09/26/2025
|07/13/2025| I have spent a lot of birthdays on the road throughout the years. Looking back it feels like I have been gone more than I have been in town.
On the last day of our baseball stadium road trip we made the 4+ hour drive to Yosemite. I could tell they wanted to just chill in the city but it was my birthday and I wasn’t having it. I set my alarm early and had to be pretty persuasive to get everyone moving. I know how special of a place it is and that once we made it there they would understand. The granite walls are truly iconic and you can feel the energy while standing in the valley.
This was my second time going there. I was kinda bummed we had to do a hike that I had already done but we didn’t have many other options. Not once on that hike did it feel repetitive. I felt that same rush I did the first time I stepped foot there. It was cool to see my younger brother sprinting up the mountain and checking out the views. My dad looked like a survivor from a crashed airplane and we all made the most of it😂
The hike took us the entire day and at the end I got lost… I took a wrong turn towards the bottom of the mountain. My phone was dead but I had my brothers. I was able to use Siri to call them and leave messages. I called a bunch of times and never got an answer. The voicemails were pretty funny. I eventually found a lady sitting on a rock in the middle of a stream reading a book. I felt bad disturbing her peace and she jumped once she finally realized I was trying to get her attention. She was very sweet and put me in the right direction to the road. The sun would be setting soon and the last place you wanna be is a lone in the woods once that happens.
Once I made it to the road I started walking to try and find the trailhead. Not too long after I saw them across the river. They didn’t have a care in the world. On their phone, CHILLING!!! I yelled at them and asked why they didn’t answer my calls. allegedly they didn’t see it… We laughed about it, they told me I was dumb and that I’m supposed to be the expert😂
I couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend my 27th birthday