So sorry about not posting last night, sketchy internet!
Monday, June 18 -
Up bright and early to head for Yosemite. What was supposed to be a quick trip through the park ended up being almost an all day visit for us because we were so enamored by the beauty of all that we saw. We drove through Mariposa Grove - amazing, the tall trees, the fallen trees - we decided that God does good work! From the grove we went to Bridalveil Falls. The sun was so bright, we could not get any really good pictures of the falls, but that was OK because we went down a little lower and Katie and Jessica climbed all over the rocks and fallen trees, posed for quite a few pictures and then - well, you guessed it, we couldn't get through a climb up the falls without stepping straight into the water! We laughed, posed for more pictures and then went in search of some lunch, we were hungry! We came up to Vernal Falls before we found any food so we scrounged through some of the illegal stash we had in the car (no, not because of bears but because we are in a rental car) and scarfed down some potato chips and melted granola bars and set out for the next set of falls. On the hike to the falls, we bought some lemonade from some kids who were camping in the park and then Amy, Katie and Jessica hiked up .8 miles - both ways - up to the mist trail and left Aunt Becky behind to wave as they floated by - if they happened to fall in! Red faced and worn out, they returned about 50 minutes later. After Vernal we finally found some lunch, and then went driving through Yosemite Valley where we say El Capitan, the Half Dome and Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls. Then we started the long drive up and down the mountain on the way to Bode Ghost Town.
Bode Ghost Town was cool, although we were not sure that we were going to make it with all our body parts in tact - the unpaved road was rough. Bode closed in 1942 with gold still in the hill! The Delapitated buildings still had furniture, newspapers and household items left just as the families left them. We had a good time wandering through the town and talking about how life must have been in Bode.
Our drive back was quiet - not because we were tired (which we were) but we were listening to the exciting conclusion of Chasing Vermeer - our second book on tape for the trip. The story took us to our next evening hotel - oops, motel - the El Dorado. Quite an experience for us, we wore shoes in the shower and socks on our feet while walking on the carpet. This place reminded us of how grateful we are that Peter uses his points to get us decent places to sleep - what happened this time, Bro? We decided even Daniel Craig in his chap swiming trunks wouldn't get us into the pool!
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