Yosemite National Park...Wow! It did not take long to get there from Sequoia and the moment we came out of the tunnel and saw "Tunnel View," it was..."Wow!" We pulled off at a view point, and looked at El Captain, Half Dome, and Bridalveil Falls. It was an amazing first sight! We took another little detour and walked to the base of the falls at Bridalveil and it was awesome. We got wet from the mist but the view was crazy. We finally made our way into the heart of Yosemite Valley, and we stopped at the vistors center to plan our hike for the next day. as well as the general store to get some food for dinners and lunches.
When we got to our campground, we setup camp, and organized all our food, drinks, toiletries, and grill into the bear lockers. After dinner we sat by the fire for a bit, then went to bed to get some sleep before our hike. We did not get to much sleep as we woke up to people screaming, "Hey, get out of here you bear, get out of here!" I was like, "Oh crap there is a bear roaming around," and it happen to be about 50 feet away from our tent. Needless to say I was freaking out! Billy tried to get me to relax ,but I was terrified that the bear was going to get angry at everyone yelling and just start running through tents. Luckily, the bear roamed away and didn't come back. However, the rest of the night every noise we heard, I was like, "what was that...I think its back!" Not to mention I had to go to th bathroom once I was awake, so I had to walk to the bathrooms with a bear roaming. It was scarey. We cranked the radio in the tent the rest of the night to block out the noise and get some sleep. It was a rough night.
The next day we woke up and hiked Upper Yosemite Falls. We wanted to hike Half Dome, but unforunately, it was still closed for the winter, due to snow and ice. Upper Yosemite Falls was a good hike though, at about 8 Miles, and it yielded some great views of the falls at the base of the falls and at the top. It was beautiful, and unlike anything we had seen. We were quick to say this was our new favorite place so far.
That night after dinner we started the fire and made s'mores. We were a little more on edge, and aware of our surroundings once it got dark out; as were the Park Rangers, as we saw them circling our area of the camp ground with flash lights. Suddenly Billy set his marshmellow on fire accidently, and while trying to put it out, flung it through the air, and "splat" right on my leg. I thought for sure that night a bear was going to eat my leg looking for marshmellow remains. Luckily, that night I heared no bears. The next morning, as much as we liked Yosemite, we packed up, and headed to more poplated, and less bear friendly place, San Francisco, CA. Of course not with out another bear sighting on our way out. They look a lot less scarey in the day time, let me tell you. Haha.
Below are just some of the amazing pictures we have from Yosemite!
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