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Yosemite 2021
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Conclusion

Showering for the first time in a week was an epic experience. I no longer had the heady musk mixture of Deet and Banana Boat Suntan lotion. As I washed off the accumulated grime, I wondered to myself if I had fun. That’s the question you get asked after you get back from doing something out of the ordinary. “Did you have fun”

Fun doesn’t cover it. It’s too limited a word. I can state categorically that I didn’t have fun. I could all the things that made me uncomfortable during the trek and you would conclude that I had a miserable time. The first day was especially tough. I felt constantly dehydrated. I no longer felt eating. My backpack weighed more than a small child. The hikes up the hills seemed interminable. I could never find a place to sit that was comfortable. The bugs were annoying. Pooping in a cathole and wiping my butt with a leaf was annoying.
But for some reason the inconveniences I experienced barely tipped the scales against the wondrous adventure of it all. I’m too fat and out of shape to backpack that distance. But I did it. I stood in places that the vast majority of people will never stand. I saw bears and deer and dragonflies and too many wildflowers to count. I could dwell on the bad things but the good memories crowd them out. So much so, that a week later I’m already scoping out the trail for a longer hike that climbs over an even taller mountain. My brain categorizes this as an exciting opportunity.

I learned things on this trip that I will apply to the next trip. I might leave a few things behind to lighten my load. I might start my get in shape regimen a little earlier that a week before the trip. Stupid as it sounds, I’m ready to go again.

But it wasn’t fun.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm

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Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-02-2021, 06:14 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-02-2021, 10:28 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-02-2021, 10:40 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-04-2021, 07:58 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-04-2021, 11:42 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-05-2021, 05:57 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-07-2021, 09:41 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-07-2021, 12:20 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-07-2021, 01:26 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-07-2021, 02:13 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-07-2021, 02:58 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-08-2021, 10:50 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-08-2021, 03:19 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-08-2021, 01:50 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-08-2021, 03:30 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-08-2021, 03:37 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-08-2021, 03:43 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-08-2021, 03:47 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-08-2021, 03:56 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-16-2021, 06:46 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-16-2021, 08:38 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-16-2021, 09:03 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-20-2021, 08:46 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-27-2021, 03:02 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-27-2021, 03:52 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-28-2021, 05:11 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-28-2021, 02:54 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-28-2021, 02:57 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-28-2021, 03:06 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-28-2021, 03:11 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by thatguy - 06-28-2021, 03:42 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-28-2021, 03:16 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-28-2021, 03:44 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-29-2021, 08:43 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-29-2021, 09:48 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-29-2021, 10:02 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-29-2021, 10:56 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-30-2021, 03:09 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-30-2021, 03:29 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-30-2021, 03:33 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 06-30-2021, 04:37 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-01-2021, 02:55 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 06-30-2021, 10:18 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-01-2021, 05:07 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-01-2021, 03:05 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-02-2021, 08:57 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-03-2021, 11:10 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-09-2021, 03:50 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-10-2021, 12:06 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-10-2021, 05:32 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-10-2021, 06:27 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-10-2021, 07:45 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-10-2021, 07:32 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-11-2021, 07:13 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-11-2021, 07:46 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-12-2021, 09:14 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-12-2021, 10:36 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-14-2021, 03:51 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-14-2021, 04:41 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-15-2021, 08:01 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-20-2021, 03:46 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-20-2021, 04:30 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-20-2021, 04:55 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-20-2021, 06:15 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-21-2021, 05:00 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-21-2021, 05:56 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-21-2021, 06:32 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-21-2021, 07:02 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-21-2021, 07:26 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-21-2021, 07:35 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-21-2021, 07:45 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-21-2021, 04:03 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-21-2021, 04:43 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 12-03-2021, 01:59 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-23-2021, 04:35 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-23-2021, 11:51 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-24-2021, 09:26 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-26-2021, 03:39 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-27-2021, 11:39 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-27-2021, 02:23 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 07-27-2021, 11:25 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-28-2021, 10:15 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-28-2021, 06:49 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 07-29-2021, 04:58 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 07-31-2021, 12:25 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 08-01-2021, 10:25 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 08-03-2021, 08:40 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 08-04-2021, 02:18 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 08-17-2021, 08:27 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 08-17-2021, 08:40 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 08-18-2021, 07:07 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 08-18-2021, 01:17 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 08-18-2021, 01:23 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 09-21-2021, 08:05 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 09-30-2021, 09:18 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 10-26-2021, 05:40 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 10-26-2021, 05:55 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 10-27-2021, 03:01 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 10-27-2021, 08:24 PM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 10-28-2021, 05:06 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 10-28-2021, 06:35 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 10-28-2021, 06:46 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 11-25-2021, 06:15 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 11-25-2021, 08:18 AM
RE: Yosemite 2021 - by Greg - 11-26-2021, 09:02 AM

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