craig333
Riley's Human
I wanted to see if I was up to camping. The hip and sciatica have been improving but very slowly. For some unknown reason I've never done all of hwy 108. I've been a bit past pinecrest for the niagara rim run but never over the summit. Headed out late Friday. Found a bit of snow around Monitor pass.
Moseyed on over 395 to 108. Makes highway 4 look straight. No problem finding a place to camp. Everything was deserted. Made it to Kennedy Meadows shortly before losing daylight. Other than maybe a caretaker at the resort there was not a soul around. I didn't think anyone would mind if I camped in the Hiker/Horse area.
It was chilly. Heater ran quite a bit. Tested out my new Klymit air mattress. Woke up with it flat. I haven't had a chance to investigate what happened there yet.
Nice thing having very little traffic. Drove slow and enjoyed the scenery. Found the Columns of the Giants Geologic area. Only a half mile hike but a few weeks ago I could barely walk from the bedroom to the kitchen. I did my painkillers at breakfast (this trip I microwaved dinner and breakfast) and gave it a shot.
It was cold still and I just had on my driving gloves. Mistake there, I could barely get the phone out.
I did violate the leash law.
Poor light in the morning and only the cell phone.
The Donnell vista was closed but I don't think I'd have been able to make the hike anyway. Little traffic until I got to the construction area. Passed an FWC going uphill but didn't get a good look (something about not wanting to hit a dozer). Glad I was taking it easy, quite a few spots on the road were frosty.
Glad I got to hit the road before the snows hit and its closed for the winter.
Moseyed on over 395 to 108. Makes highway 4 look straight. No problem finding a place to camp. Everything was deserted. Made it to Kennedy Meadows shortly before losing daylight. Other than maybe a caretaker at the resort there was not a soul around. I didn't think anyone would mind if I camped in the Hiker/Horse area.
It was chilly. Heater ran quite a bit. Tested out my new Klymit air mattress. Woke up with it flat. I haven't had a chance to investigate what happened there yet.
Nice thing having very little traffic. Drove slow and enjoyed the scenery. Found the Columns of the Giants Geologic area. Only a half mile hike but a few weeks ago I could barely walk from the bedroom to the kitchen. I did my painkillers at breakfast (this trip I microwaved dinner and breakfast) and gave it a shot.
It was cold still and I just had on my driving gloves. Mistake there, I could barely get the phone out.
I did violate the leash law.
Poor light in the morning and only the cell phone.
The Donnell vista was closed but I don't think I'd have been able to make the hike anyway. Little traffic until I got to the construction area. Passed an FWC going uphill but didn't get a good look (something about not wanting to hit a dozer). Glad I was taking it easy, quite a few spots on the road were frosty.
Glad I got to hit the road before the snows hit and its closed for the winter.