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Terri and Yosemite Valley
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Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 4
06/20/2009
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Tiger Swallowtail by the Merced River
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Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 2
06/20/2009
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A pale swallowtail and a tiger swallowtail socialize.
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Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 7
06/20/2009
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Reeds Pinnacle Wall with the crack of "Reed's Direct" visible in the white streak.
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Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 4
06/20/2009
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Half way up Reed's Direct (it's longer than this photo makes it look!).
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Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 1
06/20/2009
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Looking up the rest of the route- intimidating!!
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Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 4
06/20/2009
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Terri at the top of Reed's Direct.
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Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 3
06/20/2009
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Neal at the top of Reed's Direct.
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Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 5
06/20/2009
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High clouds at sundown in front of the Reed's Pinnacle Cliff.
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Date: 06/20/2009
Views: 6
06/20/2009
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Terri and Bridal Veil Falls.
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Date: 06/21/2009
Views: 3
06/21/2009
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In the middle of camp 4, Midnight Lightning is probably the most famous boulder problem in the world.
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Date: 06/21/2009
Views: 4
06/21/2009
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Royal arches(bottom),Washingtons Column,North Dome(left), and Clouds Rest(top)
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Date: 06/21/2009
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06/21/2009
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Middle and upper Cathedral Rocks, and the Cathedral Spires(hard to see)
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Date: 06/21/2009
Views: 7
06/21/2009
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Terri and Neal on Nutcracker (5.8, 5 pitches), with Sentinal Rock behind
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Date: 06/21/2009
Views: 4
06/21/2009
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Terri on "Nutcracker"
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Date: 06/21/2009
Views: 2
06/21/2009
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Terri and the Merced River
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Date: 06/21/2009
Views: 2
06/21/2009
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Another shot of the Merced River- a frigid escape from the heat of the valley
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 2
06/22/2009
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California Sister butterfly
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 4
06/22/2009
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Packing gear for the Gold Wall
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 7
06/22/2009
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Leaving the car for 2 nights at Ribbon Falls to do Gold Wall/Silent Line
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 4
06/22/2009
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Terri in the Ribbon Falls amphitheater
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 3
06/22/2009
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Dudlea (stonecrop)
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 4
06/22/2009
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Neal at the base of Ribbon Falls
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 3
06/22/2009
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Terri at the base of Ribbon Falls
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 3
06/22/2009
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Terri pumps water while Neal relaxes
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 4
06/22/2009
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Starting the first pitch of Gold Wall (5.9 C2 10 pitches- we did the first half only)
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 4
06/22/2009
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Neal leads the mandatory 5.9 on pitch 1
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 5
06/22/2009
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Neal organizing the anchor at the pitch1 hanging belay
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 3
06/22/2009
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After doing pitch 1 we went back to Ribbon Falls for the night
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 5
06/22/2009
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Our bivy spot away from the mosquitoes
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Date: 06/22/2009
Views: 4
06/22/2009
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Neal on Gold Wall, El Capitan behind
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Date: 06/23/2009
Views: 4
06/23/2009
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Terri jugging on the third pitch
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Date: 06/23/2009
Views: 4
06/23/2009
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Terri gets comfortable on the pitch 4 bivy ledge- yep, we slept on it!
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Date: 06/23/2009
Views: 3
06/23/2009
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Bridal Veil falls in evening light, from our perch on the Gold Wall
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Date: 06/23/2009
Views: 5
06/23/2009
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Another shot of Bridal Veil Falls
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Date: 06/23/2009
Views: 3
06/23/2009
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The west face of El Capitan showing a white haul bag on a ledge giving some perspective!
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Date: 06/23/2009
Views: 3
06/23/2009
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Hanging out on the bivy ledge
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Date: 06/23/2009
Views: 4
06/23/2009
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Neal relaxes among the haul bag and various gear
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Date: 06/23/2009
Views: 4
06/23/2009
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Dinner time!
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Date: 06/23/2009
Views: 4
06/23/2009
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Neal gets comfortable for a good night's rest, both tie ins visible
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 5
06/24/2009
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Terri and Neal in the morning- so nice and peaceful!
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 5
06/24/2009
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Here is a shot of the whole ledge- not very big!
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 6
06/24/2009
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Terri rappels back to flat ground
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 3
06/24/2009
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Back to the road
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 2
06/24/2009
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The Gold Wall, arrow shows pitch 4 bivy ledge
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Date: 07/11/2009
Views: 5
07/11/2009
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Western Azaleas, one of my favorite sierra wildflowers!
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Date: 07/11/2009
Views: 3
07/11/2009
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Cow Parsnip
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Date: 07/11/2009
Views: 5
07/11/2009
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Showy Milkweed
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Date: 07/11/2009
Views: 4
07/11/2009
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Ladybug on Cow Parsnip
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 3
06/24/2009
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Neal and Terri at the base of El Capitan
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 3
06/24/2009
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Terri at the bottom of Pine Line, the fun 5.7 at the base of El Capitan
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 6
06/24/2009
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California Tortoise Shell butterfly
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 2
06/24/2009
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Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 3
06/24/2009
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Terri and Lower Yosemite Falls
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 1
06/24/2009
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The Lost Arrow Spire, yosemite falls just out of view to the left
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 3
06/24/2009
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Spicebush, another one of my favorite flowers!
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Date: 06/24/2009
Views: 4
06/24/2009
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California Mule Deer
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Date: 06/25/2009
Views: 4
06/25/2009
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Farewell To Spring (flowers), with Half Dome behind
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Date: 07/11/2009
Views: 4
07/11/2009
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Terri following on "Commitment" (5.9, 4 pitches)
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Date: 06/25/2009
Views: 4
06/25/2009
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Half Dome, we climbed the right shoulder of this on the "Snake Dike" route the next day but forgot the camera =(
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Date: 07/11/2009
Views: 4
07/11/2009
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