We headed into the park today. The road from Hwy. 140 follows a rushing river all way to the park entrance. Our first stop was Bridelveil Falls. It is just one of many beautiful water falls in Yosemite. We got a bit of a shower from the mist created as the water pounded against t
he rocks from 620 feet. There was a woman there in a wedding dress obviously preparing for a ceremony right there at the falls.We then headed to El Capitan. El Capitan is a 3000 foot ganite monolith located on the Northern part of the valley. It is one of the world's favorite challenges for r
ock climbers. In fact, we spotted a few with our binoculars.We headed into the valley and dropped in at the visitors center. There we learned about how
Yosemite was formed and got some info regarding our hike to Half Dome the next. We found out that someone had died a few days earlier when he decided to hike the dome in wet weather. Tomorrow has a 20% chance of rain so I am optimistic. We did a little shopping and had lunch in Yosemite Village and then we moved on.Our next stop was the incredible Yosemite Falls. Yosemite Falls ar
e the tallest falls in North America. The water falls 2,420 feet from the Upper Falls to the base of the Lower Falls. It is amazing. Noah and I climbed up the giant rocks of granite to get closer to the base of the falls. We headed back to camp and waited for Kevin and Felicity to arrive. Early in the evening they made it to the campground. We visited a bit and then got their tent set up. After that, Elizabeth and I prepared our packs for the hike to Half Dome. I hope I can sleep tonight. - Alan
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