We did Yosemite yesterday and this morning. I was blown away, for my experiences I would rate Yosemite higher than the Grand Canyon. Both places are awe-inspiring, but Yosemite has much more variety than the Canyon. I've spent a week rafting down the Canyon; I could easily trade that for a week of camping in Yosemite. It is of course much smaller, but what isn't when compared to the GC?
I LOVED our lodgings, even better than I expected. On the way we picked up some firewood, hotdogs and burgers and cooked out. S'mores were dessert. I also picked up Gran Torino, and we watched in on my laptop (great movie). The only drawback was I woke up with a hell of a cold, and still have it. Here is us in the campsite.
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Also on the way we hit up a great fruit stand, and bought fresh apricots, plums, peaches, white cherries (delicious), kiwis and pluots (plum crossbreed of some sort, very tasty). Down the road we found a metal sculptur working outside, his pieces are amazing. Unfortunately he doesn't ship, and nothing was small enough to carry back with us. His name is Lucio Romero.
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We are currently staying in Rohnert Park, which is a gateway community to Napa. Tomorrow we hit Muir Woods and take the Alcatraz tour. Here are a couple more photos from Yosemite.
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- Beach on our campground
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- Base of Bridalvail falls
Duke born, Duke bred, cooking on a grill so I'm tailgate fed.