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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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and zeriously, what would the posse do without Mr.E ? You do rock Sir.
Summit (in background) the Tacoland doggie... And a special one !
Knew Timmie had so much more planned. think big and deep. hehehe
Missing the laughs....Mucho lrl
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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I've been in visual, and belay, contact with Murcy a couple of times in the last three weeks. He appears hale and healthy, but expressed timing issues with the facelift. I have no doubt that he Will show up, again.
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Strider
Trad climber
one of god's mountain temples....
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Ohhhhhhh, I could go on for quite awhile about "pumpkin time" ranger but I will leave that for another thread. She really did rile me up. Stayed up with Tim, Joey, bluering and Nefarious until 3am waiting for her to come back and was disappointed she didn't...
Great photos everyone! Brings back the magic of an awesome week! Keep 'em coming.
-n
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Tonight, God Bless the Taco and all its inhabitants round the globe....
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Bump!
A not-silly Happi and PMB:
Kathy's Ultimate MiniCamper:
Jingy sent me this one, Erik before and after, I guess:
Peeps was Gettin' RickRolled!
Uh-oh! Now I'm in trouble!
Actually, I got caught snatchin' bait!!
;-)) mrE
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Cool photos! There are a lot of photo holdouts still. Looking forward to seeing what Happie, Fatty and others got....
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Yeah, I am behind on TR/Photos.
TIRED! I got to the airport at 1:30pm only to find out that Virgin had canceled the flight back in August and apparently Orbitz failed to notify me.... LUCKILY, they didn't pull the asshat card pon me. It seems that this has happened to many people in the last few weeks. BUT - the next flight was at 11pm.
So there I was, stuck in SFO for 8 hours.... The interesting thing was that I had sublet my apartment while away, and the people needed to have the place until Wed. morning at 11. Not wanting to lose out the sublet I had told them "I'll do something else" for that one last night. I had planned to simply bivy in the top of my building for the few hours. But the flight dela ended up getting me back to Chelse just in time to drop off my bags, take a leisurely breakfast and then get to my first dog walk of the day!
Funny how life works out for my convenience...even as strangely as this one seems! But, I ran around all day yesterday, picking up Teddy and stuff. He is doing okay, but does have periods in the day where it's obvious he is not feeling well.
I was going to make a TR today, but got back from work and took a nap.....No TR. Maybe I can take my computer upstate this weekend and work on editing photos down.
In the interim, here are some photos I have done already. Some are B/W versions of the color ones.
My first breath0taking view of the Valley!
BW shot from similar vantage
El Cap from Northside Drive on my arrival in Yosemite
Same, in BW
Half Dome from Northside Drive, getting dark on my arrival and realizing it might be a good idea to stop and read the instructions for getting to the Yellow Pines c/sites
Crimpie and Dave play Facelift Frisbee
El Cap from Lower Cathedral
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Happie
How about a TR--on how you're pup's doing!
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Yes. I was wondering the same today - how is Teddy?
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2008 - 07:52pm PT
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Hey Happie, Nita's husband, Andy here. Great photos for not only a first-timer but for anyone. That El Cap shot at the bottom shows its monolithic beauty......Seeing as you live in Chelsea, you can probably bring the dog into my bro's dealer's gallery (I've seen pooches inside), James Cohan @ 533 W 26th st, next to Annie Leibowitz's old studio, the Cedar building). His name is Fred Tomaselli.
I wish we could have talked about NY. I love it, especially upstate.
good to hear your dog is doing better, andy
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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this deserves a bump....
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Thanks for asking after Teddy!
He is doing well, I think. Easily tired though, and at times it shows that he is feeling unwell.
When I picked him up on Wednesday he was in good spirits but I could tell that he was running at slower rpm's than usual. Still, he insisted on walking down the stairs and then up the 5 flights to my own home....not a good idea. It was too much for him and he was obviously sore from the small effort.
So, I have been carrying him up/down the stairs just to help him out. I know he "needs" it because he sets himself up for me to pick him up and even stands up onto his back legs as I put my arms under his torso. If he didn't need it, he would evade me!
He's getting pain and antibiotics twice a day and is good about it, so long as I slip the pills into a treat.
We're heading to the Gunks in about an hour but I intend for us to do a rest day tomorrow. Sleep late, hang around camp and maybe a walk to the Uberfall if anything. Sunday he will have to walk to/from the Minty approach trail where we are doing trailwork, but if it seems tiring for him I hope I can convince someone to carry him for me....hahahah.
He's been sleeping in my bed all night and isn't raring to go in the morning. Usually, if he starts out the night in bed he will jump out after an hour or so. In the mornings, he usually wants me to play 'throw the toy so he can race after it' first event of the day, and so far he has only once asked me to do that, and it was in the evening after his pills had kicked in.
So I know he's still feeling sick. But it seems that he's in good spirits, and he is eating well, which I had to coax him to do for the first few meals.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Happie, that's good news that he's doing better. Sucks that he's feeling the meds though.
Go easy on him on the trails, sounds like he gets pooped easy right now.
Good luck and nice hanging with you.
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Jilli
Trad climber
SAnta cruz mtns, California
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Hey everyone! had an awesome time at Facelift... here are some photos to share! (some are from my camera, and some from Kristen's)
we look like we just got out of jail! (Gretchen, Kristen, Jake, Jillian)
"Ed", Gretchen & Kristen's van that they are traveling cross country with... (named after Ed Hartouni!)
some climbing at the Apron... we met Roger Brown
Josh Ritter was AWESOME!
thanks to Lynnie's family for donating this to me! ive been practicing for next year!
SUSHIFEST
Ed Hartouni... sporting his new Garcia shirt...
Nature, Rick, & Tim working hard:
chef at work...
Erik samples some tasty sushi
Sushi mongrols
after too much Sushi & Sake... the sushi bar looked like this
thank you Dawn for your hard work!
campfire
some party pics...
ive got a few more of some climbing the next day... Gary and Jaybro climbing Generator... ill post em on the other thread.
what an awesome time guys! great week... good people and good eats.
thanks so much Ken and everyone who organized this event, and also to Nature for the SushiFest! im hooked!
:-)
Jilli
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Jilli
Trad climber
SAnta cruz mtns, California
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Happi! sounds like Teddy is doing OK. good to hear. you stick in there...
thanks so much for cooking dinner that last night, and it was nice to get to know you that eve... =)
talk to ya soon... maybe ill make it to the Gunks sometime to visit ya... last time i got on a really hard 5.6 there! crazy sandbagged!!
ciao
Jilli
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Lacey
Social climber
Boise, Idaho
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HEY, WHERE'S ALL THESE RAD PHOTOS EVERYONE WAS GONNA POST?????????? STILL WAITING...... Ciao, Lacey :)
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Dr. Rock
Ice climber
http://tinyurl.com/4oa5br
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Those girls look tweaked, was that their first time or something?
Did not know that you can climb on X.
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nature
climber
Santa Fe, NM
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Hey happie... can you post or send me some of the yoga picts you took?
thanks!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Just home, and I'll post some pictures later. Another successful FaceLift, and a good time. NIce to see everyone - thanks for a lot of fun! Some random recollections:
 Left Vancouver at noon the Friday before, had to wait 3+ hours at the border. They're rebuilding the customs posts on both sides.
Met jstan in Merced, schlepped ourselves to Camp 4.
Helped Ken from Sunday - Tuesday with miscellaneous chores. Plus gave him some stuff for the museum. It turns out that Ken has a LADYBUG at his house! I knew there were more ladybugs around, but not hiding in plain sight.
Sushifest Tuesday night was fantastic, though a smaller group than later in the week. Sorry I wasn't able to drop by and meet more peeps.
Handed out FaceLift leaflets throughout Camp 4 on Wednesday morning, then cleaned up all public areas around the camp except the parking lot in the afternoon. Recruited some more.
Changed slide trays at Don Lauria's presentation that night. He had four 140-slide trays, and two 80-slide trays. Not all full, but I counted over 700 slides. So it was hopping, especially in the sweltering projection booth. Luckily Ed was there for direction. Both Don's and Glen Denny's shows were fantastic. Met MisterE's lady friend.
Had domestic duties on Thursday morning, so cleaned up the Curry Housekeeping parking lot. (I usually had to hide from the sun for an hour or two at midday, not wanting to overdo things.)
More good presentations Thursday night.
Tried to avoid driving during the FaceLift, apart from trips to Tuolumne.
The rangers came by Camp 4 at least every second night, and once or twice were pretty assertive. Funny how some just don't get the quiet hours thing.
Friday was sent to the southside trail, ending up at El Cap bridge, then back through the recent burn, where there was already some garbage.
Saturday morning repaired litter sticks, plus checked the new ones out of the box. About 10% of the new ones needed immediate tightening, so the lock nut would hold the rubber cup on. Though the tines probably have a tendency to work the nuts and so the cups off. In the afternoon, carried many bags from weigh-in to the dumpsters, and hoisted them in. Bashed elbow funny bone hard, stuck in beer ice to soothe it. (Still sore.) Josh Ritter, then an early night.
Sunday played hookey, went to Tuolumne with Ed H. We did a climb called "GWB" - nothing to do with you know who. Predictably, some heel-toe manoeuvres were needed, but a fun climb. Party Sunday night. Dead quiet in Camp 4 that night and the next morning.
Monday morning played a faux pirate, swabbing the decks at the auditorium, and helping after-party cleanup. Monday afternoon ran into Jake, Gillian, Gretchen, Kristin, and Happi. Jake treated us to ice cream at the Ahwahnee, which was lovely.
Tuesday hiked the Panorama Trail, at Leo's suggestion. Very nice, found some more garbage, ran into EKat and her friend Joan from Philadelphia at Glacier Point and got a ride back to the Valley.
Wednesday vegetated, met EKat and Joan for a pleasant dinner. Also met a woman at the Lodge who was named Tenaya.
Thursday drove up to Tuolumne. I'd hoped to go to Cloud's Rest, but there was some road/tree work going on, so there wasn't time. So hiked the May Lake loop instead, at the usual brisk pace. A lovely cool windy day. Found a bit of garbage, but didn't have time to do the access road or the camp area.
(Ken: Panorama + May Lake add another 10+ miles to the nominal FaceLift total. There was already some new garbage on 120, west of the Sunrise parking area at the west end of Tenaya Lake. Better yet, there are some discarded culverts there, not far off the highway - I'll remember them for next year. I wonder if it would be worth snooping around every place on the highway there's a culvert, to see if there are bits of old ones strewn in the bush?)
Friday started home at 10:45 AM, here at 6:15 AM. Didn't plan to drive through, but went OK with un-Hikerish loud 'music', plus this evaded the border lineup. Loki happy to see me.
Photos to follow. Also, jstan generously provided some of the wherewithal for next year's batch of marmelade, from his tree. Now stored in the freezer, until the new year.
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