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Nice pics, Bee. Thanks. Where'd that chickin come from??

Rod, enjoy the Tenaya Lodge. Nice digs.

I've been there, but only for a snack -- it is a nice starting point for some mountain biking runs. If you don't mind driving some dirt roads, take a side trip to Nelder Grove -- some giant redwoods outside the park.

Interesting note about viagara. Seems like it would be well worth a try, since the cold extremities are partly a result of your body's blood vessel constriction mechanism. A vasodilator might counteract that. Danged expensive medication, though. Is it still a buck per pill no matter the concentration?

Edit: All the discussion re. viagara moved to the "Cold weather and circulation" thread.

(oh cant you tell that I am avoiding work...!) the pink chicken's name is CHICK-ON and he came from Las Vegas, of course! He is the mascot of my friend billy (short for billygoat) Billy is like me -- does not like his picture taken -- so whenever he does a Summit or new lake, Chick-on stands in as proof that he was there (Chick-on also signs registers, too) Billy is a great hiker who makes fast food of class III and IV scrambles (he says I suck at it, but don't believe him...too much)

Hi Rod,

I just got back from a couple of days in Yosemite. My hiking buddy was ill, so I ended up going up the HH Switchbacks up to BEE hive meadow (its 8 mi one way with about 3,000ft climb, so it was still a good workout)I know that this report will be irrelevant by tomorrow, but I have to say that the weather was just spectacular -- in the low-mid 70's, with a chilly 33-37 at night. I saw a rattle snake (pictures to come) and a huge trail of feathers up into a tree that belonged to some VERY unfortunate bird-of-prey (happened overnight, because the pile of feathers was not there yesterday morning. Anyhow, I am driving myself nuts following the weather, but I hope that you have a wonderful trip, yourself.

Bee

What are the HH Switchbacks?

Sorry -- Hetch Hetchy switchbacks! They start after the junction of the trail that goes to Wapama Falls (a couple~ of miles after the Dam Tunnel)

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