Blogs from Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, United States, North America - page 11

Hello Everyone! We have spent the last few days at Yosemite National Park. It was really awesome. No cell phone or e-mail. Mist trail was incredible and the weather was the best we have had. Today we went white water rafting. We attached a few pictures from that to show you. Click on the individual photos for a larger view. Pete is in the front seat and will be on your left (right side of the boat) and Culver is right behind. Tomorrow morning we hit the road heading east. We are keeping this entry short and sweet but will update it again soon with details about both Yosemite and White Water Rafting. Only one stop planned for the way home, Chicago to see Binky and Pat Jam. Maybe Leroy Brown? We put Binky in charge ... read more

What can you say about Yosemite or Yo!-semi-te. This truly is one of the most beautiful spots I have ever seen. And I have been blessed with seeing some of the worlds most beautiful places in the last year!. If you come to America and do not see this valley you really are missing something. Spring is apparently not even the best time as a reasonable amount of the park is still snowed in and closed. But the waterfalls were in full flow and really the highlight of the valley. This really is a case of a picture is worth a 1000 words so I'll let the pictures speak more for me on the beauty of the place We spent three days in Yosemite, staying about an hour out of the park in a village called ... read more

The drive to Yosomite National park along high way 140 for the most part is pretty boring crossing a lot of agricultural land through one horse towns. The landscape gets more interesting a for the last hundred or so miles turning first into small rolling hills before the climbs become larger and we are winding our way through dramatic views of high wooded hills and rivers running through low valleys. We arrive at around four in the afternoon at a Youth Hostel set into the Wooded Hillside, there is snow on the ground bright against the darkness of the woods. We take a double room. It is a small hut, musty and old style with patch work quilts, wooden floors and a battered old wardrobe. Its a cosy trip back in time. There is no phone ... read more

Shanghai - San Francisco… across the ocean one more time, ready for my first true American Christmas & discovery of the Yosemite National Park and California coast line. And what an amazing trip! Thanks so much Stephen for those few days spent together and see you on the 9th! Christmas celebrations Absolutely love the time difference between China and the West coast, left early on the 24th and arrive even earlier on the same day, ready for a three hours drive to Fresno with Stephen to spend Christmas in his family. So…for “breakfast”, well, lobster! :-) Followed by the Christmas church service (American style…culturally interesting) & Christmas dinner at his cousin house. Lots of family member there and a whole new experience for me with paper candles lined up in the street, Christmas decoration absolutely taking ... read more

Yosemity Valley, Sunny Side Campground, 26-10-2002. It takes the four of us nearly half and hour to drag this 150 kilogram steel food storage container back to its original place on the campground while the japanese ladies give us high shrieked excited advice, most of it in japanese which I happen NOT to speak. There're pamphlets all over the valley warning people to keep any food or drink locked up in these iron food containers to prefent bears invading tents and cars at night, and even during daytime. I presume our nocturnal furry campground visitor from last night was after the cold chicken that Steve and Dawn had given me for breakfast last night when I had dinner with them. Hard to believe that our shaggy friend managed to drag this heavy container at least 200 ... read more