Yosemite

We stayed in Yosemite for 2 days, and it was really cool. The rock masses are so much bigger than you can imagine from photos, and the giant sequoia trees are so amazing. The kids had a great time seeing all the land forms, and reading about all the history. However, about halfway through the day the boys started asking when we could go back to the campground to play mini golf.

 

El Capitan 

 

The sun is SO BRIGHT!

 

 

 

 

While we were walking by this bridge, these guys came hang gliding down into the meadow from the top of the mountains. It was pretty cool to watch them, and they were really friendly too.

 

 

 

 

 

Checking out a deer in the trees



 

 

 

 

 

 At the end of the day, we asked Hunter what his favorite thing about the park was, and his response: "Riding the bus from the visitor's center back to the parking lot!" Poor kid's never been on a bus before.

 

 

 

 

We packed a lunch, and as we were eating in one of the picnic sites, and squirrel started hanging out by us. Cahl and I tossed a few chips and bread crumbs at it, and before long it was taking things right out of our hands. It would run up, stuff it's cheeks with snacks, and then run off to it's tree. Then a few minutes later it would run back and chatter at us and do it again. It was so cute, and before long a bunch of people were watching us and laughing at the squirrel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Capitan on the left, and the little point way in the back of the center is Half Dome.

 

 

 

 

Part of the root structure of one of the giants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Road Trip

We left Vegas July 20 for a 2 week camping road trip. First we headed to Yosemite to spend a few days. We stopped inside the park at a creek to let the kids get out and run around. They always have fun climbing across logs and rocks, and watching the fish.

 



 

 

 





After we got to our campground and got set up, the boys found a swimming hole in the river next to the campground. So we all went down and swam and played in the water for a while. The place we stayed also had mini golf, basketball, and a playground, and the boys thought it was pretty cool to stay out late playing with all the other kids they met.