Friday morning I was up at 5 am to ride my moto to Yosemite National Park. I started the 16.5 mile round-trip up Half Dome at 9:30, and was back down to my campsite at Upper Pines by 6pm. It was an amazing hike, with 4800′ of elevation gain in 8.5 miles. For anyone that visits CA, this is a must do! Be ready to ache for several days afterwards though. On the way down, there are several great places to swim in the Merced River.

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Another Photoshop merge attempt (click to get the larger image):

Along Hwy 108 (click image to see larger photo). I had to “create” this image using photoshop from 6 individual pictures. I also added a few effects just to play around. You can see the picture still needs some work where the merges are.

A view East.

Erin and I took a spur of the moment trip this week to a friends cabin at Pinecrest Lake, CA. This is a cabin she has spent almost every summer at since she was 13. We drove over early Thursday morning, and stayed through Sunday night. Our time was spent, very busily, hiking, swimming, eating, sleeping, ……. It was a Very fun weekend!

Erin and I drove up to Sonora Pass on Saturday and hiked a few miles of the PCT. We started at 9631′, and hiked to a maximum height of 10,657. It was a beautiful day for a hike!

Erin and I at a team-in-training water stop on Saturday.

Sunday morning I ran the Los Gatos 10k Jungle Run. I’ve never run a 10k race before, and I placed 13th out of 472. There were 1300 runners total, but the remainder ran the half-marathon. I didn’t get my goal of under 40 minutes, but that gives me something to keep working towards. Upcoming races I’m entered in are the Primo’s half-marathon in October and soon-to-be registered for the CA International marathon in Sacramento on Dec. 2.
Race Results