High Sierra Topix

Happy Birthday, Eric. One may have to redefine where the crest of the hill is, in fact.

John,

"Over the hill" is at the point when you no longer consider doing some of the things you didn't think twice about doing when you were younger. For me it was realizing that hiking from Tuolume meadows to Virginia Canyon in a day was not something I would do any more. Though in 1980 I did it starting about noon and carrying 65 lbs because I was beginning a 3 week trip with no resupply. Last summer when in Mammoth I gazed up at the Bloody Mountain Couloir and the chutes on Dragontail and realized that they were now beyond my current skiing prowess. I don't think there is a particular age and we all age differently.

Mike

Nicely put, Mike.

Skydiving was a kick. I still look and feel young; the other side of the hill comment wasn't serious.

Something else we did this weekend was drive and explore the lower Sierra by car. We hadn't spent much time around lower SF Stanislaus or lower NF Tuolumne and there's a lot of really scenic driving around there. Wards Ferry Road on the way to Groveland is fantastic right now. Lots of wildflowers.