Woke up with a cold this morning -- ugh. Was not about to let it spoil vacation though, so we headed out again, this time driving to the south end of the park. We wanted to see the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Many more hairpin turns and miles later, we arrived at the grove. Pretty amazing -- there are giant trees in the middle of the parking lot. We started our hike which was billed at 2 miles roundtrip. Uphill. Lots of giant trees to look at -- some upright, some on the ground. See the photo of their roots? They are very shallow to support trees that can be up to 100 feet around. The cold started to win the battle, and I had to stop and rest for a while. Kathy went ahead to see the "Grizzly Giant" -- a huge tree. She took pictures so I could see what I missed. It wasn't too much farther -- but I was tuckered out from the blasted cold.
Headed to the Wawona Hotel for lunch -- rather rustic. Billed as one of the oldest continuously operating hotels. (Needs to be closed for some upgrades!) Headed back to the Valley, where we visited the Ansel Adams Gallery. The photobug in me was inspired. Stopped by the Village Store to stock up on EmergenC, orange juice and water. Drove (lazy) to the parking lot at Sentinal Bridge to get a good photo of Half Dome in the right light. Life is good. Decided to head back to the hotel and stopped off at a great lookout with views of El Capital, Half Dome & other Yosemite landmarks.
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It looks and sounds like you had a great time! The pictures are magnificent - they could be postcards.
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