We woke up early on Saturday and drove through the morning to southern Yosemite where we set up camp (Wawona). After the tent was up and the food in the bear canister, we headed into the valley to Glacier Point. The hike zig-zagged straight up the southern cliff-face facing El Capitan.
After a brutal 4.5 miles, we had lunch at the top, which was slightly diminished by the road leading up the other side of the valley, funneling throngs of tourists to the overlook as well.
As the sun set, we headed back to basecamp for some dinner: steak and fresh bread-cakes. For a "fully booked" campsite it seemed disserted as more than half of the people simply parked their RVs in a corner, never leaving its warm comforts.
On the second day we hiked the north side of the valley, past Yosemite falls to Yosemite point where we fed crows and watched them glide effortlessly on the currents.
Leaving Yosemite we drove through the aftermath of the recent fires: as far as the eye could see, green hills were now black and brown.
2 comments:
good thing you went last weekend instead of planning to go this weekend.
I'm pretty sure that's a raven, not a crow. In case you were wondering. Looks like a fun trip!
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