I saw, and heard reports of, many wild plants that local hikers and residents had never seen before. And even in midsummer, lots of new little trees and all kinds of other greenery, were poking out in recovery. I remember one great 6 ft diameter cedar, that went up 60 ft as a single bough, split into four individual boughs, each of which then skyrocketed another 60 ft!Īnd although the Caldor Fire was huge and did almost unimaginable damage, there were many places we were able to hike that had been impenetrable with thick brush. This year we discovered, mostly by accident, groves and even areas, of giant old-growth trees, 6+ ft-to-almost-9 ft in diameter, and some over 100 ft tall. I think I can say that we've enjoyed every outing, and can look back at the unique places we've hiked. He's 30 years out from his initial treatments and has never had a recurrence, an essentially-unknown happening, and I couldn't be happier for him.Īs well as I know the local Sierra, I keep finding new places, most of which I've not explored myself, to take us on these questionable outings. The best parts of the year were the adventure outings that I mostly did with my friend Ron who is my same age and has the almost identical lymphoma history as I. The lymphoma is making its way back, spreading about, and causing some peripheral issues, but it's not affecting my psyche or even my activities as of yet, and it looks like I'll be starting treatment again before it becomes a sinister problem.
So, I'm sending a card now, at the start of the year, maybe having rounded the corner on the worst of my procedure-initiated maladies. Well, I had a very tough year, bodywise, and had not enough good feelings at the end of the year to work on holiday cards. Print screen function not working as per online directions.
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