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"The Mountains Are Calling And I Must Go." John Muir

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Tree Spirit

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Cajon Pass flowers before the freeway opens up

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Barker Dam

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John Muir Trail

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John Muir Trail

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Yosemite Valley from the car

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John Muir Trail 2016

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Penn Museum’s ‘touch tours’ offer blind visitors grasp of ancient history

Theresa Joniec, a docent in the Egyptian gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, shows a group of visually impaired visitors a large carved stela — a kind of tombstone made of black basalt commemorating the ancient Pharaoh Qa-a. “DO NOT TOUCH” signs are posted on the walls.

“Go ahead, touch it,” said Joniec. “I’m going to touch it, because I don’t get this privilege. This is 5,000 years old.”

The Penn Museum allows patrons to handle artifacts as part of their new “touch tours” for the blind and visually impaired. After thoroughly washing with sanitizing wipes, several sets of hands roamed over the curve of stone, and poked fingers into carved hieroglyphs.

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This is just the best

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I love this so much

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Lone Pine, Ca has a beautiful view of the Eastern Portion of the Sierra. Now try to find Mt. Whitney

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Don't make me snap photos like some tourist

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Camped in Zion National Park last week testing gear and hiking to hearts content.

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Lost it Again

Don't you hate it when you lose a pice of gear? I'm not even anywhere special, just my house and I've lost both my headlamps. My black diamond moxie. Gone but I swear I saw it somewhere. My old army headlamp I had as a back up. Gone too. Out in the backcountry I pre-plan so much I don't normally forget things. At home I can't even find my keys. Maybe it was time for a new one but dammit. I'm sure I've lost something again. But as with any lose I'll find it after I've bought a new one.

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I really like this pack debating on the color though