Day 214: Mountain Range
On Wednesday, I made some more mountains. I guess I’ve got mountains on my mind because Jim and I are headed to Yosemite in two weeks to do some serious hiking. I’m super excited and also a little...
View ArticleDay 227: Hikers
On the night before our Yosemite trip, I made this little drawing because I knew, according to the forecast, that it was supposed to be 99 degrees on the day of our big hike. Eek!
View ArticleDay 229: Yosemite
On Thursday, August 16, I did the most strenuous hike of my life. On the Snow Creek trail in Yosemite, I climbed up over 100 switchbacks in approximately 95 degree heat without breeze or shade. The...
View ArticleDay 230: Raindrops and Yosemite #2
On our second day out in the Yosemite back country, it rained a little in the late afternoon and we were forced to spend an hour or so huddled inside our tent. To make use of the time, I drew a...
View ArticleDay 231: Yosemite #3
On our third day out in Yosemite, Jim and I did a long hike from the top of Snow Creek to Yosemite Falls, 11 miles or so. It was a long day, mostly made of walking uphill through misty pine forest,...
View ArticleDay 232: Yosemite #4
These are just a few our photos from our last morning in the Yosemite back country. We started to run low on pictures on the disposable camera, so all except the last one were taken on our disposable...
View ArticleDay 237: Half Dome
On the Friday after we got back from Yosemite, I guess I was still feeling inspired by the park’s beauty, so I made this chalk drawing of Half Dome on an old paper bag. I rather like it!
View ArticleMono Lake
A few weeks ago, we drove over to Mono Lake, a massive salty lake on the eastern border of Yosemite. I had seen the lake from afar before, and I knew it would be pretty, but I was still surprised by...
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