THE BAD SEASON
This is 40 ft. high Merced Peak Falls in Yosemite. It is quite lovely and fairly easy to get up close to it.
Now that it is summer and the mosquitoes have arrived, I am done with hiking. Or am I? I do not usually hike much in the summer because of the heat and the mosquitoes, both of which I hate absolutely. With the low snow pack this year, the waterfalls are not going to be flowing throughout the summer either (unlike the last two years), so what is the point in torturing myself? I don’t know, I am sure I will go on a hike or two, but I will not be backpacking again until September.
I thought I did really well this year with my backpacking trips. Much better than last year. I went on six backpacking trips this winter/spring, and five of them were successful (in terms of seeing waterfalls). That is definitely a huge accomplishment.
So see you all in the Fall. But seriously, I still have tons of photos to process from my last 3 trips. So even if I am not hiking much, you still have those to look forward to. Ha ha.