Sounds like an awesome trip. The picture "View east" is spectacular. Is that a mask you're wearing? Smoke? Something else in the air up there?
Are you the reincarnation of John Muir?
My poor iphone photos don't capture the magic that you can see only in person. It's amazing being up there.
My ultra-endurance cycling coworker told me how she'll use these dust masks in the desert and and cold/dry places to help her breathe more warm, humid air. So this was my first time trying it. I used it pretty much the entire hike up and on-and-off on the way back down. I can't say for certain, but I felt better and less dehydrated on this hike than the past couple hikes I've done.
The inspirational Muir was way more of a badass than me.
