May 2021 - Yosemite
We made a final visit to one of our favorite national parks before leaving California. It was as grand as ever! We did one thing that we hadn't previously done, which was renting bicycles and riding them around the valley. That was a real highlight.
We made a final visit to one of our favorite national parks before leaving California. It was as grand as ever! We did one thing that we hadn't previously done, which was renting bicycles and riding them around the valley. That was a real highlight.
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| At the base of the mist trail | Hiking up the mist trail! | A rainbow from the waterfall mist |
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| Misty as advertised | The waterfall | Nearing the top of the waterfall |
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| At the top! | The river right before it falls | |
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| Quite a valley! | A break to dry off after the mist trail | Hiking along the cliff |
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| Wow! | Lunch break! Yum! | Back to the base of the valley |
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| A lovely boardwalk hike through the meadows | The beautiful floodplain | |
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| A pair of wood ducks | ||
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| A Brewer's blackbird | Squack! | Curious! |
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| Looking for something yummy | The female | A nice bike ride all around the valley |
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| The lower Yosemite falls | Both Yosemite falls! | An incredible valley! |
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| Finishing up the ride | Hiking to the upper Yosemite falls | A great view of Half Dome from the hike! |
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| A beautiful black-headed grosbeak | Epic Yosemite view |