Vacation

I have family visiting this week, and we went backpacking through Sequoia National Park. We hiked from Wolverton to Alta Meadow. Then we left the trails and tried to get to Moose Lake. There supposedly were unmaintained trails in that direction, but we rarely saw them. We made it as far as Pterodactyl Pass, but had to turn back because of weary feet and threatening rain/lightning. The views were incredible--we even saw a bear and her cub (from a safe distance). Best of all, I didn't take any work with me. It was nice to get a few days of recovery ahead of the last push to get stuff done before school starts.