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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Dec 29, 2007 - 01:50pm PT
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Tuolumne Meadows store/grill parking lot, summer 2007:
We got sick of the occasional car/SUV ripping past our morning hangout doing 40 or 50 mph in a 25 zone... so the next time I went back to Reno, I bought a flag. Some of them didn't wave with their thumb, though... Oh, what fun...
Photo by Steve Rathbun
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Varied locales along the time and space continuum
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Dec 31, 2007 - 02:50am PT
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Conness from the south:
Echo Lake, a lovely place:
Echo Peaks:
Obligatory Marmot photo near Echo Lake:
Matthes Crest alpenglow:
The half-mile long summit with fire in south:
Remember the Dan Ackroyd/Steve Martin SNL skit where they're looking at the camera and saying "What the hell is that!!?"
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CFetterolf
climber
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Dec 31, 2007 - 10:22am PT
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This thread has brought back great memories of time spent climbing in Tuolumne. It's nice to combine such great climbing with beautiful scenery.
Here is Eichorn in a storm. When we arrived here I knew we should be able to see it, but we couldn't see anything more than 15' away in the fog and rain. Then a little lift in the fog and WOW! Quite an experience.
These next two photos were taken within 5 minutes of each other. This 2 day storm started clearing right at sunset. Perfect timing! The first photo is a re-post.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Varied locales along the time and space continuum
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Dec 31, 2007 - 03:58pm PT
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Beautiful photos, CFetterolf. Very ethereal. Are you sure those are Tuolumne and not the road to Mordor? :-)
Fletch
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Wow CFetterolf,
Great pics. Amazing color.
Wow,
Zander
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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My hat is off to that couple on Cloud's rest! Not an easy place to get to, especially while having that much fun! They are doing something (many things) right!
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Cool lighting! Answers the question of "what would Tuolumne look like if it was on the planet Mars?"
Here's a cool view, but with no good lighting to speak of:
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Jesus!
Trad climber
Tulsa
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Excellent thread, this one! Outstanding!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Some fine pictures and writing!
Last summer I enjoyed watching Minerals (Bryan) and team with their car race flag, waving at speeding motorists as they went by the gas station. A clever idea, though not all the 'wavees' were amused.
At least one morning there was a real speed trap on the stretch into the gas station from the west, for the particularly inattentive.
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davidji
Social climber
CA
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I love this thread. Glad it came back.
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Feb 28, 2008 - 08:48pm PT
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just can't stop it
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Feb 29, 2008 - 01:28am PT
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Enjoying the Lyell fork with Tuolumne friends...Still looking for the blond woman on the right,have you seen her recently?
Tony P, Me, and Terry Counts.
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Another bump to this great thread and the inspiration it gives me to work my butt off now so I can spend at least a week this summer!
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Daff........
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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Probably my first trip to the meadows. I remember being seated on the end of one of those way-bent over lodgepoles and being sprung up and down like a bucking bronco. I also remember the "bath" in the river, the pancakes at the grill, popsicles at the store, fizzies with Soda Springs water, and the smell of the old family oiled canvas tent.
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martygarrison
Trad climber
atlanta
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sorry, what happened to hawkins?
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Mar 21, 2008 - 12:54pm PT
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Love this.. Phil Bard Pic, Just a reminder of summer days ahead.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Mar 21, 2008 - 01:20pm PT
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That last pic epitomizes Tuolumne. I'm definately doing Cathedral this year, I've never done it before.
Woohoo!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 21, 2008 - 01:36pm PT
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Marty,
Bruce passed away near the turn of the millennium.
A complicated story, spurred by health issues.
E-mail me if you want to get in contact with Ellie.
-Roy
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