Yosemite National Park

 Despite growing up in San Diego neither one of us had ever been to Yosemite before.

Half Dome

Meet Penelope & Ian from Australia. 

They are 2 weeks into their 3 year trip around the world.

They had their motorhome shipped to Long Beach, California.

Wawona Meadow Loop

Pacific Dogwood trees in blom

Yosemite's Wawona Golf Course was the first regulation course in the Sierra Nevada when it opened in 1918.

Bridalveil Falls

El Capitan 

View from Swinging Bridge

Yosemite Falls

  

View of Vernal Falls from foot bridge

Beyond the bridge you follow the Mist Trail up a steep granite stairway of over 600 steps with a 1,000 foot elevation change. Two and half miles round trip.

Vernal Falls

The Dam that broke John Muir's heart.

To access the hiking trails you cross over the dam and pass through the tunnel.

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

Kolana Rock

The trail follows the shoreline of the reservoir.

Wapama Falls

A five mile round trip hike.

 Best waterfall in Yosemite in our book.

We made it back !

Grizzly Giant Tree in the Mariposa Grove

 Yosemite Chapel

Oldest building still in use in Yosemite Valley, dating from 1871

Lunch at the Ahwahnee Hotel

After 6 days of beautiful weather we had a storm move in creating road closures.

Water on it's way to San Francisco from Hetch Hetchy.