Wednesday, April 18, 2012

FOUR MILE TRAIL

Hah, ain't gonna let no Holter monitor ruin my outings...

We embark on a "training hike" along Four Mile Trail in Yosemite National Park.

Little did we know that the trail will be closed at the 2.8 mile mark, because someone had folded the sign at the trailhead alerting hikers of the closure.

The hike took us 3 hours and 19 minutes to cover the 5.6 miles.

























































































































































The "beauties" of Yosemite.























Pouty face at the 2.8 mile mark...














Notice the trail behind me where the snow line is above my head.












































































A funny thing happened on the descent. While trying to maneuver around an icy area, I took off my pack and handed it to my wife. Once I got down, she threw my pack at me and I let it hit the ground.

As I bent down to pick it up, the pack was dripping like Yosemite Falls! My Osprey bladder split at the connection between the hose and the bladder.

Serious design flaw.

Now, had this happened on Mt. Whitney, I would have been _____________.

Good new, I went to REI where I bought it and got another one with no problem. I will reinforce that connection with duct tape to prevent further occurrences like this from happening again.

The folks at Osprey have been informed of this small detail.

In all, it was a beautiful day, and...


We had fun.