Day 1:
BubbleShare: Share photos - Powered by BubbleShareWe got in San Fransisco around 11, picked up the rental car, and made the 4 hour drive to Yosemite. We stopped at a Mexican restaurant for dinner, and basically just set up camp for the night once we arrived.
Day 2:
On this day we hiked in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. It was a nice hike (about 7 miles) and helped us get acclimated to the elevation (or so we thought)...we then drove to Yosemite Valley to set up or camp for the next three nights. We went to the store in the valley and since it rained we watched a movie on the portable DVD player in the car for a while (roughing it, I know)! It rained after dinner too, so we called it an early night.
Day 3:
We had a low key day on our third day at Yosemite. It was still pretty wet and overcast in the morning, so we decided to do some sightseeing from the car. We took a morning drive and then did the small trail to Lower Yosemite Falls. Our patience for cooking was gone, so we had a nice meal at the Mountain Room restaurant. We went to bed as soon as we got back from dinner--had to get some rest for our big hike the next day!
Day 4:
This was the big day we had planned--hiking up to Half Dome. We set off around 6:45--8.5 miles and six hours later, Joel and I had reached our breaking point near the top. We decided not to venture up the 2 dozen switchbacks and 800 feet of cables to get to the very top...the view from where we stopped was perfect for us! Another 8.5 miles back to the bottom and four hours later we were back to the car! Hallelujah! We had some yummy pizza for dinner and put our aching bodies to bed!
Up next: Napa Valley!
Up next: Napa Valley!
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