We just missed the 8am tour so were re-booked on the 10am tour.
What is unusual for that time of year was the rain and snow that we had the night before. Our guide told us that you can expect rain or snow at Yosemite the day after it rains in San Francisco.
After a brief stop to look at the climbers at El Capitan we proceeded up the mountain to Glacier Point.
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| It's amazing to look up the cliff face. |
Glacier point has an amazing view over Yosemite Valley. It is about 1000 meters above the Curry Village. Looking down, you can see the swimming pool at the Curry Village.
There is also an amazing view of the half dome.
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On the bus ride down, the driver gave us a botany lesson. Up at Glacier Point we were able to see giant Sequoia trees. Further down in Yosemite, most of the trees are Ponderosa Pine, Incense Cedar or Black Oak.
He also told a story about the Staghorn lichen on the trees that I will never forget. It goes a little bit like this... lichen is made up of algae and fungus. This is how you remember it: Alice Algae took a lichen to Freddie because he was such a fun guy (fungi). They went out on a limb for each other but ended up on the rocks. I thought it was funny...
The driver also told us a little about John Muir hotel which is another place you can stay in Yosemite. You will get a bed and meal and he supposed it was comfortable enough... but its also known as "jail".
Yosemite is the only national park to have its own jail.
The rest of the afternoon was spent exploring and taking happy snaps of Yosemite. The park really is beautiful. I took these pics with a filter on my camera. I think they bring out the natural beauty of Yosemite.
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| The back of the Awahnee hotel |
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| Beautiful walks in Yosemite |
At 6pm we were fortunate to attend church at Yosemite chapel. It was a small service and the minister spoke on Matthew 5 - sermon on the mount.
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| The chapel at Yosemite |
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