Wow - that’s really the only word that can describe how beautiful Yosemite Valley is. The views are spectacular, the waterfalls rushing, white water flowing down from the highest points and we are humbled by the experience. We spent the day touring around the waterfalls and mountains, lunched at Yosemite Lodge and ended our day driving to Glacier Point, a bit of drive but since the road just opened we felt that we had to see the views from the top - and they were well worth the drive. There was a temperature difference of about 30 degree from the Valley to the top of Glacier Point Road and it was evident that Winter had visited there with snow drifts taller than our car. Even though it was cold Shirley loved the views and Les pushed her chair all the way to the top! We are posting more photos than I am sure you want to see but really the scenery was gorgeous. On our down day we went into Mariposa, CA town are and just looked around, stopped for a few groceries and to send a quick text and back to the camp we went. Although the camp is clean and lovely it was disappointing to learn that wi-fi was not free and there was absolutely no cell service for anyone so I was feeling a little lost for a while. Today, Thursday, we went back to Yosemite for a second look and to tour the museum, lodge and visitor center including a very nice 30 minute movie in the visitor theatre. Les had his heart set on a picnic lunch so we packed up the tuna and chips and found a nice spot to enjoy our picnic lunch. Unbeknownst to us we were right next to the side of the mountain where the climbing school is so we were able to get several nice photos of the climbers. That’s as close as I want to get but of course Les had to climb up a rock…well it’s not really a rock, more like a boulder it’s so large…so you can enjoy shots of him too!

We are off tomorrow to Morgan Hill, CA outside of San Jose anticipating the upcoming wedding of Leslie’s cousin Lisa on Sunday. We look forward to seeing all of the family and catching up with everyone!