From Wisconsin to yosemite
My great friend Linda came out to visit California from Wisconsin in March of 2013 and since she'd never been to Yosemite and since I consider it the most amazing place on earth, it only seemed right to take her there.
When we got to the valley however, Al was already there. I swear he's the only person who loves YNP more than I do.
Al, being a climber who's scared of heights (go figure), had never really done any multi-pitch before then, so I promised to take him up The Grack on Saturday morning. I could do this climb every day until I die it's that good. Best 5.6 in the valley for sure.
After we got down, the sky opened up and it started to pour. Al, being the natural tour guide, took us for a long river hike literally in the Merced River. We hopped from rock to rock getting soaked and loving every minute of it. God I love that place!