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We arrived at the rv park just outside yosemite on Sunday. We havn't been able to access any wifi until now which explains why the blog hasn't been updated for a while. We also have no phone signal at all in the area.. On monday we drove down to the valley for the first time. We stopped along the way through to take in the sights and took a short walk to Bridalveil Falls which were in full flow. We could feel the spray from far off, but when we got closer, the path was like a small river and the spray was more like a heavy rainstorm. We had no campsite reserved so had to go on a waiting list. Luckily there were 12 spaces available and we were 11th in the list. Just as we were parking up at the site we had a pretty heavy hailstorm which we got on video. Eventually it cleared up and we had another BBQ.
The next day we hiked to Mirror Lake which was a couple of miles from our site. After lunch we visited Yosemite Falls, which are the tallest in North America and in the top 10 or so in the world. We didnt get as close as the other falls but they looked the most impressive due to the incredible height. We had no campsite booked for that day either, so we decided we would head back to our previous park outside Yosemite to make use of the electric hookups, laundry, showers etc.
Yesterday we got up early for a change to use the coin-op laundry in the village near our rv park, Greeley Hill. While we waited we went for breakfast in a small cafe. It was a really local place with stuffed deer heads and such on the walls, but the food was very good.
With the laundry finished we headed back into the valley. We had two nights reserved here so just parked up and got the bikes out then headed to the yosemite village to check out the Ansel Adams gallery and Yosemite Lodge.
Today we drove to Mariposa grove where we saw some more big trees. Some have tunnels cut in them or are completely hollow so you can see right out of the top. There were even some deer right next to the path which didn't seem at all scared of all the people taking pictures.
Afterwards we took the drive to Glacier point which has a perfect panoramic view of the valley.
We have a 4 hour drive tomorrow to San Francisco but before we go we are going to the waterfall again to get a soaking.
Brilliant! Sounds absolutely amazing. How was the Ansell Adams Gallery? remind you of the dentist, Geo?
ReplyDeleteGlad you are both keeping clean (!)
X Mum
I bet the waterfalls are fantastic compared to when we saw them with you during the summer time. Remember struggling up the very slippery rocks with Dad-I sensibly stayed at the bottom!
ReplyDeleteWas it a fortnights worth of washing you did in the laundry?!!!
Hope you both have a good shower in the waterfall before you leave!
M & D XXX