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The board is very quiet. The weather must be good.

No, it was the Whit-erature thread that sank the boat. People thought this was a book club...

But I was serious! When in the area, I like to read about the area, especially works by local authors. So, I browse the shelves at the Portal Store and at the Hostel. Once I even bought a book from an author who was selling copies from the back of his van at the campground.

A traveling salesman?Or was it Mr Ben Fast that out ran the bear?

It was August 2019, Doug. The book was Chasing Summits: In Pursuit of High Places and an Unconventional Life by Garry Harrington. He told us he was going to climb Mt. Barnard the next day. Earlier in my trip I had read Tales Along El Camino Sierra Two! by David & Gayle Woodruff, and High County Women: Pioneers of Yosemite National Park by Chriss Enss.

I'd love to find a copy of The Climber's Guide to Haystack...

It's out of print already. Apparently it flew off the shelves.