Trail side banter: “You know what I miss on this trip? Bananas and cold cereal in the morning” said Tim. “No kidding. You know what I miss? My soft bed and a warm shower” said Tom. “I miss my bed, a shower, and not having to strain my back while taking a dump,” said Jake as he leans against a tree. 7p.m. to 7a.m, 12 hours of sleep after the day before a “BUTT KICKING” hike and not having to keep one eye open for the friggin’ bear. Those bear cans may be pain in the ass heavy, but they have some very good side benefits! So a nice FLAT stroll of 6 miles into Tuolumne. Jake is the only 15-year-old I know that grunts and farts like an old man. Double cheezeburger, chilidog, large fries, and a soda that one “could dive into and drink their way out” is a backpackers dream lunch. Out in the wilderness you so forget the normal everyday things you take for granted like prepared food, toilets, lights to turn on in the dark, a car to get around in! We had a delightful shower at Tuolumne Lodge with hot water and everything! We camped at the backpacker’s campground and went to the campfire where a longhaired ranger talked for an hour. Actually, he lead camp fire songs for 45 minutes, and spoke for another 15 about some animal he had never seen and knew absolutely NOTHING about. Har, har, hee, hee!
SOME ANIMALS OF YOSEMITE : BEAR , DEER, TROUT , WILD SHEEP , GROUSE , SQUIRRELS , ROCK RABBITS , YELLOW BELLIED MARMOT (and that one the ranger talked about…but has never seen….we didn’t see it either !!!!).
