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Here
is the group of people I mostly hung out with over the summer. They
are other computer nerd like me, working at Lawrence Livermore National
Lab. Sorry for all the nakedness.
Left to
Right:
Me, Jason,
Mark, Craig, Dedamia, Susan |
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We
did lots of fun stuff together over the summer. One thing we did was
climb Half Dome at Yosemite.
stats:
Distance:
14 miles (roundtrip; there is a long trail to get there, first)
Starting
Elevation: 4,040 feet
Ending
Elevation: 8,836 feet
Elevation
Gain: 4,796 feet
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There
were some great sites to see along the way. |
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I
dig waterfalls. |
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After
walking uphill for about 6 miles, we are almost to the steep part. |
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Ooooh,
the (sorta) steep part. This part wasn't too bad. There is
really no need to act like we are scaling a sheer wall here. I definitely
did not take any pictures during the steep part because I was using both
hands to hang on for dear life. |
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the steep
part
We've
conquered Half-Dome! We figured it was necessary to get a nice
picture at the top. Notice how far I am standing from the
edge.
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Here
is the view looking down from the top. |
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Later
on that Summer, Jason and I took a trip to Napa Valley and took a tour of
the Robert Mondavi Winery. Here is Jason with his new friend, the
naked lady statue. I wouldn't mind having my very own naked lady
statue some day. |
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Lots
of barrels of really, really expensive wine. |
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Here
is where they do part of the fermentation process. |
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Susan
and I took off from work to go to the Muir Woods one day. |
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This
place was highly recommended by my Mom. It turns out she was right. |
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Here
is Susan in a tree. like, inside of the tree.
We did lots
of other fun stuff while we were there: San Diego Zoo, Alcatraz,
hiking in the hills around Livermore, driving on Highway 1, and swing
dancing and other fun stuff in San Francisco. One thing we definitely
did not do was go to the pride parade in San Francisco. ugh. |