The Hub and his parents overlooking the O'Shaughnessy Dam
the valley below
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
hiking through lava trails
Tueeulala Falls
The next day, we headed off in search of a trail that The Hub and The In-Laws had done years ago to the top of the Lower Yosemite Falls. I had heard a lot about this hike - the trail was treacherous, but the view absolutely worth it. We set out in search of the trail and walked all along the valley floor. After a few hours, we realized they must have closed it. We later found out that it closed about 5 years ago because too many people were getting injured on the risky terrain. Secretly happy that I wouldn't have risk my life for a view, we took in the view of the falls from the canyon floor.
valley floor
upper and lower yosemite falls
beautiful foliage
small pond
water, water everywhere
near the base of the falls
Next we headed back to the car to take a trip up, up, up to Glacier Point and stop at some lookouts along the way.
even from far away, you can tell how strong the water is!
nice backdrop, huh?
i feel so small
the valley down below. it was hard to believe we had been down there just a short time ago.
we finally made it up to glacier point
view of Half Dome from Glacier Point
Finally we headed over for a short 1-mile hike to Bridal Veil Falls. I would say we only made it about .8 miles because the water was so crazy strong that we couldn't even get to the very base of the falls. Even getting as close as we were was like taking a shower - everyone was drenched!! It was super slippery and hard to walk to because it was so wet and I obviously couldn't bring my camera, but here are some pics from the trail.
base of Bridal Veil
crazy how much water and mist there was!
As if the day was not exciting enough, on our way back to Evergreen Lodge, we had two bear sightings!! When I told this to my mom, she kind of freaked out. I had to explain to her that a typical bear sighting in Yosemite does not take place by yourself in the middle of the woods. Basically if you're driving along the main road in Yosemite (there's only one that's a big loop) and you see a bunch of cars pulled over to the side of the road, that means there's a bear. When a bear is spotted, a ranger comes to the scene almost immediately. Not to protect the tourists (although they do that too, they are armed with guns) but mostly to direct traffic and stop rubbernecking. We were able to find a good spot to pull over and snap some pics of both bear sightings.
this was a mama bear that had her two cubs with her. she sent them up into the trees while she foraged for food
it might seem scary to have a mama bear in front of you who wants to protect her cubs, but she was completely oblivious to us and totally focused on her task of finding food. I think she was hungry - look how skinny she is!
this was a solo bear and was much bigger than the first one.
he was not as keen on having his picutre taken and didn't stick around long. luckily we were some of the first people on the scene.
It felt so wonderful to be away from the city and back out in nature. I couldn't believe that Yosemite was only the beginning of our trip to California. I can't wait to tell you all about the Spusta/Wachsmuth wedding, but I have to save that for tomorrow.
À Bientôt!
What’s up, I want to subscribe for this web ite to obtain most up-to-date updates, so where can i doo it please help out.
Also vist my web page social media management watford