323809 - ..
323810 - Back at Yosemite Lodge, the Registration clerk said the room was
323811 - ready. He asked for the other 2 parties?
323813 - ..
323814 - Explained that 2 cancelled, so there are only 2 of us.
323816 - ..
323817 - The Yosemite Lodge registration agent said the room has 2 Queen-size
323818 - beds for 4 people, requested in the call on 130422 1035. ref SDS 6
323819 - HE7H At that time, Jessica said the room will have a King-size bed,
323820 - and that the Lodge would bring in a single bed. ref SDS 6 PQTW
323822 - ..
323823 - The agent said somehow a mistake was made, because Yosemite Lodge has
323824 - assigned a room with 2 double beds for 4 people.
323826 - ..
323827 - He checked the computer to see if cancellations have occurred to
323828 - provide a King-size bed as originally ordered on 121024 0855,
323829 - ref SDS 3 VX4I, and confirmed in the call on 130422 1035. ref SDS 6
323830 - PQTW
323832 - ..
323833 - Received keys for the room 4324 in the Willows.
323835 - ..
323836 - We also received passes to charge purhcases to the room at check-out.
323838 - ..
323839 - Received Internet access code...
323840 -
323841 - T694A4
323843 - ..
323844 - This is for using the computer in the Food Court. No access code is
323845 - required for the room.
323847 - ..
323849 - ..
323850 - Got bags and everything moved into the room.
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3241 - 1630
3242 -
324201 - Went to dinner early, so everthing will be digested for the hike
324202 - tomorrow.
324204 - ..
324205 - Got a big serving of spagetti with hambuger, and mixed vegetables
324206 - mainly squash.
324208 - ..
324209 - We shared this, but I ate most to prepare for hike.
324211 - ..
324212 - Had desert - bought a small carton of milk and a small piece of
324213 - chocolate cake.
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3245 - 1810
3246 -
324601 - In bed and resting for hike tomorrow.
324602 -
324603 - Have to elevate leg so the cut on the instep will heal further by
324604 - tomorrow morning, suffered this pas Sunday on 130916 0633. ref SDS 8
324605 - MQ5I
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3249 - 2120
3250 -
325001 - Feeling restless, so got up to check the full moon and stars.
325002 -
325003 - There was a full moon and it shown very brightly. Took a picture,
325004 - which came out as just a big light.
325006 - ..
325007 - However, big dissapontment - there were very few stars tonight.
325008 - Seeing the sky filled with seemingly millions of bright stars was a
325009 - big objective of the trip, reported on 121024 0855, ref SDS 3 EQ7H,
325010 - Previously, we saw this on on 950915 1230, ref SDS 2 3T9H, and the
325011 - year before on 940917 0742. ref SDS 1 KN5I
325013 - ..
325014 - Walked to the Mountain Room Lounge and ordered a drink and chips.
325016 - ..
325017 - The bartender said the bright moon overshadows the stars, so we don't
325018 - seem them, like we did on the last trip reported, 950915 1230,
325019 - ref SDS 2 3T9H, and more so the year before on 940917 0742,
325020 - ref SDS 1 KN5I
325022 - ..
325023 - In the lounge there are numerous big pictures of rock climbers. We
325024 - asked about climbing the face of Half Dome. One of the bartenders
325025 - said that the Half Dome hike is actually more difficult. This seemed
325026 - incongruous.
325027 -
325028 - [On 130918 0620 on the Nevada Falls trail from Vernal
325029 - Falls, two people were going up to climb the shear face of
325030 - Half Dome, and seemed to concur that getting to the top
325031 - using the hiking route and the cables is physically more
325032 - demanding than rock climbing. ref SDS 9 U49L
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