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S U M M A R Y
DIARY: September 13, 2016 09:09 AM Tuesday;
Rod Welch
Yosemite Lodge drive to hike Half Dome September 14th.
1...Summary/Objective
2...Yosemite Current Conditions
3...Leaving for Yosemite
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Yosemite Drive for Half-Dome Hike 150916 Lunch Groveland Park Check-
2603 -
2603 - ..
2604 - Summary/Objective
2605 -
260501 - Follow up ref SDS 24 0000. ref SDS 19 0000.
260502 -
260503 - Left for Yosemite at 0738, and reached Groveland by 1045. Did not
260504 - stop for lunch. ref SDS 24 QX3O Arrived in Yosemite Valley about 1222,
260505 - and drove to Curry Village. Found Yosemite Mountaineering School.
260506 - ref SDS 24 2E6L They were closed for lunch, so
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260508 -
260509 -
260511 - ..
2606 -
2607 -
2608 - Background
2609 -
260901 - On 151030 made reservations to hike Half Dome again. ref SDS 25 BU9I
260902 -
260903 - Yosemite Lodge
260904 -
260905 - 209 372 1274
260907 - ..
260908 - Central Reservation
260909 -
260910 - 801 559 5000
260911 -
260912 - yosemitepark.com
260914 - ..
260915 - Reservation........................................ 398SB155806
260917 - ..
260918 - Made reservations to stay 4 nights at Yosemite Lodge on...
260919 -
260920 - Tuesday 160913
260921 - Wedensday 160914
260922 - Thursday 160915
260923 - Friday 160916
260924 -
260925 - ...shown in letter from Yosemite Lodge on 151030 0840. ref SDS 25 JC51
260927 - ..
260928 - On 160301 applied for permit to hike Half Dome on 160914, ref SDS 26
260929 - HI9J, following up getting permits for hike the year before reported
260930 - on 150301 0723. ref SDS 20 HI9J
260932 - ..
260933 - On 160413 1726 received notice of 2 permits for using cables to hike
260934 - Half Dome. ref SDS 27 GV9H
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260940 - ..
2610 -
2611 -
2612 - Progress
2613 -
261301 - Yosemite Lodge Reservation.................. 398SB155806, entered on
261302 - 151030 0840, ref SDS 25 BU9I
261303 -
261304 - 801-559-4892
261306 - ..
261307 - Discussed with Kathy and decided to take Marsh Creek Road to 580, then
261308 - to Matecca and then 120 into the Yosemite, as done 2 years ago on
261309 - 140916 0722. ref SDS 18 6A6F
261310 -
261311 - Directions to Yosemite Lodge at the Falls
261312 -
261313 - Marsh Creek Road South..................... 14
261315 - ..
261316 - Marsh Creek Road turns into Camino Diablo Road going
261317 - straight, perhaps veering slightly right. Driving to the
261318 - left and curving significantly, Marsh Creek Road runs into
261319 - Highway 4 going East to Stockton, which is the route we
261320 - took last year to avoid delays from an accident about 3
261321 - miles out on Camino Diablo Road, reported on 150915 0739.
261322 - ref SDS 24 OK3M
261324 - ..
261325 - Camino Diablo Road reaches an electric
261326 - stop light; turn right onto................ 4
261328 - ..
261329 - Vasco Road................................. 14
261330 -
261331 - 580........................................ 9
261332 -
261333 - 205........................................ 15
261334 -
261335 - Signs say 205 Tracy/Stockton
261336 -
261337 - 5 go North................................. 1
261338 -
261339 - Take exit onto 120 E toward
261340 - Manteca Sonora
261341 -
261342 - 120........................................ 2
261343 -
261344 - Keep left at fork, follow signs
261345 - for 99 N Sacramento/120 Sonora
261346 - merge onto 120 E and 99 N
261347 -
261348 - 120/Yosemite Ave........................... 0
261349 -
261350 - Turn right onto 108/120
261351 -
261352 - 108/120.................................... 20
261353 -
261354 - ...to Oakdale
261355 -
261356 - Follow 120 East and turn left onto
261357 - 108/120 F St
261358 -
261359 - 108/120.................................... 25
261360 -
261361 - Turn right onto 120
261362 - Highway 108 continues straight.
261363 -
261364 - 120........................................ 13
261365 -
261366 - Continue onto 120
261367 -
261368 - 120........................................ 35
261369 -
261370 - Continue onto Old Yosemite
261371 - Coulterville Road
261372 -
261373 -
261375 - ..
261376 - Yosemite Current Conditions
261377 -
261378 - Follow up ref SDS 24 RR5I, ref SDS 18 RR5I.
261379 -
261380 - There is a website at...
261381 -
261382 - http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm
261383 -
261385 - ..
261386 - Forecast weather conditions are not favorable - cold and windy
261387 - tomorrow in Yosemite with temperatures from 41 - 62.
261388 -
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261391 - ..
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2615 -
2616 - 0932
2617 -
261701 - Leaving for Yosemite
261702 -
261703 - Follow up ref SDS 24 QX3O.
261704 -
261705 - Depart house for Yosemite, taking Marsh Creek route, per above.
261706 - ref SDS 0 6A6F
261707 -
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261710 - ..
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2619 -
2620 - 1215
2621 -
262101 - Groveland stopped in a small park on the side of Highway 120.
262102 - Stopped to stretch legs, but did not have lunch, because too cold and
262103 - windy.
262105 - ..
262106 - The past 3 years, we passed the "Iron Door" saloon driving through
262107 - Groveland, but nothing registered except it represented what life was
262108 - like over 100 years ago. For some reason recalled today, this was the
262109 - place Ross stopped for dinner when we drove to Yosemite for hiking
262110 - Half Dome over 20 years ago on 950915 1230. ref SDS 2 YZ53 At that
262111 - time, the Iron Door Saloon was serving good hamburgers. Maybe next
262112 - year we will stop at the Iron Door Saloon again.
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2624 - 1323
2625 -
262501 - Arrived at Ranger station entrance to the park.
262502 -
262503 - Kathy had a pass that got us into the park without paying $20
262504 - admission fee.
262506 - ..
262507 - It is another 24 miles to Yosemite Lodge in the valley.
262509 - ..
262510 - On this drive saw again devastation of burned out forest that took
262511 - over 3 weeks to extinguish, reported last year on 130917 0830.
262512 - ref SDS 10 5H7M
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2627 -
2628 - 1421
2629 -
262901 - Reached Yosemite Valley, and we drove through the park past
262902 - Housekeeping to Currie in Curry Village.
262904 - ..
262905 - Parked and found...
262906 -
262907 - Yosemite Mountaineering School
262908 - Curry Village
262909 - 209 372 8344
262911 - ..
262912 - Went into the office in order to verify arrangements for hiking Half
262913 - Dome tomorrow, planned in the call with Ana on 150908 1153.
262914 - ref SDS 22 T58N
262916 - ..
262917 - Turned out the office was closed until 1300 for lunch, so we drove to
262918 - Yosemite Lodge and checked in.
262919 -
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262921 -
262923 - ..
262924 - Meet Lindsey and discuss last minute provisions, per letter from Ana
262925 - the next day on 150909 1841. ref SDS 23 HI9J
262926 -
262931 - ..
262932 - Meet Lyndsey and get her cell phone to coordinate meeting in the
262933 - morning at 0600.
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2633 -
263301 - Arrived Yosemite Lodge - parked in front of registration office.
263303 - ..
263304 - Mileage for the trip from Concord.................. 183 miles.
263306 - ..
263307 - Reservation #.................... 78I9ZH
263309 - ..
263310 - The attendant said check-in is at 1700, so we have 3 hours.
263312 - ..
263313 - Asked about early check-in?
263315 - ..
263316 - The attendant said the rooms begin being available after 1500.
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263319 - ..
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2635 -
2636 - 1404
2637 -
263701 - Since we had several hours to check-in, we walked through the valley
263702 - to Yosemite Village. There is a General Store.
263704 - ..
263705 - Bought a hiking hat with a brown or beige color. It close to the
263706 - design of the two hats Millie and I got at the San Diego Zoo on one of
263707 - our tennis vacation trips to Rancho Bernardo in San Diego in about
263708 - 1994. We stopped at the zoo on the way home. The animals are in a
263709 - huge preserve. Customers are driven around in an open wagon with
263710 - seating but covered with chain link fencing for protection. The hats
263711 - were sold to avoid getting sunburned. We got a brown one for me and
263712 - and Mil got a purple hat. Her hat has been in the trunk of the car.
263713 - I have been wearing the brown one for hiking since 1994. This past
263714 - July, visited Bob in Nipomo, to hike the Pomery route preparing the
263715 - Half Dome, reported on 140811 0452. ref SDS 16 M05H When I returned
263716 - home discovered I left the hat at Bob's place in Nipomo. Had been
263717 - using the purple hat, since then for training hikes. Recently, on
263718 - 140915, went for a light hike with Kathy at Lafayette Reservoir,
263719 - reported in the case study on 120101 0900. ref SDS 3 2E42 So, today
263720 - since just happened to see a brown hat in the General Store, that is
263721 - very close in design, and in some respects is a better design with a
263722 - wider brim to protect the fact from sun, which is the purpose of the
263723 - hat in my case to avoid exposure that causes rosacia, we bought a hat
263724 - to replace one left in Nipomo, so now I dont' have to worry about
263725 - causing a fus tomorrow hiking Half Dome, that some people might be
263726 - troubled by the color of the hat.
263728 - ..
263729 - We also bought a 20 oz bottle of water to take on the hike tomorrow,
263730 - instead of lugging 34 oz (1 liter) of water up to the top of Half
263731 - Dome, after buying an entire case of 34 oz bottles of water at Costo
263732 - on 140915 1438. ref SDS 17 X14M
263734 - ..
263735 - Walked back toward Yosemite Lodge.
263737 - ..
263738 - On the way there was a sign for the trail to Lower Yosemite Falls.
263739 - Walked up the trail for about 20 minutes, then returned.
263741 - ..
263742 - Along the way, took a picture of Kathy...
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264101 - Back at Yosemite Lodge, the desk clerk said the room was still not
264102 - available for check-in. Walked around the shops in the complex, then
264103 - went into the cafeteria. Bought a newspaper to read and drank water
264104 - to hydrate for the hike tomorrow, while sitting at a table. The
264105 - cafeteria does not not serve dinner until 1700.
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2645 -
264501 - Checked in at the Front desk and got keys for room 3531 in the Maple
264502 - building. This is on the 2nd floor.
264504 - ..
264505 - Unloaded the car and got things organized in the room.
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264508 - ..
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2649 -
264901 - Had dinner in the Yosemite Lodge cafeteria. Ordered spaghetti and
264902 - meat balls, and ordered side of vegetables, broccoli and squash, same
264903 - as last year, to increase carbohydrates for the hike tomorrow, as
264904 - reported previously on 130917 0830. ref SDS 10 VY5Q Also drank a lot
264905 - of water, several big glasses.
264907 - ..
264908 - Walking across the street from the cafeteria to Maple Lodge, we
264909 - considered driving back to the starting point for the hike tomorrow,
264910 - in order to be thoroughly familiar with the route, complimenting the
264911 - drive on arrival a few hours ago, per above. ref SDS 18 2E6L
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264915 - ..
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2653 -
265301 - In bed and resting for hike tomorrow.
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2657 -
265701 - Got up to check the full moon and stars.
265702 -
265703 - Thankfully no moon so the stars seemed more numerous and much brighter
265704 - in the night sky than last year, reported on 130917 0830. ref SDS 10
265705 - I27O Since we were across the street from the Yosemite Lodge with a
265706 - lot of lights, we walked back into the forest a ways to block ambient
265707 - light. This made the stars seem incredibly to fill the sky, which was
265708 - an objective of the trip, reported 2 years ago on 121024 0855,
265709 - ref SDS 4 EQ7H, Previously, we saw bright stars filling the night sky
265710 - on 950915 1230, ref SDS 2 3T9H, and the year before on 940917 0742.
265711 - ref SDS 1 KN5I
265713 - ..
265714 - Walked to the Mountain Room Lounge which is part of Yosemite Lodge,
265715 - and ordered drinks, and something salty. They didn't have chips or
265716 - Fritos, so ordered brie cheese and some bread.
265718 - ..
265719 - Had several drinks with hors d'oeuvres.
265721 - ..
265722 - Paid.............................. $40.77
265724 - ..
265725 - Posted expense ledger...
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265730 - ..
265731 - Thus, armed was able to return to the room and fall asleep, ready for
265732 - hike tomorrow.
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