Blogs from Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, United States, North America - page 14

Vi sluttede vores "natur"-del af med Yosemite National Park, og det var heldigt... Yosemite er helt klart det flotteste vi har oplevet på rejsen... det slår simplethen alt! Det er parken med de største klipper, de største højdeforskelle og dybeste kløfter. Yopsemite står allerede meget højt på vores ønskeliste næste gang vi skal rejse... meget anbefalelsesværdigt! Her er lidt billeder!... read more

USA National Parks 05-07-'08 to 18-07-'08 The following facts and figures are from our tour guide. California Part 1 Yosemite National Park We made 2 visits to Yosemity National Park, the first with the National Parks tour and once by ourselves to fill in the two uncomitted days in our itinerary after the tour ended. However I will include them both here. Yosemite had been permanently occupied by one Indian “nation” and seasonally occupied by 2 other “nations”. They resisted the gold prospectors so the troops were sent in. The 2 other nations withdrew but the permanent occupiers continued to resist but were driven into higher country until survival was very difficult. When the chief and his son were shot they gave in and were resettled in a reservation in 1852. But no gold was found ... read more

Una vez abrimos nuestros ojos (a las 6 de la mañana) nos encontramos ante semejante paraje, donde desayunamos abundantemente, nunca pensé que un autobús pudiera estar tan bien preparado y que pudiéramos tener la suerte de tener un cocinero tan cojonudo (¡gracias Adam!). Yo, que me había preparado para el frío más inhumano y las temperaturas más amenazadoras, me bajé del autobús con un jersey y una bufanda, encogida ante el miedo que me producía el frío en mi piel de pollo, cual fue mi sorpresa cuando al bajarme del autobús lo que me golpeó fue una bofetada de calor inhumano (¡¡¡pero si solo son las 6 de la mañana!!!), alguien va a poder freír huevos en el techo hoy... ... read more

Wow was Wednesday a long day. We woke up in Merced, ate another hotel breakfast and the Hertz guy picked us up. We were right by the road into Yosemite and we were off by 8:30. The road into Yosemite wasn't too bad, we climbed to what height? 7,000 feet. Brian's new favorite height. The park is really pretty. We were more or less auto touring, but did stop and walk into look at Yosemite Falls. There were lots of folks there, most from Europe. The road out of Yosemite was a little windier, but pretty, again with the views of the Sierras. I had a route mapped out to Sequoia National Park. We came back into California farm land, and I promptly got us lost. We finally got on track near Fresno and were ... read more

Wednesday (5.21) while Frank went on the Geology walk with a ranger, I had time to catch up on writing the blog. We parked in the day lot again. After lunch we wanted to walk the Bridalveil Fall Trail. Since it’s in the West end of the Valley, toward our campsite, we drove CT. We got stuck in road construction traffic, were directed to the wrong road and it was an hour and a half later before we reached BVF. Good thing we weren’t in a hurry. All the new roads are supposed to open Friday. After all that, BVF is better seen at a distance. The vista point is wet, wet, wet! I pointed the camera and took a quick shot. This fall is known for the wind blowing the entire waterfall all over. Back ... read more