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Mike and Ellen's Travel Adventures

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  • Yosemite: it’s been a hard day’s hike

    Yosemite: it’s been a hard day’s hike

    25 June 2025 Alternative subtitles for this post: Falling for waterfalls Falling beside waterfalls Steps? Who calls these steps? Blood on the map. Yosemite people are SO nice! Go slow or….die. Should have taken the John Muir trail instead. Never underestimate the value of a pocket first aid kit. We didn’t know this was the deadliest trail in Yosemite! Whoever wrote this episode should die! Yes, dear readers, we had QUITE the adventure! Mike had first learned about The Panorama Trail from a colleague. This four and a half mile trail starts at Glacier Point and ends at Nevada Falls… Read more

  • Yosemite: from dawn to dark

    Yosemite: from dawn to dark

    24 June 2025 It was just beginning to get light when I awoke with a kiss from Mike, who said he was going to see the sunrise at Glacier Point. He would see me later. Without hesitation I said I would join him. Within minutes we were both dressed and in the car heading west and up to 7500 feet to another of Yosemite’s wonders. Our timing was again perfect. Just as we got the first scenic overlook the sun was rising over Half Dome. The southern half of the sun was blocked by the dome, the rays fanned out.… Read more