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Calico, Yosemite and Sonoma

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On June 25, Donna Sue flew back to Vermont for some elective outpatient surgery.  Her flight from JFK to Burlington was canceled, so she ended up taking a taxi into Manhattan, spending a night in a hotel, then taking a bus to Albany where Joshua picked her up and drove her to Burlington in time for her pre op physical. I took two days to drive back to Phoenix to finally get our awning repaired on the camper.  It only took six months to get the awning.  Temperature was around 110 the three days I was in Phoenix.  Needless to say I spent most of my time indoors.  Did go to a Diamondbacks baseball game.  It’s nice going to see a game where I’m not invested in which team wins or loses. On the way back from Phoenix I camped at the Calico Ghost Town near Barstow, CA.  Got up early the next morning and toured the ghost town before it opened, then drove to a campground outside of Yosemite.  The next morning I was up early and drove to Yosemite to hike to Glacier Point, Illilouette Falls, Nevad