Tuesday, February 03, 2026



I returned home today, a few hours behind Tommy. My night was sleepless, even though all was restful until bed. I should have eaten the melatonin gummy Tommy gave me. I initially considered staying another night, hiking to Vernal Falls in Yosemite, and catching the sunset from there. Wawona Tunnel, then return to Rush Creek for another spa visit and stay at the hotel or camp onsite, or even consider doing so in the valley. But I was, and am still, tired; the return would have been ~4 hrs at night, and, to coin an inside joke, I just wanted to be home with my wife and my dog. So I returned, and I am glad I did. Jen and I will go on March 18, a new moon night, and hopefully it will be good weather. Tommy got a 24hr loan of a used Rivian from a dealer-they are good salesmen. I am not getting involved; it's up to him how to approach such temptations at 22.

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