Meet My Friend Auntie Lolo

I found my soulmate.  No, not Mother Nature.  Actually quite the opposite.  I don’t know what he/she looks like, or what his/her name is, or even if he/she is a real person. But he/she is my bookmarking soulmate, so I thought I’de tell you a bit about him/her.

We first met at delicious.com. She was introduced to me as Auntie Lolo and we’ve been internet friends ever since.

Oh, she also doesn’t know who I am.

But I’ll tell you about her anyways.

Oh, and I swear I’m not a stalker, though I know this whole thing sounds creepy.

Now that I’ve offered a couple disclaimers, I’ll actually tell you about her, or rather how much we have in common.

In glancing at her first page of bookmarks we became friends instantly:

• Tocqueville’s America – Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville,  A French writer living in the USA in the 1930s writes about his experiences which are transformed into a virtual tour of what America was like in the 1830’s

• San Francisco CityPass – tour around my hometown of San Fran with this pass (5 SF attractions and a cable car ride at one low price)
• Love of Life by Jack London – similar to my favorite “To Build a Fire” but with different endings

            This out of all will remain -

            They have lived and have tossed:

            So much of the game will be gain,

            Though the gold of the dice has been lost

• Yosemite sites for John Muir Experience – an article from sfgate about the places in and around Yosemite where you can beat the crowds. Here are a few:

• Tenaya Creek Trail: The far eastern end of the valley, directly beneath the watchful face of Half Dome
• Cathedral Beach: Entering the valley along Southside Drive, there's a spot,             just beyond the turnoff to Bridalveil Falls, where El Capitan first rears into view and everyone pulls over to gawk in wonder
• Pohono Trail: At Glacier Point, leave the teeming crowds behind as youfollow the Pohono Trail along the south rim of Yosemite Valley, with a series             of overlooks revealing startlingly fresh perspectives on El Capitan

• Scenic Trail camps abound near urban core – an article about the wilderness around around the city of San Francisco. Here are a couple places:
• Sunset Camp at Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Wildcat at Point Reyes National Seashore and the hike-in camps at Angel Island, and all require reservations far in advance for any weekend, spring through fall

So here is a taste of my bookmarking soulmate, Auntie Lolo.