[Head In The Clouds: Part 2 720p
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Support and feedback are essential aspects of life, success, and growth. When accomplishing our dreams, we must have empowering support around us. Some of us need people who can challenge us, think big, and help us reach for our goals.
Keeping our heads in the clouds and our feet on the ground is much easier said than done. However, when we can do both things with passion, intention, and focus, we create a sense of life balance and peace that can allow us to have what we truly want in life.
As a presenter to give a good presentation, I take a very serious and enthusiastic approach to these articles, I am interested in the possibilities of being in a into spiritual mentoring process, which is the aura, trust of others, particularly when it comes to safety and inclusion.
The Clouds Rest hike in Yosemite is a favorite of the park rangers; you get incredible panoramic views from over 1,000 feet above Half Dome. And unlike Half Dome, for the Clouds Rest hike, no permit is needed, the distance and climbing is manageable, and you don't have to navigate anything like the anxiety-inducing cables section. It's considered one of the epic Yosemite hikes and is definitely worth the effort.
Like most destinations in Yosemite National Park, you can reach Clouds Rest from various trails and routes. The most common and shortest route, which I cover in this guide, starts from Tenaya Lake, which is off Tioga Road in the northern section of the park. Depending on the traffic, it's roughly an hour from the Yosemite Valley to get to the trailhead. And in the winter, the Tioga Road is often closed because of snow. Check the Yosemite NP website closures page for current conditions.
This is a tough hike and I recommend having proper hiking gear when heading to Clouds Rest. There is a tough climb and about 50% of the trail is exposed, so bring 3L of water. There are water sources along the trail if you want to treat and refill. Good hiking footwear is a must and trekking poles will help on the climbs. In the spring and early summer the mosquitos and bugs can be intense; bring some repellant with you just in case. As someone said in the hiking forums, "I wanted to lay down and let the mosquitos fly me to the summit."
Check out the complete list here. ( Updated June 2024)Clouds Rest Trail MapsLike most trails in Yosemite NP, the trails to Clouds Rest are well-traveled, well-maintained, and easy to follow. The only thing to note is that the mileage markers on the (metal) trail signs don't match with the current trail; they are longer. I'm not sure if this is something the park is going to fix, or if they do it to scare folks a bit, but just something to note as you hike along.
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View in CalTopo PDF Map GPX FileHow Will You Navigate?Using the Apple Watch for HikingGarmin Fenix 7 & Epix Review For HikersHow To Read a Topographic MapGarmin GPSMAP 67i ReviewElevation ProfileThe hike to Clouds Rest is not a straight uphill. The hardest part is the initial climb. After that you have some rolling terrain and then the final climb to the summit, which is not as steep or tough as the first climb. This is a one-way view of the hike FYI.The high elevation can make this hike seem much tougher than it would be at sea-level. People have been evacuated on this hike because of altitude sickness. Check out the section on altitude sickness on my guide to Mt Whitney so that you can stay safe.
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The Battle:
Room Full of People in Your Head
There's a room full of people in your head, in your head.
Yeah, there's a room full of people in your head, in your head.
And every single one of them claims your name.
You lost control to the mood, my friend.
Whattcha gonna do if you lose it again?
"I'm sorry." Again. "I'm sorry." Again. "I'm sorry."
In the center stands Ego- looking for attention.
And over there's Self Pity, always crying, "Poor, poor me!"
Lock up the liquor, or they're gonna get juiced.
I've got each of these in me.
There's a fight, there's a fight at the party in your head.
Yeah, there's a fight for control at the party in your head.
I don't even know who's at the wheel.
Who wants to play? "Give it to me!"
Who wants to play? "Give it to me!"
"I'm sorry." Again. "I'm sorry." Again. "I'm sorry."
Part of me is the Hang Man, looking for a scape-goat.
And part of me is the victim, always crying, "Why you pickin' on me?"
Lock up the gun cabinet, or it's gonna get messy.
I've got each of these in me.
You've gotta follow the voice you wanna follow,
gotta kill off the thoughts that funk up your diddy-diddy.
"You'd be surprised to find how much was in your mind."
Cuz there's a room full of people in your head, in your head.
And they will fight for control of your head, of your head.
"You'd be surprised to find how much was in your mind."
There's Mr. Self Conscious, carrying too much baggage.
and over there's the Chameleon, always crying, "Who you want me to be?"
Let's end the charade. This game is over.
I've got each of these in me.
Archaeologists were excavating the site of a massive Roman bath complex, whose construction began under Hadrian, when they found the lower part of a leg and a foot with an exquisitely decorated sandal. The foot alone was about 0.8 meters long. The head of the emperor Hadrian (0.70 m high and with a diameter of 0.51 m) was found next to it. Traces of red paint have survived on both the hair and sandal. Given the dimensions of the recovered body parts, the total statue must have been nearly 5 m high.
The temple was dedicated to the emperor Antoninus Pius, the imperial house and the Divine Hadrian under whose reign its construction started, and to the ancestral deities, as determined by the building inscription. Until the late 4th, early 5th c. AD, the temple would remain the major sanctuary for the Imperial cult.
By Will Gadd This article is part two in a three-part series.Part One covered how thermals form and release from the ground; this article covers the relationship between thermals and clouds. The final article in this series will cover thermal flying techniques.
The basis for understanding what's going on in the sky comes from watching it; reading books (or articles like this one!) helps, but you need to have your own on-board sky-interpretation system to fly well. Every good pilot I know has spent literally thousands of hours looking at the sky and trying to figure out what's going on up there. I have spent many blown-out days lying on my back watching the sky swirl over me, and these days are some of the most valuable time I've ever put into flying. Are the clouds being blown to bits? Do they remain relatively constant over set points or form over a set point and then drift off downwind decaying as they move? Do they cycle evenly, starting as thin whispies and then forming into ever-more solid masses before decaying, or do some pop up very quickly and then disperse slowly? Do they have hard, flat bottoms or a rounded, mushy appearance? Each answer to these questions provides a wealth of knowledge about the thermals that are generating these clouds. Clouds are infinitely variable, but I believe they do have patterns that can be learned by watching them.
The big concept here is that clouds cycle based on their attached thermals. As a warm air mass rises it eventually reaches an altitude where its moisture condenses out. This process continues only while the cloud is being fed by a thermal (condensation "pumps" basically act the same as thermals, so I'll treat them the same here for simplicity). At some point the collector or pool of warm air on the ground is exhausted, but the cloud is still being fed by a "bubble" rising above the ground. Eventually no more rising air feeds the cloud and it starts to decay; at this point there is no more lift under it. This is why many of the best-looking clouds often provide no lift when you fly under them; while pretty, they are at the end of their useful cycle. As clouds decay they will in fact usually produce sinking air, which is annoying if you've flown to one expecting an elevator ride back to base. What's more useful is to connect with the rising air under clouds that are still forming. So how do you tell 'em apart?
The simplest cloud game is to try and predict whether a cloud is forming or decaying; before doing this in flight, I like to play the cloud prediction game while mowing the lawn, driving, or looking out the office window. Pick one cloud and make a snap decision: is it forming or decaying? Then carefully track that particular cloud through the rest of its cycle; if you think it's forming, it will grow in size (either vertically or horizontally or both) while becoming ever-more resistant to light (more suspended water means going from whispies to small "clumps" of moisture to solid white to gray). If it's decaying then it will become ever lighter and slowly fragment into smaller pieces, How long does this process take? Two minutes? Ten? Twenty? Or does it just continue to develop into a monster cumulus savage-your-gliderus? I can seldom make good predictions based on just one look at a cloud, but after watching it for a couple of minutes I can usually tell which direction it's heading. I believe that it's absolutely basic to learn the life cycles of clouds if you want to fly XC; this is the aerial equivalent of knowing how to read.
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