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Yosemite Half-Dome Hike 13 Hours Reached Top With Lindsey Brady Guid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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1704 - Summary/Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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170501 - Follow up ref SDS A3 0000. ref SDS 85 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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170503 - Successful test today, hiking about 2/3rds of Half Dome trail.  Got up                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
170504 - early and drove from Concord to Yosemite. ref SDS 0 NM6V  Arrived at                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
170505 - Curry Village about 0720.  Hiked 1+ miles on Happy Isle Loop Road a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
170506 - mile to the tailhead, ref SDS 0 RH7K, then up the paved trail another                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
170507 - mile to the Wood Bridge. ref SDS 0 ZW9K  There was lots of white water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
170508 - roaring through the Merced River gorgue from Vernal Falls. ref SDS 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
170509 - WX5M  For the first time in memory there was a lot of mist on the Mist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
170510 - trail today. ref SDS 0 E15F  Met Giesla hiking to the top of Half                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
170511 - Dome. ref SDS 0 5N8O  Handled steep, complex steps up the trail better                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
170512 - than last year. ref SDS 0 E26F  At the top of Vernal Falls lots of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
170513 - people were enjoying the spectacle of much higher flows over the falls                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
170514 - this year. ref SDS 0 TW6L  From Vernal Falls took the steeper, shorter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
170515 - Mist trail rather than the John Muir Trail (JMT) up to Nevada Falls.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
170516 - ref SDS 0 6Q63  From Nevada Falls, continued up JMT to Little Yosemite                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
170517 - Valley. ref SDS 0 QC9H  Stopped to rest and eat lunch. ref SDS 0 PW4L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
170518 - Continued through Little Yosemite Valley, and for about a mile up the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
170519 - Long Switchbacks keeping Giesla company on her first attempt hiking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
170520 - Half Dome. ref SDS 0 SS4G  Returned to Nevada Falls and got pictures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
170521 - of white water rapids in the Merced River. ref SDS 0 GV4N  Left knee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
170522 - hurting, so took flatter JMT back to the valley.  Got a rare picture                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
170523 - of water gushing over Nevada Falls. ref SDS 0 SW44  Made it down JMT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
170524 - to the Wood Bridge, where there was a crowd enjoying the unusual scene                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
170525 - of white water flowing under the bridge down the Merced river to the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
170526 - Valley below. ref SDS 0 TF96  After hiking down the paved trail to the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
170527 - trailhead, got lost taking the wrong trail back to Curry Village.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
170528 - Finally arrived back where the hike started this morning. ref SDS 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
170529 - JJ3M  Kathy had lots to drink for rehydrating.  She drove us home.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
170530 - ref SDS 0 CD4I  Test hike was fun today.  On track to reach top of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
170531 - Half Dome scheduled on 190911, after final PRP treatment for feet and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
170532 - knees on 190816. ref SDS 0 S14I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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1714 - Progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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171501 - Prepare Half Dome Hike Eating Carbohydrates Take Backpack                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
171502 - 
171503 - Follow up ref SDS A3 NM6V, ref SDS 85 NM6V.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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171505 - Up early this morning, planning test hike to above Nevada Falls in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
171506 - Yosemite Valley.  Evaluate conditioning and physical ability to hike                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
171507 - Half Dome scheduled on 190911.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
171509 -  ..
171510 - For some reason cellphone alarm did not go off.  Must have not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
171511 - actually set it.  Woke up at 0240.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
171513 -  ..
171514 - Getting organized for driving to Yosemite with Kathy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
171515 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
171516 -    1.  Wear Brooks Ghost shoes with Satallite Elite orthotic inserts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
171517 -        and heel cushions, with 2 pair Thorlo Wool socks, which were                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
171518 -        successful hiking Half Dome trail last year on 180912 0545.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
171519 -        ref SDS A3 CW9L  Also wore these shoes getting to top of Half                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
171520 -        Dome on 160914 0530, ref SDS 85 CW9L, and for test hike 3 weeks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
171521 -        earlier on 160825 0143. ref SDS 83 CW9L  Daily hiking is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
171522 -        normally done wearing Hoka Bondi 6 2E wide shoes, because they                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
171523 -        have thicker soles made of well cushioned material that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
171524 -        protects feet from metatarsalgia injuries walking and running                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
171525 -        extended miles on concrete and asphault surfaces.  Wore similar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
171526 -        Hoka Stinson Trail shoes with VA Prolab orthotic inserts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
171527 -        attempting to reach top of Half Dome on 150916. ref SDS 66 CW9L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
171528 -        Fell on Mist trail near top of Nevada Falls. ref SDS 66 O87H,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
171529 -        This may have been partly due to extra thickness of Hoka shoes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
171530 -        So today, wearing Brooks Ghost with normal thin sole thickness                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
171531 -        that provides stronger stability on rocky terraine.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
171533 -         ..
171534 -    2.  Extra pair socks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
171535 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
171536 -        Actually forgot to do this.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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171539 -    3.  Take backpack purchased at Walmart on 180711 1525, ref SDS 92                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
171540 -        6M6G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
171542 -         ..
171543 -    4.  Socks - forgot to put an extra pair in backpack in case feet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
171544 -        get wet.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
171546 -         ..
171547 -    5.  Coat put in backpack just in case get stuck coming back and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
171548 -        temperature gets cold.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
171550 -         ..
171551 -    6.  Gloves put in backpack for climbing up the cables, which is not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
171552 -        actually planned for today.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
171554 -         ..
171555 -    7.  Hydrocodone pills put in backpack (actually Hydrocodone 5mg                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
171556 -        with Acetaminophen 325 mg - commonly Norco) to take in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
171557 -        afternoon, on the way back, if necessary to treat repetitive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
171558 -        stress injuries.  Did this previously at Nevada Falls on the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
171559 -        way down from top of Half Dome, reported last year on 180912                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
171560 -        0545. ref SDS A3 GV4N  Two years earlier, took Naproxen after                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
171561 -        getting down the Sub Dome switchbacks on 160914 0530.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
171562 -        ref SDS 85 VN6I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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171565 -    8.  Medication - Kathy always carries in per purse Famotidine and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
171566 -        Pantoprazole pills.  Will take Famotidine after we arrive in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
171567 -        Yosemite, and before starting hike OA 0700.  Will take                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
171568 -        pantoprazole pill in the evening when we stop for dinner on the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
171569 -        drive home, reported in case study for today on 190101 0730.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
171570 -        ref SDS B4 TT9K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
171572 -         ..
171573 -    9.  Empty collapsable bottle with a filter put in backpack.  Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
171574 -        to drink from the fountain at the Wood Bridge, and carry empty                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
171575 -        water bottle up to Vernal Falls, then Nevada Falls.  This will                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
171576 -        reduce weight ascending steepest climbs, and reduce fatigue.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
171577 -        Will hike into Little Yosemite Valley and fill the water bottle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
171578 -        at Merced River.  Will drink sparingly until reaching little                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
171579 -        spring near top of Long Switchbacks.  On the way back will fill                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
171580 -        the bottle again at Merced River, like Lindsey did last year,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
171581 -        reported on 180912 0545. ref SDS A4 GV4N  This will be enough                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
171582 -        water to reach Wood Bridge where there is running water in a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
171583 -        fountain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
171585 -         ..
171586 -   10.  Billfold always carry in case identification is needed in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
171587 -        relation to falling, injury etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
171589 -         ..
171590 -   11.  Cellphone for communication, taking pictures, video.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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171593 - Backpack had minimal weight, yet still felt heavy on the trail -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
171594 - rediculous.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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172001 - Driving to Yosemite Valley                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
172002 - 
172003 - Leave house in Concord driving to Curry Village in Yosemite Valley.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172004 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172005 - Took regular route - Marsh Creek Road in Clayton, which eventually                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
172006 - changes to Camino Diablo where Marsh Creek road makes a 90 degree                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
172007 - bend North and intersets Highway 4 and Vasco.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
172009 -  ..
172010 - We turned off Camino Diablo onto Vasco and took it to Highway 580.  We                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
172011 - could have continued on Camino Diablo to Byron Highway, and taken it                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
172012 - to Highway 205, which seems much shorter than the Vasco route.  We                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
172013 - returned on this shorter route taking Byron Road                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
172015 -  ..
172016 - Drove on 580 to Tracy, where it continues as Highway 205, which we                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
172017 - took, rather than continue on 580 going South to merge with Highway 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
172018 - going South to Los Angeles.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
172020 -  ..
172021 - On Highway 205 we merged onto Highway 5 going North, but only for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
172022 - about a mile.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
172024 -  ..
172025 - Turned off Highway 5 onto highway 120 going East for only a few                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172026 - miles, then turned onto Highway 99 going North but only for about 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172027 - mile to Manteca.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
172029 -  ..
172030 - At Manteca, turned off Highway 99 back on to highway 120 continuing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172031 - East toward Yosemite.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
172033 -  ..
172034 - Drove to Escalon, then to Oakdale, where highway 120 merges with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
172035 - highway 108.  Stopped at McDonald's at East end of Oakdale.  Had                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
172036 - Egg McMuffin, or something like that.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
172038 -  ..
172039 - Drove East 40 - 50 miles where highway 120 and 108, split.  Highway                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172040 - 108 contineus North East.  We turned right taking highway 120 South                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172041 - East toward Yosemite.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
172043 -  ..
172044 - Drove past Chinese Camp, then past Lake Don Pedro Reservoir.  It was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
172045 - too dark to see much of the reservoir.  Drove into the mountains on an                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
172046 - extremely winding road, and then into Groveland.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
172048 -  ..
172049 - Drove on highway 120 to Yosemite Park entrance.  The Ranger Station                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172050 - was unmanned, so just drove into the park.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
172052 -  ..
172053 - Drove through the 3 tunnels and merged with highway 140 coming from                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172054 - Merced.  We were then in Yosemite Valley driving along the Merced                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
172055 - river.  Noticed immediately that water in the river was much higher                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172056 - than on any of the previous 10 or so trips the past 10 years.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
172058 -  ..
172059 - Drove on Southside drive directly to Camp Curry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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172401 - Curry Village in Yosemite Valley Start Test Hike Half Dome Trail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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172403 - Follow up ref SDS A3 ZW9K.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
172404 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172405 - Arrived in Camp Curry.  Parked in temporary stall in front of Curry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172406 - Village commercial facilities, including...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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172408 -                    Yosemite Mountaineering School and Guide Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172409 -                    Curry Village                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
172410 -                    209 372 8344                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172412 -  ..
172413 - This is where we usually meet Lindsey.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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172421 - Took Famotidine pills, normally taken at this time daily.  Drank                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
172422 - water before starting hike.  Next water will be at Wood Bridge.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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172801 - Kathy took a picture before starting the hike with Half Dome in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172802 - background...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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172809 -  ..
172810 - Starting the hike, did not carry water since there are water fountains                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
172811 - at the Wood Bridge, and fountains to fill water containers.  Planned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
172812 - to fill filtered water bottle at Merced River above Nevada Falls in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172813 - Little Yosemite Vallery, per above. ref SDS 0 3Y3M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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172816 -  ..
172817 - On the Internet there is...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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172820 -        Map Trail to Half Dome Hike                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172821 -        
172822 -        Follow up ref SDS A3 UM6J, ref SDS 85 UM6J.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
172823 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172824 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172825 -              http://www.everytrail.com/guide/half-dome-hike/map#poi-13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
172826 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172827 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172829 -  ..
172830 - Trailhead Half Dome Mist Trail to Vernal Falls Stop #8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
172831 - Paved Path 1st Mile to Vernal Falls Foot Bridge from Trailhead                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172832 - 
172833 - Follow up ref SDS A3 ZW9K, ref SDS 85 ZW9K.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
172834 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172835 - Hiked about 1 mile from Curry Village on Happy Isle Loop Road.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
172836 - Crossed Happy Isles Bridge.  Took access path along Merced River to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
172837 - the Trailhead on the John Muir trail (JMT), which is the route to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
172838 - Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls and Half Dome, Clouds Rest, etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
172840 -  ..
172841 - Continued up the trail that follows the Merced river.  This section is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
172842 - paved, steep but without switchbacks for about 1 mile to the Wood                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
172843 - Bridge that crosses the Merced river.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
172845 -  ..
172846 - Stopped 3 or 4 times to rest.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
172847 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
172848 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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172851 -  ..
1729 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1730 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1731 - 0825                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1732 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
173201 - Wood Bridge from Trailhead Took 30 Minutes on Paved Path                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
173202 - Trailhead 1st Mile Paved Path to Wood Bridge Took 30 Minutes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
173203 - 
173204 - Follow up ref SDS A3 WX5M, ref SDS 85 WX5M.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
173205 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173206 - Arrived at Wood Bridge.  Took about 45 minutes since departing from                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173207 - Curry Village.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
173208 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173210 -               ..
173212 -   
173213 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173215 -  ..
173216 - Last year on the hike to top of Half Dome, took us 46 minutes from                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173217 - Curry Village to reach the Wood Bridge, reported on 180912 0545.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173218 - ref SDS 95 J13H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173228 -  ..
173229 - Drank from the water fountain at the Wood Bridge, but did not use                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173230 - water spigots to fill the filtered water bottle.  This reduces weight                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173231 - to carry up the steep Mist trail to Vernal Falls, and then to Nevada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173232 - Falls.  Will fill the water bottle and drink some at the Merced River                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173233 - in Little Yosemite Valley above Nevada Falls, per above. ref SDS 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173234 - 3Y3M  At this time of the morning, temperature is mild in the 60s, so                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173235 - don't need to drink until reaching the river.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
173237 -  ..
173238 - Amazed by amount of water flowing under the bridge this morning, and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173239 - it's all white water...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
173240 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173241 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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173243 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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173247 -               ..
173249 -   
173250 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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173253 -               ..
173254 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
173255 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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173258 -               ..
173260 -   
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173264 -               ..
173266 -   
173267 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173268 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173270 -  ..
173271 - Comparing with pictures from hike last year.  At Wood Bridge cannot                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173272 - even see water in the Merced river, shown on 180912 0545. ref SDS A4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
173273 - Q59I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173274 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173275 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173277 -  ..
173278 - Mist Trail from Wood Bridge Steep Narrow Rock Steps to Vernal Falls                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173279 - 
173280 - Follow up ref SDS A3 6Q97, ref SDS 85 6Q97.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
173281 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173282 - After crossing the Wood Bridge, the South side trail changes markedly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173283 - for the remaining .7 miles up to Vernal Falls.  A few hundred feet or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173284 - so past the bridge the trail divides at "Register Rock P." The Mist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173285 - trail hugs the vertical cliff of the Merced river gourge.  A sign                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173286 - identifies the trailhead for the flatter and longer John Muir Trail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173287 - (JMT) also to Vernal Falls, and on up to Nevada Falls, and then to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173288 - Half Dome.  The longer JMT trail has many switchbacks.  The Mist trail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173289 - has no switchbacks and so is much more vertical.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173291 -  ..
173292 - Today, took the shorter, steeper Mist trail to Vernal Falls.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
173294 -  ..
173295 - This year and for the first time ever beginning with the hike in 2013,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173296 - there was actual mist on the trail.  On the hike with Ross in 1994,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173297 - similarly there was no mist on the Mist trail. ref SDS 2 6702                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173299 -  ..
173300 - There has been a lot reporting that Yosemite and California generally                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173301 - had very high rain and snow last winter.  For the first time in a long                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173302 - time, all of the reservoirs are full of water.  At the VA in May,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173303 - Doctor Lee said a relative or friend reported having recently returned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173304 - from Yosemite.  He saw water flowing from high cliffs all around                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173305 - Yosemite Valley, reported during EGD Dilation procedure on 190521                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173306 - 0930. ref SDS B4 BJ5I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
173308 -  ..
173309 - Today, in July the amount of water flowing over Vernal Falls is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173310 - awesome.  Pictures show all white water, which have never seen at this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173311 - level on 10 or so previous trips to Yosemite...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173312 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173313 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173314 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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173319 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173321 -               ..
173322 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
173323 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173324 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173326 -  ..
173327 - Much of the Mist trail is very steep, solid granite rock steps are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173328 - formed from large, irregular stones.  The route takes strength and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173329 - endurance to climb, but also mental focus (concentration) to step                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173330 - correctly ascending the trail of irregular steps up to Vernal Falls.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173331 - Steps vary from 6" to over 18+" in height.  At several places the path                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173332 - narrows to less than 3'.  There is a short span of metal railing at                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173333 - the narrowest point on the trial.  This reduces danger of bumping the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173334 - verticle cliff on the right side and falling off the cliff into the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173335 - gourge on the left.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173337 -  ..
173338 - Today, stopped 3 or 4 times to rest and take pictures hiking up to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173339 - Vernal Falls.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
173341 -  ..
173342 - Apart from conditioning, young people handle these conditions well;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173343 - however, older people can be hesitant with loss of physical and mental                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173344 - agility, i.e., advancing neurological/congnitive deficits.  Aging                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173345 - causes plaque buildup in blood vessels that reduces blood flow.  This                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173346 - reduces strength (sarcopenia) and slows mental processing.  As a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173347 - result, advancing age increases risk of missteps, falling, and injury                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173348 - due to frailty.  This makes the hike to Half Dome a good medical                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173349 - metric.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
173351 -  ..
173352 - On 190411 1500 Doctor Anthony Mefford and colleagues at UCSF are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173353 - studying cognitive impairment with aging. ref SDS B6 8X4L  Hiking the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
173354 - Mist trail and on up, then coming back down, tests navigating complex                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173355 - terraine under high fatigue conditions at age 70+.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173357 -  ..
173358 - Last year, hiking Half Dome, about half way up the Mist trail, I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173359 - faltered slightly making an elevated step.  Lindsey put her hand on my                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173360 - back to slightly push me forward, reported on 180912 0545, ref SDS A3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
173361 - BD4L  Today, was fine all the way up to Vernal Falls with no issues,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173362 - reflecting better conditioning from increased hiking.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173364 -  ..
173365 - This year mist is so heavy, that going through the approximate 12'                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173366 - long rock tunnel about halfway up the trail to Vernal Falls, water was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173367 - falling like heavy rain.  This formed a huge puddle on the rock                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173368 - walking surface.  Getting through the tunnel without stepping in 4 - 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173369 - inches of water required jumping between 3 or 4 rocks that protruded                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173370 - slightly above the water.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
173372 -  ..
173373 - Lana would be proud that today, I nimbly navigated this part of the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173374 - trail, getting through the tunnel without falling in the water.  This                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173375 - avoided previous fall, when we hiked Castle Rock Park a few years ago                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173376 - on 160501, reported in case study on 160101 0700. ref SDS 66 YS8N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
173377 - That fall led to examination that diagnosed BPPV dizziness symptoms,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173378 - treated by Doctor Wiseman at the VA Medical Center in San Francisco on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173379 - 160707 0900. ref SDS 72 4355                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173381 -  ..
173382 - Last week Doctor Wiseman made follow up examination for BPPV, to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173383 - ensure this would occur again today, reported on 190705 0900.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
173384 - ref SDS B7 CY5K  She, too, will be pleased there were no falls hiking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
173385 - the Mist trail today, as occurred previously in Yosemite on 150916                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173386 - 0535. ref SDS 66 O87H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
173388 -  ..
173389 - After passing through the tunnel, everyone is totally soaked by the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173390 - water falling inside the tunnel.  Another hiker, Giesla, used my                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173391 - cellphone camera to capture the water flowing over Vernal Falls, and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173392 - very heavy mist today, on the Mist trail...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
173393 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173395 -               ..
173397 -   
173398 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173400 -  ..
173401 - Giesla had a sophisticated, dedicated camera she used to take pictures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173402 - all along the trail today.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
173404 -  ..
173405 - Actually, have never seen this amount of water going over Vernal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173406 - Falls...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
173407 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173408 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173409 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
173410 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173411 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173412 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173413 - ...and falling into the river below...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173414 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173416 -               ..
173417 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
173418 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173420 -  ..
173421 - Giesla hiked with me the rest of the way up to Vernal Falls.  She is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173422 - visiting Yosemite from Los Angeles, and hopes to reach the top of Half                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173423 - Dome, which will be her first attempt.  This was helpful in case I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173424 - faltered traversing difficult vertical steps.  Last year, Lindsey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173425 - helped avoid a fall, reported on 180912 0545. ref SDS A3 BD4L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173427 -  ..
173428 - Today, seemed to handle Mist Trail challenges well, without being                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173429 - tentative on the more complex steps going up, explained on 160825                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173430 - 0143, ref SDS 83 FD47, and which occurred during test hike at that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
173431 - time on 160825 0143. ref SDS 83 KY8O  Appreciated seeing young people                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
173432 - (20s, 30s, 40s) stepping past me, and easily navigating complex arrays                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173433 - of rocks, when I paused to assess step sequence.  Was glad to finally                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173434 - reach the metal handrail the last 100 feet or so to the top of Vernal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173435 - Falls.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173436 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173437 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173438 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173440 -  ..
1735 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1736 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1737 - 0912                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1738 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
173801 - Vernal Falls More Water than Prior Years and Lots of People                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
173802 - 
173803 - Follow up ref SDS A3 UZ7K.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173804 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173805 - Arrived at top of Vernal Falls.  Waters of Merced river flowing over                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173806 - the falls was spectacular.  Normally there is a single flow, but                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173807 - today, water is coming from multiple directions, i.e., the river was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173808 - much wider today.  Nice to see so many people at the top...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
173809 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173811 -               ..
173813 -   
173814 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173816 -  ..
173817 - Time from Wood Bridge to Vernal Falls was...  0825 - 0912 = 47                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
173818 - minutes, compared to 45 minutes for prior hike to Half Dome on 180912                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173819 - 0545. ref SDS A3 UZ7K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
173820 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173821 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173823 -  ..
173824 - Neveda Falls Took Steeper Mist Trail Rather than John Muir Trail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173825 - 
173826 - Follow up ref SDS A3 6Q63, ref SDS 85 6Q63.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
173827 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173828 - Hiking up from Vernal Falls, there is a sign that says the trail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173829 - branches.  John Muir Trail (JMT) veering to the right is flatter and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173830 - longer about 1.6 miles.  The steeper trail is only 1.3 miles.  On                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173831 - 130918, took Mist Trail, and reached top of Half Dome. ref SDS 31 6Q63                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
173832 - The following year, took the longer and flatter John Muir trail,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
173833 - because of poor conditioning due to metatarsalgia feet injuries the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173834 - prior 2 months, reported on 140917 0540. ref SDS 60 6Q63  The year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
173835 - after that, on 150916, took the steep trail, ref SDS 66 6Q63, which                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
173836 - resulted in a fall that ended the hike. ref SDS 66 O87H  Then a year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
173837 - later, took the steep Mist trail, and had no problems, reported on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
173838 - 160914 0530. ref SDS 85 NE4F  Last year, took Mist trail again.  It                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
173839 - was my best hike doing Half Half Dome, reported on 180912 0545.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173840 - ref SDS A3 NE4F and ref SDS A3 TF45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173842 -  ..
173843 - Today, decided to take shorter, steeper Mist trail to Nevada Falls in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173844 - order to save time and increase exercise.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
173846 -  ..
173847 - Was pleased to get past the location where the fall occurred 4 years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173848 - ago hiking the Mist trail to Nevada Falls, reported on 150916 0535.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173849 - ref SDS 66 O87H  Picture from test hike on 180712, illustrates the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
173850 - character of this trail...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
173851 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173852 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173853 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
173854 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173856 -  ..
173857 - Overall, this part of the Mist trail coming from Vernal Falls and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173858 - hiking up to Nevada Falls is easier than hiking from the Wood Bridge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
173859 - to Vernal Falls.  Giesla seemed in good shape.  She just kept going                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173860 - uphill, and only stopped, when she noticed I had stopped to rest some                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173861 - distance behind her.  She reached the Nevada Falls Ranger station a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173862 - few mintues ahead of me.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
173863 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173864 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173866 -  ..
173867 - Nevada Falls Ranger Station and Rest Area                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
173868 - 
173869 - Follow up ref SDS A3 G66H, ref SDS 85 G66H.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
173870 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173871 - At the top of Nevada Falls there is a rest area at the Ranger Station                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173872 - and restrooms; however, there is no running water, i.e., no water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
173873 - fountain nor spigot, as there is at Vernal Falls, per above.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
173874 - ref SDS 85 J39M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173876 -  ..
173877 - Several signs show the trail splits between the John Muir Trail and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173878 - the Mist Trail.  Mileage markers indicate distance to the top of Half                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
173879 - Dome (about 4.5 miles), and going down to Vernal Falls.  The John Muir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173880 - Trail (JMT) is longer, but flatter, while the Mist Trail is steeper                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
173881 - and shorter, as explained above. ref SDS 85 P69I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173883 -  ..
173884 - Normally, we pause and rest here.  Today, Giesla just kept going on up                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173885 - the John Muir Trail (JMT) hiking uphill toward Little Yosemite Valley.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
173886 - So I followed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
173887 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173888 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173889 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173890 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
173892 -  ..
1739 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1740 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1741 - 0850                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1742 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
174201 - Little Yosemite Valley Trail Relatively Flat .5 Miles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174202 - 
174203 - Follow up ref SDS A3 M69J, ref SDS 85 M69J.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
174204 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174205 - The trail leaving Nevada Falls rest area, is rocky and irregular, but                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174206 - not steep.  Requires concentration hiking uphill with a mild grade for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174207 - about .25 miles.  Then the trail for the next .25 miles becomes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174208 - flatter and easier with less rocks and more normal walking surface                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
174209 - going slightly downhill into Little Yosemite Valley.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174211 -  ..
174212 - Along the trail Giesla explained she is hiking to the top of Half                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
174213 - Dome.  She seems to have several permits for the cables, having                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174214 - invited a family member (a brother I think) and/or a friend to hike                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174215 - with her.  However, ultimately nobody else could come, so she is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
174216 - attempting her first Half Dome hike alone.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
174218 -  ..
174219 - Giesla said she will not push beyond her limits to reach the top of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174220 - Half Dome today.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
174222 -  ..
174223 - Commented that she seems well conditioned in that she has only stopped                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174224 - to rest, when I have stopped.  This "good conditioning" will help make                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174225 - it to the top of Half Dome.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
174227 -  ..
174228 - Explained having reached the top of Half Dome 3-times, including last                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174229 - year with Lindsey, reported on 180912 0545. ref SDS A3 0001  Today,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
174230 - for me is just a test hike into Little Yosemite Valley to evaluate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
174231 - need for more training to be well enough conditioned for hiking to the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174232 - top of Half Dome scheduled on 190911.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174234 -  ..
174235 - Giesla seemed to say she would be interested in hiking Half Dome                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
174236 - again in September.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174238 -  ..
174239 - She also plans to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.  Mentioned that I have                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174240 - hiked Half Dome several times with a guide, Lindsey, from the Yosemite                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174241 - Mountaineering School and Guide Service.  Lindsey reported hiking 250                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174242 - miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, shown in the record on 150916 0535.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174243 - ref SDS 66 OW4F                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174245 -  ..
174246 - We stopped to eat about 15% of the way through Little Yosemite Valley.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174248 -  ..
174249 - Last year Lindsey guided us to the Merced River about 100 yards from                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174250 - the trail.  Today, I wandered around and eventually found a location                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174251 - where the filtered water bottle could be filled.  Was a little                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
174252 - concerned that at this particular location the water seemed relatively                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174253 - still.  Recalled Lindsey saying to fill the bottle where the water was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174254 - running swiftly.  From where we were standing, there was an immediate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174255 - obvious location.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
174257 -  ..
174258 - Looking at the bank, it seemed risky for me.  Giesla offered to bend                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174259 - down and fill the bottle.  She did this easily...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
174260 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174261 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174263 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
174264 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174266 -  ..
174267 - We then sat to eat and rest.  I didn't bring anything to eat because                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174268 - planned to return to the Valley on reaching this point on the Half                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
174269 - Dome Trail.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
174271 -  ..
174272 - Giesla did eat.  She commented on her backback seeming heavier now                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
174273 - after carrying enough water to make Half Dome, and having hiked the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174274 - past 5 miles.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
174276 -  ..
174277 - Explained there is a little stream several miles uphill, and before                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174278 - reaching the Sub Dome switchbacks, reported in the record hiking Half                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174279 - Dome last year on 180912 0545. ref SDS A3 XC4M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174281 -  ..
174282 - This little stream makes it is possible to carry much less water over                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174283 - the entire route, by only taking enough to get from the Wood Bridge to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174284 - the river here in Little Yosemite Valley, where water can be refilled.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174285 - In 2016, Lindsey carried a lot of water like Giesla today.  She got to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174286 - the top of Half Dome, but also got sick on the way down.  Last year,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174287 - she carried less water, because she refilled at the little streem,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
174288 - before going up the Sub Dome switchbacks and the cables to the top of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174289 - Half Dome.  She refilled again, after we came back down to the little                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174290 - stream.  This significantly reduces the weight to carry, and so                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174291 - reduces fatigue.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
174293 -  ..
174294 - Think Giesla said she is 24, about same age Lindsey was when we first                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174295 - hiked together on 150916 0535. ref SDS 66 UH6J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174297 -  ..
174298 - Giesla works as an auditor for Marriot Hotels, and graduated from I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174299 - think Long Beach State.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
174301 -  ..
174302 - Asked if she has seen the movie "The Accountant" with Ben Afleck?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
174304 -  ..
174305 - She hasn't seen the movie.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
174306 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174314 -  ..
174315 - Giesla explained plans to spend a year, maybe more, working in Central                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174316 - America with an environmental expert.  Last year or the year before,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174317 - she worked on the same environmental project for 3 months, and so                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
174318 - wants to continue.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
174320 -  ..
174321 - Seems rather coincidental that Lindsey has a strong interest in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174322 - environmental issues, and has hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, and that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174323 - Giesla somehow joined up with me today, and has the same interests.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174324 - So, wondered if Lindsey asked Giesla to come along with me for safety.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174325 - That would be considerate and generous.  Lindsey received a copy of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174326 - the letter to Bethany on getting examination at the VA for BPPV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174327 - (dizziness).  The letter related plans for a test hike; however, it                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174328 - did not have a date for the hike today, reported on 190701 0829.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
174329 - ref SDS B9 RS5F  So, not clear how Lindsey could have arranged for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
174330 - Giesla to just inadvertently encounter me on the Mist trail this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
174331 - morning.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
174333 -  ..
174334 - After resting for about 20 minutes, decided to continue up the trail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174335 - with Giesla, through Little Yosemite Valley.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
174337 -  ..
174338 - Hiking through this small valley is mostly flat for about half-mile,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174339 - but very sandy.  It is marked by small diameter logs on both sides.  A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174340 - path has been formed by hikers on the edge of the main trail because                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174341 - firmer soil makes walking easier.  This conserves energy.  You have to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174342 - step over a few logs along the way that traverse the path and not the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174343 - main trail.  These logs are mostly less than 2' in diameter, so this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174344 - is easier than walking in the sand.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174345 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174346 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174347 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174349 -  ..
1744 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1745 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1746 - 1108                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1747 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
174701 - Test Hike Return Partway Through Long Switchbacks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
174702 - Long Switchbacks Test Hike Going Well Toward Half Dome                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
174703 - 
174704 - Follow up ref SDS A3 C45M, ref SDS 85 C45M.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
174705 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174706 - Past Little Yosemite Valley, the trail starts uphill again.  There is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174707 - soil some of the way with shrubs, some grass, here and there, a lot of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174708 - trees, and also open space, where you can see across to other mountain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174709 - ranges.  This uphill is 4 miles of continual switchbacks going up to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174710 - the backside of Half Dome.  The trail is less steep than the Mist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
174711 - trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls, but there are no cliffs to steady                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174712 - and assist in pulling the body uphill.  Switchbacks vary from about 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174713 - - 50+ yards.  There are many locations where footing is difficult due                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174714 - to irregular, rocky ground conditions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174716 -  ..
174717 - Pointed out to Giesla the spot where a helicopter landed with fresh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174718 - fire fighters, supplies and equipment, picking up a crew, who had been                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174719 - working to put out a major fire, reported on 140917 0540. ref SDS 60                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
174720 - T39F                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174722 -  ..
174723 - We hiked up the Long Switchbacks about a mile.  Then told Giesla I had                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174724 - to return to the Valley.  If I went on up with her to attempt reaching                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174725 - the top of Half Dome today, we would get back very late, i.e., after                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174726 - 8pm.  There is no cellphone service, so cannot call Kathy to let her                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174727 - know I decided to go on up to the top today.  She would be very                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174728 - worried not hearing from me.  We don't have a room to stay in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
174729 - Valley tonight, so she would have difficulty filling the time until I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174730 - returned.  As well, we plan to drive home today.  I would be too tired                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174731 - to drive, and it would be too late for Kathy to drive that distance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174732 - back to Concord.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
174734 -  ..
174735 - Thanked Giesla for hiking with me, and wished her well on reaching the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
174736 - top of Half Dome.  Cautioned that going all the way up, will mean                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
174737 - returning in the dark, which presents a high risk situation, along                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
174738 - with fatigue.  She will need a headlamp - didn't ask if she has one.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174739 - Gave mine to Lindsey after the hike last year, reported on 180912                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
174740 - 0545, ref SDS A3 FD6G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
174742 -  ..
174743 - Asked if she has gloves for the cables.  She showed pink gloves that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174744 - looked durable and with rubberized grip that should be excellent to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
174745 - pull herself up the cables.  Told her they were good.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
174747 -  ..
174748 - Wished her well.  She continued up the trail, and I started back.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
174749 - Really didn't want to leave her alone out there, but realized others                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
174750 - would offer help, like they did me when I hiked Half Dome alone on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
174751 - 130918 0620. ref SDS 31 B497                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
174752 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
174811 -  ..
1749 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1750 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1751 - 1135                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1752 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
175201 - Long Switchbacks to Little Yosemite Valley                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
175202 - 
175203 - Follow up ref SDS A3 2E8L, ref SDS 85 2E8L.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
175204 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175205 - After leaving Giesla, descended long switchbacks hiking down to Little                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
175206 - Yosemite Valley.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
175207 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175208 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175209 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175211 -  ..
1753 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1754 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1755 - 1206                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1756 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
175601 - Nevada Falls Refill Water at Merced River on John Muir Trail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
175602 - 
175603 - Follow up ref SDS A3 GV4N, ref SDS 85 GV4N.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
175604 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175605 - Reached Nevada Falls and rested for a few minutes taking pictures.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
175606 - There were a lot more people at this location around noon, than on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
175607 - prior hikes, when we are returning OA 1800.  At that time, in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
175608 - early evening very few people are still at Nevada Falls.  Nice that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
175609 - everyone seemed to be having a great time...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
175610 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175612 -               ..
175614 -   
175615 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175616 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175618 -  ..
175619 - Wonderful see so much white water...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
175620 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175621 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175622 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175624 -   
175625 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175626 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175628 -               ..
175630 -   
175631 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175632 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175634 -               ..
175636 -   
175637 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175638 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175640 -               ..
175642 -   
175643 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175644 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175646 -  ..
175647 - By this time after going downhill several miles, beginning to feel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
175648 - left knee deficits (lateral subluxation of the patella with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
175649 - patellofemoral osteophytes.  Trace suprapatellar effusion.  New                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175650 - quadriceps insertional enthesophyte) identified in the radiology study                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
175651 - on 190607 0810. ref SDS B8 TB5V  Hiking downhill compounds force of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
175652 - impacts with each step, particularly the bigger steps and irrefular                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
175653 - surfaces of rocks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
175655 -  ..
175656 - Planned to take hydrocodone pill.  Usually rest sitting on a rock                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
175657 - ledge beyond the bridge crossing the Merced river at Nevada Falls.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
175658 - This required removing the backpack to fish out the pills and water,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
175659 - reported during hike to Half Dome last year on 180912 0545.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
175660 - ref SDS A3 GV4N  However, people were sitting there today, so just                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
175661 - kept going.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
175663 -  ..
175664 - Hiked down the John Muir Trail (JMT), rather than the steeper Mist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
175665 - Trail for heading back to the Valley.  JMT is longer, but flatter and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
175666 - so less risky for tired legs.  Lots of people take the Mist Trail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
175667 - uphill, and take JMT down.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
175668 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175669 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175671 -  ..
175672 - John Muir Trail Hiking Back to Wood Bridge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
175673 - 
175674 - Follow up ref SDS A3 SW44, ref SDS 85 SW44.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
175675 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175676 - About a third of the way down JMT, there is a relatively long stretch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
175677 - of the trail that is flat with a high cliff on the South side, and a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
175678 - 4' high rock wall along the North side.  Had intended to stop and take                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
175679 - a hydrocodone pill to ease pain in left knee, but didn't.  A lot of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
175680 - water is falling from the high cliffs.  This creates pools of water on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
175681 - the walking surface, similar to the rock tunnel on the Mist trail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
175682 - hiking up to Vernal Falls this morning, per above. ref SDS 0 KK6K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
175684 -  ..
175685 - So, had to concentrate on stepping from rock to rock, and avoid water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
175686 - falling from the upper cliffs, and to step on the higher rocks to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
175687 - avoid stepping in pools of water.  So didn't stop to take hydrocodone                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
175688 - pill, planned earlier at the Merced River, per above. ref SDS 0 O68L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
175690 -  ..
175691 - Paused to get a picture of Nevada Falls with Liberty Cap and Half Dome                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
175692 - in the background...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
175693 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175694 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175696 -   
175697 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175699 -  ..
175700 - Usually, there is only a trickle flowing over Nevada Falls, when we                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
175701 - pass this way returning from Half Dome in mid-September, reported on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
175702 - 130918 0620. ref SDS 31 1G6K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
175704 -  ..
175705 - Continuing down JMT, only stopped once for 3 miles.  A woman wanted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
175706 - her picture taken in a particular pose with a big, granite mountain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
175707 - across Yosemite Valley in the background.  Her camera had a setting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
175708 - for "Panoramic" view; however, I had difficulty using it.  We took the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
175709 - same picture several times, after she demonstrated using the camera                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
175710 - each time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
175712 -  ..
175713 - She was getting dangerously close to the edge of the cliff trying for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
175714 - the "perfect" picture.  If she had slipped on loose rocks adjusting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
175715 - her position, there would have been certain death falling thousands of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
175716 - feet to rocks below.  I asked her not to get so close to the edge,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
175717 - citing the rash of news reporting people falling to their death in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
175718 - Yosemite trying for the perfect picture.  Finally, told her I would                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
175719 - not take the picture, if she continued getting closer to the edge of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
175720 - the cliff.  She relented, and was pleased that one of the 3 or 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
175721 - pictures we took came out the way she wanted.  I was pleased not to be                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
175722 - part of another disasterous fall reported in Yosemite.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
175723 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175724 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
175725 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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175728 -  ..
1758 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1759 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1760 - 1354                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1761 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
176101 - Wood Bridge Very Crowded Late Afternoon Left Knee Pain Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176102 - 
176103 - Follow up ref SDS A3 TF96, ref SDS 85 TF96.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
176104 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176105 - Good to finally get back to the Wood Bridge again...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
176106 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176108 -               ..
176110 -   
176111 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176112 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176114 -  ..
176115 - Like at Nevada Falls there were a lot more people at this time, than                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
176116 - we usually see, returning from Half Dome in late afternoon, like last                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
176117 - year, reported on 180912 0545. ref SDS A3 LC5O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
176119 -  ..
176120 - Drank from the fountain and finally took a hydrocodone pill to ease                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
176121 - pain level 3 in the left knee from the long hike down the John Muir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
176122 - Trail.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
176124 -  ..
176125 - Took video showing all the people....                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
176126 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176127 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176128 -              C:\sd\wl\pic\half_dome\190717\20190717_135838.mp4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
176129 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176131 -  ..
176132 - Captured the roar of white water gushing down the Merced river and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
176133 - under the Wood Bridge.  Have never seen it like this...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
176134 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176135 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176136 -              C:\sd\wl\pic\half_dome\190717\20190717_140112.mp4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
176137 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176138 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176140 -  ..
1762 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1763 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1764 - 1451                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1765 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
176501 - Paved Mist Trail Back to Trailhead and Happy Isle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
176502 - 
176503 - Called Kathy.  She only made it halfway up the Mist trail to the Wood                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
176504 - Bridge, but she had a good time exploring the Valley today.  Will meet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
176505 - at the pizza and bar place behind the main Curry Village commercial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
176506 - area.  Should be there in about 35 minutes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
176508 -  ..
176509 - Hydrocodone pill began to take effect, so headed back down to the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
176510 - Valley.  Leaving the Wood Bridge the trail is paved, but initially                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
176511 - goes uphill for about 200 yards.  This is disappointing, but have to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
176512 - do it, despite severe fatigue.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
176514 -  ..
176515 - As well, despite hydrocodoen pill left knee hurt all the way down the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
176516 - entire 1 mile trail.  Pain began to ease off after reaching flat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
176517 - ground just beyond the Trailhead.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
176518 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176519 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176521 -  ..
1766 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1767 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1768 - 1515                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1769 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
176901 - Happy Isle Hiking Back to Curry Village                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
176902 - 
176903 - On reaching Happy Isles crossed the bridge.  Used the restroom, then                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
176904 - headed back to Curry Village to meet Kathy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
176906 -  ..
176907 - Hiked another mile on Happy Isle Loop Road, but somehow took the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
176908 - wrong trail to Curry Village.  Had to turn around and hike back to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
176909 - Happy Isle Loop Road and continue South.  Called Kathy to explain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
176910 - would be later than earlier expected due to wrong turn.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
176912 -  ..
176913 - Was unexpectedly very tired hiking this last mile back to Curry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176914 - Village.  Seemed to be staggering along Happy Isle Loop road.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
176916 -  ..
176917 - Got lost again in the parking lot.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
176919 -  ..
176920 - Asked several people for directions.  Nobody spoke English.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
176921 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176922 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
176924 -  ..
1770 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1771 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1772 - 1533                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1773 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
177301 - Curry Village Complete Test Hike 18 Miles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
177302 - 
177303 - Called Kathy again to explain am 5 minutes away.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
177305 -  ..
177306 - About 15 minutes later finally, found Curry Village commercial area,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
177307 - where started the hike this morning.  Walked around behind.  Kathy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
177308 - called out.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
177309 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
177311 -  ..
1774 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1775 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1776 - 1542                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1777 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
177701 - At last could sit and drink something good.  Samsung s8 cellphone                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
177702 - registered 18 miles since leaving this morning, per above. ref SDS 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
177703 - RH7K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
177705 -  ..
177706 - Was tired, but not hurting after taking hydrocodone at the Wood                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
177707 - Bridge, per above. ref SDS 0 3I3M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
177709 -  ..
177710 - We hung out at the table for about 30 minutes.  Kathy had some fritos.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
177711 - Tried eating some, but was mouth too dry, even though I probably drank                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
177712 - a quart of combined orange juice, lemon juice, grape juice and Coca                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
177713 - Cola from the Bubba Keg.  Kathy went several times to the bar for ice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
177714 - The bar tender was kind not to charge just for ice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
177715 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
177716 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
177717 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
177719 -  ..
1778 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1779 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
1780 - 1612                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
1781 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
178101 - Drove Home from Yosemite Valley                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
178102 - 
178103 - Kathy drove us out of the Valley.  There was a 20 minute delay getting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
178104 - through the Yosemite Ranger Station.  They were checking for permits.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
178105 - We have an AARP permit Kathy got a few years ago, and so just sailed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
178106 - through the checkpoint.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
178108 -  ..
178109 - Traffic was light driving to Groveland, and beyond going over the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
178110 - mountain with the continual severe curves and steep grade.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
178112 -  ..
178113 - Lake Don Pedro Reservoir looked great, totally full.  We couldn't                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
178114 - really see it this morning, driving up to Yosemite, per above.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
178115 - ref SDS 0 GP61                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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178118 - In Oakdale, stopped at Arco for gasoline then went to McDonald's for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
178119 - a hamburger.  After eating, Kathy continued driving to Escalon, then                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
178120 - to Manteca.  We took 99 to 5 then 205.  Instead of taking 205 to 580,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
178121 - the way we drove this morning, we took Byron road, which looks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
178122 - shorter on the map.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
178124 -  ..
178125 - Traffic was light, so we made good time.   We took Byron Road to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
178126 - Camino Diablo.  Crossed Vasco Road and continued on Camino Diablo to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
178127 - where it merges with Marsh Creek Road.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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178501 - Arrived home.  It was a long day.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
178502 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
178503 - Glad to be on track for hiking Half Dome on 190911.  Need review by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
178504 - Doctor Thuillier in Orthopedics at VAMCSF, scheduled on 190719, to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
178505 - plan scope for final PRP treatments on feet and knees, scheduled with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
178506 - Doctor Tucker on 190816.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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