{"id":664,"date":"2014-07-25T11:55:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T18:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/?p=664"},"modified":"2021-04-13T17:46:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T00:46:53","slug":"yosemite-day-4-sugar-pine-railroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/yosemite-day-4-sugar-pine-railroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Yosemite Day 4: Sugar Pine Railroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you can imagine, after Wednesday&#8217;s brutal hike to the Half Dome, we spent most of Thursday relaxing. As soon as Captain America finished his conference, we drove down to the <a href=\"http:\/\/ymsprr.com\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sugar Pine Railroad<\/a> to check it out but not before off-roading it up some random trails we discovered close by. As soon as we got to Sugar Pine, we hopped aboard the last train ride for the day, which took us on an hour long ride down 4 miles&#8230;of absolutely nothing. I&#8217;ll be perfectly honest, the ride itself was not the most exciting thing in the world. The conductor spoke of the history of the locomotives, which used to haul massive log trains back in the day, and that was the extent of it.<br \/>\n<!--more--><center><a href=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Channeling-my-inner-lady.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[664]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Channeling-my-inner-lady-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Channeling my inner lady\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Channeling-my-inner-lady-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Channeling-my-inner-lady-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Channeling-my-inner-lady.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Choo-choo.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[664]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Choo-choo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Choo choo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Choo-choo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Choo-choo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Choo-choo.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Allllll-aboaaaaard.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[664]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Allllll-aboaaaaard-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Allllll aboaaaaard!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Allllll-aboaaaaard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Allllll-aboaaaaard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Allllll-aboaaaaard.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<center><a href=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Two-assholes-ride-a-train.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[664]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Two-assholes-ride-a-train.jpg\" alt=\"Two assholes ride a train\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Two-assholes-ride-a-train.jpg 900w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Two-assholes-ride-a-train-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Two-assholes-ride-a-train-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\nAfter a quick snack there, we read our books, while waiting for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tenayalodge.com\/timberloft-pizzeria.aspx\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timberloft Pizzeria<\/a> to open for dinner. We shared a delicious pie and jetted back over to <a href=\"http:\/\/tenayalodge.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tenaya Lodge<\/a> to enjoy the pool and hot tub one last time.<br \/>\n<center><a href=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Hot-tubbin-after-hiking-12-hours-and-19-miles-the-day-before.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[664]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Hot-tubbin-after-hiking-12-hours-and-19-miles-the-day-before.jpg\" alt=\"Hot tubbin after hiking 12 hours and 19 miles the day before\" width=\"700\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Hot-tubbin-after-hiking-12-hours-and-19-miles-the-day-before.jpg 900w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Hot-tubbin-after-hiking-12-hours-and-19-miles-the-day-before-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Spent-most-of-my-Thursday-in-this-adults-only-pool.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[664]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Spent-most-of-my-Thursday-in-this-adults-only-pool-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Spent most of my Thursday in this adults only pool\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Spent-most-of-my-Thursday-in-this-adults-only-pool-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Spent-most-of-my-Thursday-in-this-adults-only-pool-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Spent-most-of-my-Thursday-in-this-adults-only-pool.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Hi.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[664]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Hi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hi\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-669\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Squeeee.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[664]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/memoirsofthedamned.com\/ramblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Squeeee-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Squeeee\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-672\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\nThe following morning, we packed up. Cap finished his conference on its final day, and we drove all the way back down to LA.<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-664\" data-postid=\"664\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-664 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you can imagine, after Wednesday&#8217;s brutal hike to the Half Dome, we spent most of Thursday relaxing. As soon as Captain America finished his conference, we drove down to the Sugar Pine Railroad to check it out but not before off-roading it up some random trails we discovered close by. 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