Friday, July 2, 2010

Yosemite


This shot has Notre Dame on the left, some arches in the middle and then half dome on the right.

Bridalvail waterfall, Mikayla said that it is about 620 feet tall.

This has the Upper Falls, the Middle Falls and Lower Falls all together. The Middle Falls are rather short but if you look close they are right above the lower falls.

A pic of El Capitan as we were driving into the park. Just a massive sight to behold, I can't believe that we were there.


Today we headed into Yosemite National Park. We stayed the night about 30 miles from the park and it was a strange camp site. The tent area was separate from the parking and seating area. Also the car was at a slight angle and I wouldn't let Mikayla get on the car because from her side it started to sway slightly that way. A little scary but I don't think that the car would have tipped over but I just wanted to be safe.

When we went to Yosemite I really didn't know what to expect, it was just another great park along the way. When we started driving in, I knew that it was a great park to be at. Just breathe taking views from every angle and you had to keep stopping to get out and take pictures.

I finally found out why this park is great. It was El Capitan and also the Half Dome. Not to mention all the beautiful waterfalls that we saw from the road. It was spectacular!!!!

We went to the Lower Falls and the Upper Falls, it was a great walk and the lower falls you get right next up to. We even felt the mist coming off of the the falls.

After roaming around for awhile we went back to the car and got the bikes and went to Mirror Lake. It was about a mile and a half each way but it was a great little lake and there where even people swimming in it. Mikayla put her feet in the water and said that it was freezing cold.

1 comment:

  1. Lived in California all my life--until I left in 2008--and only visited Yosemite once, but we were camping in Yosemite Valley for an entire week. The water is cold there, VERY cold! Would you expect anything else from the snow's run-off? It was very entertaining to whatch a bunch of Europeans bathing in the river, they were not modest at all.

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