Yosemite National Park



John, Adam, Bob, Chris, Mitchell

Bob, John, Chris and I hadn't been to Yosemite National Park for many years, and this is a first visit to California for Trudy and John's boys, Adam and Mitchell. We all wanted to spend the day at Yosemite, so John offered to drive all of us in his rented Dodge Durango. I was happy to sit in the second row with Chris, while the boys cheerfully stuffed themselves into the third seat. We were on the road shortly after 9:00 a.m. on Friday.

A storm brewing in the mountains

The day began with perfect weather, sunny but not too warm. It took an hour or so for us to get our bearings, and we were a little delayed when we realized we had to take the shuttle bus to see the giant sequoias. No matter. We got there and were suitably impressed. I confess that I got confused about the age of the trees but "very old" seemed to be good enough for all of us.


Sheets of rain at the Ahwahnee Hotel

John had an agenda that included Bridalveil Waterfall and the Ahwahnee Hotel, and Chris had El Capitan on his list. We saw them all, though the big thunderstorm cramped our style a little. I hope some of that rain flows down to Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley.

It was another perfect day.