Yosemite Day 6, Thanksgiving Day
Today we got an early start so we could have plenty of time to prepare our dinner that afternoon. Unfortunately for us though, early meant COLD! I swear it was below 30 degrees!!!! …and I refused to climb until 10am, when the sun finally peaked out from behind the giant rock walls of the valley. The kids were not phased a bit by the cold…as they typically are about any kind of weather mother nature decides to dish out while we’re climbing. They had a blast playing in frozen mud puddles and tapping on frosty vegetation, all the while completely fascinated by “seeing their breath,” something we rarely experience in the desert due to the dry air.
A bitter cold send of the Camp 4 classic, Cocaine Corner, v5
The sun has peaked out and I warm up
Crack shot
Another classic! Paul sends King Cobra, v8
Sending in pairs seems to happen a lot for us. Immediately after Paul’s tick of King Cobra we walked over to the climb I’d tried two days prior, Ament Arete, v6. Send!! Woohoo!
Now on to dinner!
The kids preparing a pickle platter
We decide to head indoors for the feasting. Home sweet home in the van! We had nut loaf, cranberry chutney, mashed potatoes, green beans, butternut squash with brazil nuts, kale and pepitas, a variety of olives, pickles and my mom’s pickled beets, Barrio bread, flourless seed and nut bread, champagne, Sand Reckoner wine from AZ, sparkling cider for the kids and no-bake vegan pumpkin pie. Thankful for homemade deliciousness!!! YUM!
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