Big Surà
San Franciscoà
Georgetownà
Yosemite National Park
Monday, June 11th, 2012
On my way to San Francisco I bought a bunch of fresh
strawberries at a farmstand and meandered up route 1. When I arrived, my friend
was still working so I drove around looking for thrift stores to buy a fleece
at, inadvertently seeing a lot of the city in the process. I met another friend
of mine at a bar for happy hour and my Bostonian friend met us there. That
night became a bit of a culture shock as we went and danced at a club with a
guy spinning techno. I felt very much out of my element, having not been
surrounded by so many people and sounds in a little while.
After a S.F brunch of crab cakes benedict, I kept driving
North, but now also East to the small logging community of Georgetown, CA. My
friend is researching spotted owls there. She lives in a dorm-style cabin in
the middle of a logging road with about 8 other people. It takes about an hour
to get anywhere you want to go around the winding backcountry roads. On Sunday
we went to a falls which had three sets of steep rocks with water cascading
into pools below. We slid down the slickrock into the pools. The drop and the
cold water made the experience incredibly refreshing.
Today I woke up without an alarm in the nick of time to head
to Yosemite. I gathered my belongings, walked out of the research station and
down a winding dirt road about a mile to my car. I got into my car, drove 5
hours down more winding roads, up some mountains, and into Yosemite Valley. Seeing
half dome and other cliffs in the distance gave me goosebumps when they came
into view from the East. It’s as if a higher power as touched this land and
made it unique specifically for my eyes to enjoy.
So I upbruptly came to a halt on my tour of this country.
But the journey is long from over, it has just changed it’s pace. The route
will now be repetitive and there will be four legs carrying my body instead of
four wheels. I will meet more people and I will gain more friendships. I’ve
found another new home, for now.
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