Yosemite

We were able to spend a full day with Randy’s nephew Lance, his wife Marla and their daughter Jordan. With only one day, it was decided to go to Yosemite. It was a couple of hours drive to get there, but that was fine because it gave us time to get to know each other. On the way we stopped at a place called Rainbow pool. This is a small falls where the locals like to go and jump off the rocks into the pool. Lance says the pool is about 30’ deep. While there, we saw many salamanders and apparently it is salamander mating season - or they were huddling close to stay warm. From there on to Yosemite. Lance was able to give us a guided tour of the “best of the best”. We stopped at a few different places along the way to Bridal Falls. We stopped at a church in the park where we had a picnic. It was a beautiful area and really neat to have lunch at such a place.

Next we went to mirror lake which is at the base of Half-Dome. The lake wasn’t very large or deep but it was enticing. There were many playing in the water even though it was quite cold. Probably the most famous of the Yosemite landmarks is Half-dome. It is visible from almost everywhere, and is absolutely amazing!











Yosemite Falls was the highlight of the park. The falls has multiple layers which makes it even more beautiful. To see the entire falls you must be willing to get a little wet, but it is worth it. There has been a lot of recent rainfall, so the falls was more abundant and spectacular than ever.