RE: This weekend
Stayed until nearly 10 talking with a regular named Jeff.
At 10:00 PM (park closing time), the rangers start ticketing cars still in the parking lot, so be careful with that.
Yeah, Jeff was extra anxious about that, although he was the one who wanted to stay just as long as possible. (I would have been fine leaving at 9.)
I did get back in time to see the sunrise, although it was cold. Was there sun-up to sun-down, got a little burn, just a little, it's already faded (i.e. the burn, hopefully the tan will deepen over the next couple days as my body responds with more melanin). Good weekend all around.
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