Memory Map: Yosemite National Park

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Hetch Hetchy reservoir

Wapama Falls. This is the perfect spot to cool off on a hot Sierra day. Twice I have lingered here (once with my brother, once with my wife) during hot hikes, swimming in the pools and standing under the icy cold waterfalls. Many rocks to climb on, too.

Rancheria Falls, 8/23/03*

Yosemite Valley

Half Dome

Glacier Point

Cloud's Rest. Hiked here with Sara and her brother Daniel. Most beautiful views of the Sierra I've seen, and it was great to see another side of Half Dome. Tenaya Lake was like a sapphire set down among the gray granite domes and peaks.

Ahwahnee Hotel, 1/18/03. Took Sara here for her 28th birthday. We ordered the candelight room service for two and got drunk on sparkling wine. Stayed up until 5:00am exloring the Great Room and walking in the snow under the moonlight. A magical night.

First ever glimpse of El Capitan, Half Dome, and the valley. Was taken aback by the beauty of it all. Still am every time I drive to the valley and take the curve in the road that reveals it all to me.

El Capitan

Yosemite Falls

Camped here 10/22 - 10/23/05

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Some memories in Yosemite National Park, California.

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* My wife and I hiked here on Saturday, August 23, 2003. We planned on camping near the falls, but those plans changed a bit. We hiked to the falls, which at that point in the summer was little more than a trickle. It did, however, leave a perfectly clear, cold pool near the footbridge. My wife stripped and jumped into the water.

Her move surprised the hell out of me, and I thought she was out of her mind. Knowing I'd never hear the end of it if I didn't, I shed my clothes and jumped in after her. Shockingly cold, but amazingly exhilarating. I loved what she did, and how it made me feel.

Then, it hit me: there would never be a better time. We got out of the water and stood on a boulder (that was, oddly enough, vaguely heart-shaped), both of us completely naked. I got down on a knee, and told her that everything I was was right in front of her, and would she be my wife. I think she was just a bit surprised. :-) She said, "Yes", and we embraced on the rock.

We didn't stay at Hetch Hetchy that night. We were so damn excited that we decided to leave so we could go home and celebrate and call people and yay we're getting MARRIED!!! We packed up the gear and hauled ass for the seven miles to the parking lot because the gates closed at 9:00 and we weren't sure if we'd be able to get the car through. At the gate, we returned the bear canister, and told the ranger girl that we decided we wouldn't be camping that night because something came up.

We made it back to Stockton around midnight, drove to a 24-hour supermarket, and bought a cheap bottle of champagne. The kid who checked us out at the register was the first person in the whole world to find out that we were engaged.

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Ambitious Wench says:

Thank you for sharing your memory map! I'll be working in Yosemite this summer, and will remember what you've written here. I'm leaving RI on May 5th, and will spend to the end of August there.

Now if you'll excuse me, my housemate's cats are playing in my packing boxes. Look me up if you spend time in Yosemite, just ask for Edie.

AW
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pmeidinger says:

Working in Yosemite? *jealous*

We'll be there at the end of May for the second annual Yosemite Birding Festival. Can't wait!
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Antonio Costa says:

what a magnificent place!!!
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