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getting ready for a our hike up Mt. Dana (13,061')
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getting ready for a our hike up Mt. Dana (13,061')
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Hiking towards Mt. Dana
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Helen at the start of the hike
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the trail is very steep
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Climbing up to Mt. Dana
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View of Toulomne Meadow and the Sierras
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Jess about 1/3 of the way up Mt. Dana
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Gorgeous Yosemite
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continuing up the mountain, through a rock field
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much of the trail looked like this
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KC coming up the steep trail
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Storm clouds starting to roll in
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Storm clouds over Saddlebag lake, where our campsite was located
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Markers along the trail up to Mt. Dana
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what we came back to, after the hike
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we were hoping this was as bad as it was going to get...
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my car getting it's first snow exposure
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trying to stay warm and dry
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trying to have a nice taco dinner, while trying to stay dry
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trying to have a nice taco dinner, while trying to stay dry
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Jess before she scurried off into her tent to hide from the snow
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the storm quickly got worse
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The door to my tent
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trying to get in my tent without letting all the snow dump right in
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it got much worse...
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at this point we were packing up to evacuate
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the hill in the background proved to be a big challenge while trying to leave our campsite
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one last look before we left our camp
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the next morning, the sun came out and luckily we were able to drive back through the park to get home
