PS to my last post- here is Violet as she is bravely using her new found "mountain goat"training skills to tackle Quarter Dome. Getting up was easy but getting down was a different "slide on the rear". Ouch! Yesterday, you saw my boots. Well here is the living proof that I was an Official Yosemite Hiker!

I had to stop. Somewhere along the line, I forgot I have a terrible fear of heights. I was doing fine until it all came back in a flash and I felt like I was falling into the raging Merced River. I tried a few tricks to try and continue so I could reach the top like everyone else. I made it a few more steps before I had to gingerly work my way back down .

Trying to look like I am in good condition and not out of breath.