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| 3 Brothers Granite Rock Formation |
Yosemite Valley gets busy pretty quickly so my husband and I
decided to get an early start to the day on Wednesday. We left Wawona around 8
and arrived in time to take an early morning tram tour out of Yosemite Lodge.
The pro side of the tram tour: I saw a lot of neat places
and learned a lot about Yosemite. The con? Even though the heat was in the
80's, there was no cover so it got hot fast.
We traveled past the Merced and saw a ton of people sunning, swimming, and even tube rafting.
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| The Merced |
El Captian is one of the world's largest granite rock faces
in the world. It's incredibly steep. To my surprise, a lot of people rock climb
up the steep façade. Those are some daredevils! We drove past the different
campgrounds, Curry Village, upper and lower pines and checked out the Awanhnee
Hotel – lots of early 1900's Americana decked out the main areas, but it's
$499.00 a night. I could never afford it.
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| El Captian |
We ate lunch at the Yosemite Lodge grill and out of all the
places we tried, it was my favorite. They offered a nice variety. It was still
pricey though.
That evening, back in Wawona, Andrew and I went to Campfire
with a Ranger. The topic was: "What is Camping?" Does camping allow
for DS/IPhones/IPads? Should camping offer shower facitities? Tents? Food? Just
what is the attraction for people to go camping? We all pretty much decided
camping involved a desire to be outdoors and to enjoy nature, but we differed
on the extent.
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| At the Ahwanhnee Hotel |
So I have to ask – what is camping for you? I'd love to hear
your thoughts.
Smiles
Steph
