My uncle Mark and aunt Kelly visited us for a few days after hiking in Yosemite. Hiking sounds so meager when you consider they went there to hike Half Dome. The hike is approximately 17 miles long, and takes about 10-12 hours to hike from the valley floor to the peak during which time the elevation increases by about 4800’ feet.
Hiking Half Dome is an amazing accomplishment to do once, but Mark and Kelly completed it twice in three days, with a smaller hike in between, due to the unfortunate circumstance that their 35mm camera’s film did not catch to document reaching the peak on the first day! They got very acquainted with my foot massager upon arriving at our place.
To say that Sawyer gets amped up when we have visitors would be an understatement. He doesn’t want to miss any of the excitement! Mark uses an old sleepytime song, which he invented (although some parts sounds similar to “Bonanza”) when their son Steven was young. It worked like a charm. Sawyer was in a sleepytime trance.
What a fun visit!
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Hi Sawyer! We miss you (your mom and dad too!!). We had fun getting to know you better and really appreciate you letting us sleep in Sawyerland! Say “hi” to the sea lions when you get to see them! Don’t forget to take your naps - your mom would really appreciate it!