The way we were...

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WD: These are wonderful pics of you- such a bright spirit! Thanks for sharing them. For someone who didn't get to the Sierra until the 1990's you have sure made up for 'lost time' (not that the time was lost really...)
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For backpacking, we modified the Gerry pack I used to carry him everywhere (from day hikes to the grocery store - he liked reaching out to try and grab something on a shelf that caught his eye). We stuck the modified Gerry into the Kelty - it fit almost perfectly. The one problem is he rode rather high. From the age of 3-1/2, we did his own walking - we went to May Lake in September and had it to ourselves. After that we limited our distance each day to what was comfortable for him, though sometimes I did carry him for a short spurt at the end of the day when he was tired.
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Bruce at 21-22.jpg
Ok, so 27 years ago, some friends & I decided to hike up to Devils Bathtub above Edison Lake. We didn't make it but had a great time until the next morning. Probably due to what we mixed in with the Gatorade.
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here i stand atop harrison pass - 1979 or so...
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and somewhere ...errrr..... in the sierras.
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Yep. Cotton sweatshirt and jeans. And this was 83...I'd been backpacking since 68 so I should have known better by then!:) Notice the old ensolite pad wrapped around the huge sleeping bag too....
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lostcoyote;
That blue (or is it gray?) shirt with CSUF - would that be Fresno or Fullerton?
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Herm wrote:lostcoyote;
That blue (or is it gray?) shirt with CSUF - would that be Fresno or Fullerton?
I am a graduate of CSU Fullerton.
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summer of 1954 at Donner Lake, coming to grips with Mother Nature
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What a cutie! You were still clean - must have just stepped out of the truck.
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This clean!

( on the porch of our cabin, where our family lived for two summers!)

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And just so ya know---I'm STILL cute! :D
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