yosemite, half dome hike

have you climbed Half Dome in Yosemite?

we are planning to do it this summer. we are going to hike up with our tent etc, leave it at the campground up there and then continue on to the top - to take some killer photos I bet!

but after stumbling across this hazards of half dome page I must say, I'm a little scared to say the least. Bryce tells me I'll be fine... that the fact that I can do about 3 push ups won't be an issue and that they publish websites like that to scare away the masses... but um... there is still that little voice in the back of my mind - I think it's called reason or maybe it's my survival instinct talking.

anyway, I'd love to hear about your experiences - good, bad and otherwise :)

photos here

take a hike

Sunday morning we jumped in the car and after a quick stop at Starbuck's we were on our way to the Steven's Creek County park. There is this great little creek that meanders along and Coop couldn't wait to get in the water. Here is a funny video we took of him playing fetch - I title it Pure Stubbornness!

The log must have weighed more than him...

Once he was thoroughly saturated we headed across the road to the trail which was much steeper than I had imagined... but once at the top it was well worth the sweat.