Here are some pics from our day trip to Yosemite, which is about three and a half hours from home. Kate had never been so we decided to go check it out! We took our time driving through Jackson, Angels Camp and Sonora before we arrived.
Kate’s sidenote: Stories
in Stone in Angels Camp is an old firehouse that has been transformed into a
big shop where a man and his wife show off many of the things they have
collected throughout their life. They have tons of pictures of themselves in
different locations, lots of fossils and bones (even a complete standing bear
skeleton), geodes and various stones. There is a separate room dedicated to
elements where the man gives lectures or tells stories. Last time we were there
he told us about silicon and its uses in Silicon Valley among other
things. He has a few great periodic
tables and elements in different forms (yeah, so what if I’m a science nerd?)
Oh, and the room is lined with shark jaws! I could spend hours in there. Some
people may say I am overenthusiastic about it (ahem, Nate), but I highly recommend it if
you’re going through Angels Camp. End sidenote, back to Yosemite.
We got to the park from highway 120, off of highway 49. We
parked on the side of Southside Dr., near the Bridal Veil Falls
trail. The hike is very short and simple, but the trail has some great views. The trail ends at the base of the fall at some large rocks that we hopped around for a while. We went during winter, so the falls wasn't flowing very heavy but it was still great to see.
After we left the falls, we turned off the road once more to the left of Southside Dr and walked over a bridge to a big open meadow where we watched the sun start to set.
When we left, it was pretty dark and we drove through Tioga Pass to 395. Tioga Pass at night is one of my favorite night drives ever. Its hard to tell
exactly what you're looking at with the tall mountains and the deep ravines. We popped out on 395 near Mono Lake and headed back home.
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