Life, the way it sould be.

I have been living here in Yosemite for almost a month now and it feels good to be back. On my drive in I got the nostalgic feeling I got when I arrived to Yosemite for the first time. The feeling of exploration, not knowing what was around the next bend of the road. Now that I am here and the crowds are moving in as quick as the water I still love being where I am.

Since I have been here there have been a few fun and exciting things happen. First and foremost Glacier Point road has opened and I will be moving up there Memorial Day weekend!

If you don’t already know, there is a 12 hour documentary that is being done on the national parks; it’s called something like “National Parks, Americas Great Idea”. This is a film done my Ken Burns, a very famous director of documentaries. He has done one on Jazz and Baseball. Of course Yosemite is in the film and a man I work with Shelton Johnson is a star in the movie (He is a star where ever he is). Anyway, Ken Burns was here finishing up the film and he gave a 90 min. preview to the film to only about 100 people, me being one of those. We got to see mostly Yosemite clips, for obvious reasons, but it was awesome. The cinematography was beautiful and breathe taking. Makes me what to visit many other parks, perhaps work there? The film will be released sometime in September on a PBS station near you. I’m sure the film will be shown in sections, which are separated out in chapters; Yosemite is shown in every chapter.
It was a great experience and listening to him talk was a great way to understand his passion and obsession for the National Parks.

Besides that I have been filling my time with hiking and work. I can leave from my front door, walk to the shuttle bus and hitch a ride to a trail head. Biking has been a breeze and I walk all over the place, often times walking for up to a couple hours at a time.