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Feb 28, 20232 min read
Yosemite Challenge: Stage 6
Reaching the Half Dome Trailhead, I re-joined the John Muir Trail and made my way back to the start of my journey at Nevada Fall. Hiking...
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Feb 28, 20231 min read
Progress: 100% of Yosemite
25th Tree Planted It is actually now August. 3rd of August, 2023, to be precise. My Apuci's birthday. Life got too much the past six...
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Feb 15, 20231 min read
Progress: 80% of Yosemite
24th Tree Planted Today was the first time doing BodyPump in almost a month. I simply haven't had the energy or the strength. Ideally,...
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Feb 15, 20231 min read
Yosemite Challenge: Mirror Lake
A great glacial lake once filled all of the Yosemite Valley, this is its last remnant. It is a beautiful, peaceful spot, situated on a...
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Feb 6, 20232 min read
Yosemite Challenge: Stage 4
Passing Devil's Elbow and El Capitan Picnic Areas, I turned off Northside Drive back into the valley and the meadows. Trekking along an...
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Feb 1, 20231 min read
Progress: 60% of Yosemite
23rd Tree Planted Passed the half-way point! Its been a rough few weeks of me feeling ill and fatigued. This week, however, I've managed...
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Jan 27, 20231 min read
Yosemite Challenge: Horsetail Falls
These powerful waterfalls have two personalities. In the summer, they are the Horsetail Falls. In the dazzling sun, they resemble the...
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Jan 24, 20233 min read
Yosemite Challenge: Stage 3
I spent the next 3mi (5km) on an uneventful meander, enjoying the beautiful forest and having the Merced River's company as it wound its...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
Yosemite Challenge: Tunnel View
This stunning scenic viewpoint is just east of the Wawona Tunnel, the longest highway tunnel in California. As one looks into Yosemite...
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Jan 23, 20231 min read
Progress: 40% of Yosemite
22nd Tree Planted Nearly half-way there! After doing absolutely nothing all day yesterday, today I decided to mow the lawns. Half way...
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Jan 17, 20232 min read
Yosemite Challenge: Stage 2
Crossing the bridge over Merced River, I entered woodland on a narrow and well-maintained trail, albeit a bit rocky and uneven. ...
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Jan 17, 20231 min read
Medal #3: Marathon to Athens Challenge
Aaaaand we have medal #3!! My word these medals are gorgeous. I am shamelessly motivated by shiny medals and certificates!! I was...
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Jan 15, 20231 min read
Yosemite Challenge: Mariposa Grove
Several hundred giant sequoia trees make their home within the Mariposa Grove. There are several noteworthy trees beginning with the...
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Jan 15, 20231 min read
Progress: 20% of Yosemite
21st Tree Planted Yay! I reached the first milestone on the Yosemite Challenge!! Today also marks 12 weeks since I began this latest...
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Jan 14, 20232 min read
Yosemite Challenge: Lawns
As the Yosemite Challenge is much longer than the previous ones I have completed (70km compared to Angkor Wat at 32km, English Channel at...
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Jan 10, 20233 min read
Yosemite Challenge: Stage 1
Located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range is the internationally recognised Yosemite National Park. Designated a World Heritage Site,...
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Jan 9, 20232 min read
Berlin Wall Challenge: Stage 5
The Berlin Wall was up for 28 years, beginning with a barbed wire barrier. When it came down in 1989, it consisted of concrete blocks,...
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Jan 9, 20231 min read
Medal #4: Berlin Wall Challenge
Aaaaand we have medal #4!! I am in awe over the amount of detail that has gone into these. And I continue to be shamelessly motivated by...
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Jan 9, 20231 min read
Progress: 100% of Berlin Wall
20th Tree Planted I am noticing changes. Not in my energy levels, nor in my strength. But every now and then I catch a glimpse of my...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
Progress: 80% of Berlin Wall
19th Tree Planted I've been enduring another IBS flare. With a side helping of migraines due to consuming MSG. I am my own worst enemy...
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