“The longest part of the journey is said to be the passing of the gate.” — Marcus Terentius Varro
“Dreams you don’t work on don’t disappear, they become ghosts. They haunt you in your quiet moments.” — Jon Acuff
“Man is spirit – this is all man needs to know; and spirit is triumphant over matter.” — White Eagle
“Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.” — Lincoln Steffens
“Success covers a multitude of blunders.” — George Bernard Shaw
“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” — Bill Copeland
“Wine is sunlight, held together by water.” — Galileo Galilei
“Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!” — Ingrid Bergman
“Never find fault with the absent.” — Alexander Pope
“Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to make can sometimes be the most painful.” — Paulo Coelho
“No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist.” — Salvador Dali
“How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.” — Fred Brooks
“Constant use will not wear ragged the fabric of friendship.” — Dorothy Parker
“I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we’re all cowards.” — Alberto Salazar
“One can dream so much better in a room where there are pretty things.” — L. M. Montgomery
“Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.” — Bill Gates
“What makes us human is an ability to ask questions.” — Jane Goodall
“A scientist is a mimosa when he himself has made a mistake, and a roaring lion when he discovers a mistake of others.” — Albert Einstein
“Toil and pleasure, in their natures opposite, are yet linked together in a kind of necessary connection.” — Livy
“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.” — Phyllis Diller
For those who may not know, cairns are small piles or groupings of rocks intended to lead hikers to the correct trail. There are varying thoughts on their usefulness. The simple cairn above was located at the start of the Lembert Dome Trail. Cairns are often placed in a line showing the direction of the trail.
Pranksters have been known to deliberately place cairns so they lead in an errant direction. Foraging for rocks to add to a pile disrupts the surrounding area and is often frowned upon by those who oversee a park or hiking venue.
There have been a couple of times when I was glad to see a cairn because it verified that I was on the “right track” or prevented me from wandering in the wrong direction.
It is an interesting topic for discussion and I suppose there is fodder for both sides. As I will show in a later post, some cairns are more elaborate than others.
You can read some interesting points about hiking cairns HERE – Cairns 101
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.
See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.
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“Extreme justice is often unjust.” — Jean Racine
“The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.” — Thomas Moore
“For me it is sufficient to have a corner by my hearth, a book and a friend, and a nap undisturbed by creditors or grief.” — Fernandez de Andrada
“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.” — Robert Frost
A wooded area in back of the former Ahwahnee Hotel now named the Majestic Yosemite Hotel
Nestled in the valley with mountains rising up behind it, the Majestic Yosemite Hotel sits comfortably near the Merced River which has a number of stone bridge crossings. The use of natural materials against the formidable grandeur of Yosemite is a nice accompaniment.
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.
See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.
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