tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370273051479578292.post6113275095371975701..comments2023-05-20T01:04:00.808-07:00Comments on Lafferty's Life: Yosemite - Vernal FallsRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502532652097377301noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370273051479578292.post-63427062115860624612012-07-06T12:54:25.000-07:002012-07-06T12:54:25.000-07:00Isn't that always the way? You never have a ca...Isn't that always the way? You never have a camera ready when the shot presents itself. Pretty hike. I'm sure it would have been very challenging for many of us, but good it inspired you to get in better shape. The older I get, the harder my daily workout becomes. But I feel better when I push on and do it.Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370273051479578292.post-14314953592902311892012-07-07T05:48:17.000-07:002012-07-07T05:48:17.000-07:00I bet the altitude didn't help either. Even w...I bet the altitude didn't help either. Even when you are in shape at low elevation, it gets harder up in the mountains.<br><br>Was it a black bear? It almost looks like a grizzly from the picture, but it's hard to see clearly.Darylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370273051479578292.post-65421503005251353452012-07-07T09:20:34.000-07:002012-07-07T09:20:34.000-07:00According to some of the information we received i...According to some of the information we received in the park, there are no more grizzlies in Yosemite. It was a black bear, however many black bears are brown or tan.Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370273051479578292.post-6294205180747552612012-07-08T11:34:27.000-07:002012-07-08T11:34:27.000-07:00I didn't do so well either when I first hit th...I didn't do so well either when I first hit the hills of Georgia :).Castawaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370273051479578292.post-56192116245222820492012-07-10T02:28:03.000-07:002012-07-10T02:28:03.000-07:00I thought I saw a grizzly-like hump on the shoulde...I thought I saw a grizzly-like hump on the shoulders, but it was hard to tell from the picture. I'm sure it was just a brown black bear.Darylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370273051479578292.post-3685569823772944682012-07-10T02:49:22.000-07:002012-07-10T02:49:22.000-07:00The only grizzlies in Yosemite were a subspecies c...The only grizzlies in Yosemite were a subspecies called the California Golden Bear, the bear on the state flag. They are now extinct with the last one being shot in 1922.Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370273051479578292.post-73226532114868655482012-07-11T07:35:38.000-07:002012-07-11T07:35:38.000-07:00I thought the California Golden Bears were alive a...I thought the California Golden Bears were alive and well at the University of California at Berkley. Some years I wish they were extinct! ;)Donnanoreply@blogger.com