April 2016 - Yosemite

The frequent rains this last winter meant lots of waterfalls at Yosemite, so we went to check them out. Yosemite in a single word is: Majestic.

Our first view of Yosemite valley	Clouds trying to make their way out of the valley	The lower Yosemite falls
Our first view of Yosemite valley	Clouds trying to make their way out of the valley	The lower Yosemite falls
Upper and lower Yosemite falls	Us and Half Dome	The hike up to the base of the upper Yosemite fall
Upper and lower Yosemite falls	Us and Half Dome	The hike up to the base of the upper Yosemite fall
Getting wet at the base of the Bridalveil fall	The area around the Bridalveil fall is all soaked
Getting wet at the base of the Bridalveil fall	The area around the Bridalveil fall is all soaked
	Mirror Lake	The mirror quality of Mirror lake
	Mirror Lake	The mirror quality of Mirror lake
A blackbird flying over the lake	The enormous face of Half Dome rising above the lake	Our campsite
A blackbird flying over the lake	The enormous face of Half Dome rising above the lake	Our campsite
Dinner	The river running into the valley	Some serious white water
Dinner	The river running into the valley	Some serious white water
The trail along the river	The aptly named Mist trail	Vernal fall
The trail along the river	The aptly named Mist trail	Vernal fall
The trail to the top of the fall	The river coming down towards the fall	And falling.
The trail to the top of the fall	The river coming down towards the fall	And falling.
The view of the valley from the top	Hiking back through a rainbow	Down in the valley
The view of the valley from the top	Hiking back through a rainbow	Down in the valley
		Waterfalls everywhere
		Waterfalls everywhere
		Small waterfalls far up on the rocks
		Small waterfalls far up on the rocks
A Y waterfall	A nasty squirrel, possibly carrying the bubonic plague	A Steller's jay
A Y waterfall	A nasty squirrel, possibly carrying the bubonic plague	A Steller's jay
		All puffed up
		All puffed up
Some awesome tourists who right after this started taking selfies with the deer		The Tuolumne grove of giant sequoias
Some awesome tourists who right after this started taking selfies with the deer		The Tuolumne grove of giant sequoias
A downed sequoia with a very tiny me	Looking down the tree, which is hollow on the inside	A road through the shell of a sequoia
A downed sequoia with a very tiny me	Looking down the tree, which is hollow on the inside	A road through the shell of a sequoia
A Pileated woodpecker in the grove. Of all the birds I've seen this is the one that looks most like a dinosaur.	The area shortly outside of the valley
A Pileated woodpecker in the grove. Of all the birds I've seen this is the one that looks most like a dinosaur.	The area shortly outside of the valley