Well, it is that time of year where the "lists" come out so I thought I'd better contribute one to stay off the "Top 10 Blogs that Suck for a lack of Top 10 Lists" list. So, here goes - some, but not all, notable accomplishments from 2008:
1. Saved myself from being eaten by bears by finding a Park Ranger with the use of sniffling and snuffling noises after I got lost in the woods when it was pitch black and I was without a flashlight or a clue. This occurred when I was staying with my family in the Curry Village Camping area during a great trip outside of the getting lost in the woods episode. This actually provided me with the opportunity to answer the question, “Can I help you” with a statement I don't believe I had made for 25 years at least - “I...can't....find...my....mom....or...my.....dad...”. This was, of course, accompanied with tears and, who knows, probably snot, that was running down my face. I then got to answer the follow up question, “where is the last place you saw them?” with “at the Curry Village pizza deck right before I left to go to the restroom that was alleged to be (and in fact was determined to be), approximately 50 feet away.” I then helpfully added that they were wearing some jeans and hiking boots and tee-shirts which quickly helped him to narrow the search down to all of the people at the pizza deck and in the park. Got a nice ride back on his golf cart from the wrong campground I had made it to and got some pizza as a reward. As evidence, see the path not taken as pictured above. Of course, this is with the benefit of daylight.
2. Summited Stone Mountain. An amazing accomplishment considering its elevation is a full 825 feet from the plateau below and at an altitude of 1686 feet from sea level. Continued to press on despite the misty and cool weather and the many small children who were carelessly running up and down the hill. I also completed the descent without a significant injury and brought my entire party back alive.
3. Finally figured out that Sarah Jessica Parker is not really dying her hair “pomegranate red” to be in the Garnier hair color ads. Wondered for many years how the models didn’t get their hair damaged when they bleached it back out after they did hair dye ads. Was always amazed by that. Then, learned this year about the magic of wigs and why the ads say, “So and so is wearing pomegranate red” versus “so and so has pomegranate red hair.” What a revelation. Who would have thought? Perhaps this solved mystery will now free up a couple of brain cells that will help me to not only stay on the beaten path but also carry a flashlight or, better yet, wear one of those hats with the halogen bulbs on the front of it, should the opportunity ever arise again where I need to traverse 50 feet in the dark. Here's hoping.
1. Saved myself from being eaten by bears by finding a Park Ranger with the use of sniffling and snuffling noises after I got lost in the woods when it was pitch black and I was without a flashlight or a clue. This occurred when I was staying with my family in the Curry Village Camping area during a great trip outside of the getting lost in the woods episode. This actually provided me with the opportunity to answer the question, “Can I help you” with a statement I don't believe I had made for 25 years at least - “I...can't....find...my....mom....or...my.....dad...”. This was, of course, accompanied with tears and, who knows, probably snot, that was running down my face. I then got to answer the follow up question, “where is the last place you saw them?” with “at the Curry Village pizza deck right before I left to go to the restroom that was alleged to be (and in fact was determined to be), approximately 50 feet away.” I then helpfully added that they were wearing some jeans and hiking boots and tee-shirts which quickly helped him to narrow the search down to all of the people at the pizza deck and in the park. Got a nice ride back on his golf cart from the wrong campground I had made it to and got some pizza as a reward. As evidence, see the path not taken as pictured above. Of course, this is with the benefit of daylight.2. Summited Stone Mountain. An amazing accomplishment considering its elevation is a full 825 feet from the plateau below and at an altitude of 1686 feet from sea level. Continued to press on despite the misty and cool weather and the many small children who were carelessly running up and down the hill. I also completed the descent without a significant injury and brought my entire party back alive.
3. Finally figured out that Sarah Jessica Parker is not really dying her hair “pomegranate red” to be in the Garnier hair color ads. Wondered for many years how the models didn’t get their hair damaged when they bleached it back out after they did hair dye ads. Was always amazed by that. Then, learned this year about the magic of wigs and why the ads say, “So and so is wearing pomegranate red” versus “so and so has pomegranate red hair.” What a revelation. Who would have thought? Perhaps this solved mystery will now free up a couple of brain cells that will help me to not only stay on the beaten path but also carry a flashlight or, better yet, wear one of those hats with the halogen bulbs on the front of it, should the opportunity ever arise again where I need to traverse 50 feet in the dark. Here's hoping.
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Sept 2001 - met my cousin, Ellen, at the trailhead to Half Dome, 5 AM with friends we vacation with on a regular basis - we are flatlanders from Florida so we took our good old time geting to the top - I was 50 and fat and Be looked like a million bucks - forgot to tell you .... cousin Ellen is an Outward Bound survivalist type - stopped for lunch on the way up .... Ellen had a can of dolmas .... she thought of a title for her next paper .... "Dolmas in the Wilderness" - made it to the top - hung out for about 2 hours - BREATHTAKING! - realized all the other hikers had left - Ellen says "Of course they're gone! It'll be dark before we make it back to the bottom (a mere 9 or so vertical miles)." Pitch black about 3 miles from the bottom - some places so steep we traversed it on our hineys. Ellen has night vision - "Follow me, she said - but don't aim the flashlights toward me - they bug me." Went to your Pizza deck - 7 PM - didn't get out of shouting distance of each other. Our friends never vacationed with us again ..... but we're still friends.
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