Yosemite

We have now spent 5 wonderful days at the Yosemite National Park. Living in Curry Village, in something that is a mix between a tent and a cottage, called a tent cabin.

We had been told that there could
come down bears into the camp.
So we were not allowed to have any food or anything else that smelled in our house, like toiletteries. So we got something called a bear safe. One night we heard something... At least two people running past our house. One of them yelling: "Bear!!!" and the other one "Get away!!" So I guess bears do come down to the camp.

When we arrived on Thursday night, it snowed and was incredible cold. We slept with clothes and hats on in sleeping bags. Brr. Luckily the weather got better and better so the two last nights we didn't even need the sleeping bags.

Friday was a rainy day, so that day was spent to more or less drive around in the park and get information about what was to do.
Saturday turned out to be a much better day with sun and warmth. Pontus took a course in climbing and I went tracking up to something called Mirror Lakes. Don't get fooled by the name...they are letting the lake dry out to become a meadow. So no mirror and not much of a lake.

Sunday was the big day. We had decided to go up to Yosemite Falls Point, 6936 ft, which would be about 2114 m above the water. This means a lot of work, and high up. It took us about 3,5 hours to get up to the Point. Even though it was hard work it was worth it when we came up and saw the marvellous view. So beautiful that there are not words to describe it. It took us about 2,5 hour to get down again.


Monday was a hard day for our bodies, a lot of ache from Sunday. But we didn't give up. We decided to go horse back riding. But before that we went to look at one of the most famous mountains to climb at, El Capitan. Beautiful, but in my eyes impossible to climb. :) So I found something lese to climb, a tree. After that we went to the stables and mounted our mules. I got a beautiful one named Felix. We were out for about 2 hours, which really felt in out bottoms. :)


Then it was Thuesday, and time to go home. But before leaving we
decided to go up to Vernon Falls, which was a truely beautiful waterfall.
In all it was a great vacation! We have enjoyed every minute of it!

Yosemite Falls

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