Kent in October 2004

Kent in Fall 2004

Two trips to Yosemite. More time with friends. Halloween!

Yosemite - Trip #1 (Vernal and Nevada Falls)

Kent climbed all the way to the top of Vernal and Nevada Falls. On his own two feet. No problems (except finding a place to go to the bathroom on the way down.) Yosemite was beautiful. Great fall day. The leaves and smell was wonderful. Not much water in the waterfalls.

Below Vernal Falls - small and large
Below Nevada Falls - small and large
Up the trail - small and large

On top of Nevada Falls, 2000 feet of elevation gain. Not a single complaint (although those last stairs were pretty brutal, for everybody.)

Sitting on the top - small and large
The view down towards Yosemite Valley - small and large
On our way down - small and large
Kent climbing every rock in the park - small and large

Big hills and big trees. Sunday was wet, but that big storm gave us the snow for the weekend that follows.

Kent on the way down in the woods - small and large
Staying dry under the old Sequoia tree - small and large
One of the falls on the way out of Yosemite valley - small and large

Jeff and Cheryl organized this trip. Jeff shot this picture of Kent and I at Saturday breakfast in Curry Village. (Thanks Jeff.)

Kent and Malcolm - small and large
Kent, Jay and Mellisa - small and large

Yosemite - Trip #2 (Yosemite Falls and Snow Play)

One weekend later we went back to Yosemite. Once wasn't enough. This time with Quynh and Khanh

Kent pointing to Upper Yosemite Falls - small and large
Khanh and Kent on the trail - small and large
Kent powering up the trail - small and large
First snow! - small and large
Quynh and Kent work their way back down - small and large
Quynh and Khanh at the bottom of the upper falls - small and large

Big scenery from the trail

Khanh, Quynh, Kent and Malcolm - Half way up - small and large
Snow on top, green on the bottom. Looking down valley - small and large
Kent points to his next big hike - Half Dome - small and large
Happy boys - Kent and Khanh at Columbia Point, above Yosemite Lodge and Half Dome in the distance - small and large

On top of Yosemite Falls. It was cold on top, with the snow.

Quynh and Kent on top in the snow - small and large
Yosemite creek before it goes over the falls - small and large

Great views on top

Khanh, Quynh and Kent - small and large
Khanh, Quynh, Kent and Malcolm - small and large
Kent and Malcolm - small and large
Khanh - small and large
Kent - small and large

Sunday was wet again. But it was great to see the waterfalls.

Lower Yosemite Falls, full of water - small and large
Wet Quynh, Khanh and Kent - small and large

Snow! The boys had so much fun in the snow near Crane Flat.

Kent throwing snowballs at Quynh - small and large
Quynh and Kent - small and large
Kent shoveling - small and large
Kent throwing snow - small and large
Kent's first snow angel - small and large

Khanh

Khanh making the snow fort - small and large
Khanh throwing a snowball - small and large
Khanh shoveling - small and large
Khanh throwing a snowball - small and large

We went to Yosemite to help Quynh celebrate her birthday. Kent thought that getting sung to at dessert in the Ahwanee was so much fun that he wants to go back for his birthday.