Yosemite Day Trip

Chris' brother and girlfriend came to town and so we had to take them to Yosemite for the day (neither one of them had been). Too bad his girlfriend got the flu, but we were there and we couldn't get back home very easily, so she suffered through and was a trooper!

We love Yosemite! It is truly one of the most beautiful places in the U.S. We would go more often if it didn't require getting car-sick and and although it is only 2 hours away to the valley floor, it seem like so much longer. But nevertheless, we go at least once (usually twice a year).

This year, it was crazy. Although the weather was beautiful, the crowds were not. We were in a parking lot for 2 hours just to get through the park. But the waterfalls were amazing. The run off was insane and the pictures showed it. The kids went up to Bridal Veils and Yosemite Falls and came back just drenched! We have never seen them that booming! The water was so high at my favorite spot (the meadow at Swinging Bridge) that it was about a foot or two from the bottom of the bridge.

But we had a ball. The kids love to get out and just run around and enjoy nature.... so what could be better!