“I will G-daughter's first BP trip.
It's a really neat lake, the outlet falls into a big hole and goes underground. You can follow it's course by the "culvert" and hear it rushing below. Then the creek gushes out from under a big rock.
If she gets tried before we get to the lake there are lots of places to make camp.
Then if we can keep her up late enough there's the Perseids Meteor Shower.”

“OOh, Perseids Meteor showers eh? What time? Any particular sky area or just LOOK UP?
How old is your G-daughter?”

“Happy anniversary WW.”

“www.Stardate.org says: Perseid meteors will appear to "rain" into the atmosphere from the constellation Perseus, which rises in the northeast around 11 p.m. in mid-August.

Grand-daughter is 5 years old.

What time are you heading out on Sunday?”

“Cool, hope I can stay up that late to watch.

Not sure what time were heading out. We'll say our goodbyes to the continuing group. It's a 7 mile hike out, then a four mile water ferry back to the car. I'm sure we'll plan to eat somewhere on the way home. What's your plans? Where will you park for your hike? I leave in 1 hour.”

“I will make Jene, WW, and Jerbear CDs as soon as Microsoft finishes figuring out the operating system glitch that freezes up my computer and assures me that it isn't contagious. They haven't suggested it is, but just to be sure. Jerbear, e-mail me your address.”

“OK, I'm outta hear. Navi, call my cell and we'll see if we can meet ya.
T”

“Thanks Songbyrd... it will be 24 years on Monday.

Thank You Karen!”

“It's quite nice to see a few familiar faces on such an outing. Yosemite is a beautiful place and a good choice for your trip.

I think it was Galen Rowell who once said that among all arts, the art of photography is most like the art of music. So, if this forum could sing, I'm sure there would be melodies and themes of drama in our hearing.

When you photograph the wilderness, and these lovely places, make your music. Think on that.

Loved the photos and stories. Thanks for sharing 'em.

-tekdude (aka Exavius)”

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Hiya James!”

“Nice one WW ! .... and happy anniversary

I just got back from 4 days at Garibaldi, up near Whistler. Unfortunately the peaks and glaciers were hiding in the clouds most of the time. Climbed Black Tusk for the big views and couldn't see a darned thing. Hopefully I got a few shots worth looking at though”

“WW - If you zoom in on that pic can you see our camp?”

“
Phil, yes at 100% you can pick out a couple of our tents.”

“WW - Cool!!! Thanks! I think my tent was behind a tree. That could be trekkngirl's orange tent on the right, and jerbears yellow one on the left.”

“I can't see my bivy! This picture SUCKS!”

“I think we got a picture of your campsite that was a little closer than that. I was on some rock and had a really good view.”

“I need to look.”