46.25 San Luis Obispo: Reservoir Hike (without a reservoir?)
This is the penultimate posting of our recent trip in the Eastern Sierras. It's fitting, as soon we commence a replacement journey that would have taken us to Sicily, Malta and Greece. It reminds me of a thought I had a long time ago: Having a US passport opened the world to a South African. Seems like the times are changing—barred to US citizens. Talking of thoughts. When my brain is working, I try to take advantage of this rare situation. Here's the second thought of the day and then I'll put it back into rest mode: One should be most circumspect when using the word 'never'. Frankly, I could never envisage some of the behavior we are witnessing these days. I digress. What I thought I'd never experience is walking into a bank wearing a mask to make a deposit of money. Not a sole gave me a second glance. Even bank robbers have lost an element of respect or more accurately, fear. I departed from the bank with less money on my person than I had upon entering ...