FRIDAY
– The VALLEY
Today
we spent on various excursions around the Valley. Klara, Tina, and Justin
rented bicycles and rode around the valley with various stops along the way. First, a view of Upper Yosemite Falls -
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| YOSEMITE FALLS, OCTOBER 2015 |
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| YOSEMITE FALLS, MARCH 2010 |
George
and I hopped onto the shuttle to Happy Isles. We then hiked up the Mist Trail
to the bridge and enjoyed seeing water over Vernal Falls.
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| RAVEN ON WATCH BY BRIDGE |
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| MAPLES AND GRANITE |
Then we hiked along
the river trail back to the Lodge via the biking trail along the river’s edge,
past the Stables, and Lower Pines Campground.
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| TREE FUNGUS |
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| TRAIL VIEW |
Once back near the Village, we
stopped at the store for some additions to our breakfast larder, then did a
short visit at the Ansel Adams Gallery, and the Visitor Center. Back at the
Lodge we rejoined the cyclists and enjoyed a lite snack.
Time
for a family photo session: The girls had hired a professional photographer for
a photo session in our family’s favorite National Park. Nancy Robbins,
originally from San Diego, and now from Wawona, CA, was quite personable and
made us all at ease as we had our photographs taken at a couple of different
locations. Of course there were also a number of combinations of family
members. We look forward to seeing the proofs.
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| HALF DOME |
We
enjoyed a nice sunset with sunset light on Half Dome before we bid farewell to
our photographer, and headed for dinner. Tonight we dined at the Mountain Room
Dining Room. It was very good food with a very nice ambiance.
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| HALF DOME AND REFLECTION |
How fun to have family photos taken here. LOVE that Half Dome reflection shot.
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