A Note From the Road: Road Trip California - El Capitan - South Side Dr - Yosemite Valley, California

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El Capitan - South Side Dr - Yosemite Valley CA - A.D. Elliott

So guess what today is Mom?

This is the anniversary of the first base jump off El Capitan.

Pelky and Schubert gave it a go this day in 1966.

It didn't go well, but they lived.

Of course, after that, jumping off El Capitan is verboten.

xoxo a.d.


Location: Yosemite Valley, California, USA

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