Restart?

It's entirely possible this is only happening because it's late, and I can't fall asleep. But since I've been amusing myself by looking at other blogs, I suppose it's not unreasonable that I would end up here.
Actually, I have been thinking lately about restarting this blog, even in times when I was not affected by a bout of insomnia. I've also made a goal for myself to be better about taking pictures, so I'm thinking this may be a good way of combining the two. With that said:
I've finally been doing some legitimate adventuring in the past week or so! I made it up to Tuolomne Meadows for the first time, and I am still a little shocked that it took me so long to make the trip. I guess if I'd known what I was missing, I would have found my way much sooner.

I didn't take any pictures my first day, because I was at a Trespassers show and too busy dancing and listening to good music, but the next morning I set off with Lily to have an adventure!

We decided our adventure would consist of hiking the Glen Aulin trail, as recommended by another friend, Katie. It's 6 miles in, but we figured we could go as far as time would allow, and head back early if needed. (In retrospect, we probably should have gotten more information about the hike before we went, as Katie is not always an accurate judge of adventure difficulty levels. She likes to run half marathons.) 

So we did end up making it all the way to the end of the trail, which is a backpacker's camp. We definitely passed several people on the trail who asked how long we were staying, and were a little confused when we told them we were only hiking in for the day. I guess 12.5 mile hikes at 8000 foot elevation is not something that people do very often. Lily and I are just cool like that. Also, here is where we stopped for lunch and some wading/swimming.

All in all, a beautiful day with a good friend, and a long, tired drive back. I may have done some waddling around the next couple days because my legs were protesting, but it was definitely worth it. I'm already figuring out when I can go back, and who to take with me.

I had another adventure a few days later, but that is a story for another day...