Yosemite

One of the big reasons for our coming to this area was to see Yosemite National Park. We finally made it there yesterday and it didn't disappoint. It was a beautiful, Sunshine day, with temperatures in the high 60's and was perfect for our first ever visit to this park. We came in through the northern entry which had just reopened the previous week. I actually took about 75 pictures for the day, and Josie took another 50 or so with her camera so there was no shortage of shots to put in the blog. Of course, we have to start with the entry sign:

The park is just filled with beautiful rock formations and natural water features. It helped that the Spring runoff of snow had begun and all the falls, creeks and rivers were running pretty good. Below is the first falls that we came to, called the Bridalveil:

There was an uphill walking path of about 1000 feet to get to the bottom of this falls but it was worth the climb. The next shot is of the famous El Capitan:

The drive through the valley to the Yosemite Falls, where the visitor's center is located and the lodge is located is about 20 miles and there are beautiful landscapes the whole way there. Below is a picture of the Yosemite Falls:

There are several shots that we took of these falls, some up close, but I put this one in since it was such a neat setting. After going through the Village Store, Visitor Center and Lodge buildings that were nearby, we started the trip back out of the Valley. We stopped to take this picture of what is called the Hanging Falls:

It is called the Hanging Falls because there was a stream that flowed along the top of the plateau that was cut off by a huge glacier, leaving the falls to "hang". One of the more famous formations is called the "Brothers", below:

We spent the entire day there and returned home at about 6 PM. The distance to the park was about 75 miles so it was a trip we had to take before we leave this area. Yosemite is the kind of place you wouldn't mind coming back to over and over like the Grand Canyon. We're thankful that the weather was beautiful, especially after all the rain and cold weather we have had.

Today begins our last 3 days on the job. Our plan is to move the trailer down to the lower park area on Sunday, and head out Monday morning. We will do that to make sure that there is plenty of time to remove the fifth wheel from this tight location. That's about it until tomorrow...