What a nice break that was! I just got back yesterday from Yosemite and man it felt awesome to just be out there in the outdoors and chatting with friends. There were seven of us which were myself, Evelin, my brother Jesus, Jazmin, and our friends Moises, Yvette, and Enrique. We left around 9 AM on Tuesday and I knew it was going to be a long journey so I took a few naps along the way and they were worth it because I didn’t get much sleep the night before. Once we got there, over at Hogdon Meadows Campgrounds, we put the two tents where we were going to sleep and we put up a canopy as well. To all of us, time didn’t matter and we just sat around for countless hours talking about sports and movies which is always a fun thing to talk about. Enrique, Moises, and Jesus are the drinking type but I just watch and listen because they are my friends but I would never want to touch alcohol in my life because so many people in my life drink and I just want to stay who I am. The funniest part of that night was hearing Moises talk aboout the relationship he has with his girlfriend, Claudia, and hearing him, it seems like being in that type of relationship where one person holds the power, it sounded unfair and unethical to me. We all banded together and tried to get as much wood onto our fire as possible and we all on a diet of hamburgers and hot dogs. Yesterday however was fun, we got to go to Yosemite falls after we had cleaned up the camp site and we got lost a few times. The saddest part of all this, was in course of our trying to find charcoal, we saw a dead cub on the side of the road which is still a mystery to me. We made it up to Yosemite falls and even though Evelin and Jazmin stayed behind, I still had a fun time climbing with Enrique, Jesus, Yvette, and Moises. It wasn’t easy because I kept telling myself that the key was to keep my hands on the rocks and use every part of my body. There were many different ways to get to the waterfall but what I remember most is the journey of us getting to the big rocks and trying to get over but we finally did. Moises, Jesus, and myself decided to get into the water as we saw that everybody else did and the swimming across that water had to be one of the most peaceful moments I’ve ever had in my life. It felt like Lake Berryesa in 2004 after school had gotten out and I was swimming in some water which had finally relieved all my stress that I was feeling that week of finals. Even though at Yosemite, it didn’t feel as long, it still felt like, wow nothing else matters. However, the craziest part was Moises and Jesus deciding to keep climbing up and eventually reaching the waterfall but they kept going higher which in my mind was just crazy (mind us with no shoes on!) So they kept going up with the walk ending at a wall that had an opening behind it which surprised me because they had gone so far up with no hesistation. After they had come down, I asked Moises, “what made you do that?” He said that he’ll never know if he’ll ever do that again and maybe some day I’ll do it but Moises has always been the daredevil of the group. I praised my brother, Jesus, because he has always been the one to take chances and he did which made me proud of him. Afterwards, we headed off into a long journey back home which was peaceful because it was so beautiful up there with all the trees and the sunshine heading down. The trip was memorable and next time hopefully, I can clumb higher. Here are some pictures:
Just Another Day... 