Sactown

Finally made it to Sacramento, and so did the rain. It sprinkled/poured all the way from Shasta down to sactown. The rain was a bummer, but luckily I was able to get a replacement segment for my tent pole, so all is good. Called my friend Sally (from good ol' terra) as soon as I got into town. Had dinner with her family last night, and then walked around downtown Sacramento to see the sights. We stopped at a sweet dessert place, then met up with some of her old friends from high-school. They go to UO, which is kinda funny, as they haven't seen Sally for about a year. So it took them coming south 600 miles to meet up when we all go to school 45 minutes away up in Oregon. And thank god for sacramento; the Salem dryness has passed.

I finished up all the preparations for meeting with my interviewees on Monday and Tuesday. I’m getting pretty excited about it. Except for not having a camping spot; that could be a problem. But, supposedly half the camping sites in Yosemite are first-come-first-served, so I figure if I get there on Sunday morning before 12:00, I should be able to nab a spot. At least I hope so, otherwise I’m going to be sleeping in the back of the car somewhere. But regardless of sleeping arrangements, it is supposed to be 90-95 the whole week. After reading Jon Muir’s My First Summer in the Sierra, I am really excited to see Yosemite. Everyone I have talked to, from the repair guy at REI, to Sally’s parents, have said that it is an amazing place. Not sure what I am expecting, but whatever it is should be pretty awesome.

I hope everyone is doing well, and keep in touch. The next post you read will be from inside Yosemite, complete with pictures!