Tag Archives: Yosemite

A Half Dome primer (if you’re going)

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

One thing is for certain.  Googling about hiking to Half Dome bears little resemblance to being there.  Another thing is for certain: that previous assertion cannot be made into anything more banal than it already is. Banality, however, does not … Continue reading →

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Made it.

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Nuff, said . . . I present: Half Dome.   Off to play with Eric Martin.  Novato.

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Yosemite, Half Dome and other rock giants

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Off to presumably scale Half Dome tomorrow. Then, on saturday night, I’m sitting in on an acoustic show with Mr. Big lead singer, Eric Martin for a couple of songs. Apparently he likes the undiluted gravitas, star power and overall … Continue reading →

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A mishmash of Ukuleles, Yosemite, and Strum Shops

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

My buddy Rob phoned me up earlier in the year to see if I wanted to go to Yosemite and climb Half Dome.  I said yes.  Then I realized that seventeen-mile cardiovascular death march was going to require me to … Continue reading →

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