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Posted July 28, 2010

Stupid Half Dome Stunt

Alex remembers: “... Not photographed: toes over the edge, I leaned forward so I could see the valley floor between my feet. I've done lots of stupid things in my life, but that stunt takes the cake." In Outdoors.

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Matterhorn Peak 1972 - Slide Show

A new slideshow: My 1972 9-day solo backpack into the high country of northwest Yosemite. Slide show of 4 folders - click any folder to view enclosed images. To start, read the ABOUT graphic in the gallery. You may use each picture's download icon for extra large desktop images for your own use. Link to Jalbum here. In OUTDOORS.

My Cathedral

Memory is a funny phenomenon. Sometimes it all begins with a simple idea or statement ... We may come away with a connection we hadn't made before. This narrative begins with a connection between a PBS Nature special, and a mis-labeled 1972 photograph. See post for the article. In OUTDOORS.

Garnet Lake

Dave writes: “Here’s a pan of Garnet Lake, near Mammoth. Buddy Russ and I hiked in in July of ‘07. It’s six miles in from the Agnew Meadows trailhead, with an elevation gain of 2,000 ft ..." Dave's 2007 hike into Garnet Lake. Panorama, photos and narrative in Outdoors.

Al Jemima

Most everybody had a "camp name" -- a name or nickname by which you were known, but mainly in camp. Tom became "Tomasco". Joe became "Speedy". Uncle Tom was "Tio Tom". Here's the story of how my camp name became "Al Jemima".