Dude! Joe's Jottings, Mostly Junk

The ascent from the nothingness of Golden Valley through the low hills, to the tunnel at the main entrance of Yosemite Valley, on a day that was getting increasingly rainy and having us worry that Yosemite would be a complete washout...
So was the day a washout? We'll soon find out...

Just the best 100 or so (out of 1300), but WOW...

May...

9. Arrival and BogFest (the Poxy Boggards do an indoor concert @ the Doubletree in Monrovia)
10. RPFS
    
11. Disneyland for our anniversary
12. San Diego Wild Animal Park and dinner at Stone Brewing's new Bistro (well, new to us, as it was still under construction in '06)
13. Balboa Park (may or may not include either the Zoo or a museum or two)
14. San Diego driving tour
15. Lake Arrowhead Village
16. Arrowhead->Barstow->Bakersfield->Visalia->Sequoia National Park
• Great Forest Museum, plus the lighter trails
• Staying in Wuksachi Lodge
17. Hiking around Lodgepole and Wolverton, staying in Wuksachi another night
    
18. Rt 99 to Sacramento, then maybe on to Napa Valley
19. Muir Woods, photo-taking tour of San Francisco from a distance (here's hoping the fog stays light)
20. San Francisco downtown landmarks
21. o'dark-hundred flight to ATL

Friday in Atlanta is with Cyd's family and possibly my former co-workers.
Saturday and Sunday @ GARF
Monday (happy birthday Star Wars (32 years), and Tubular Bells (36), and happy towel day) noon fly home to Dulles, to try to get laundry going before the work week.