Yosemite

May 21st-25th we were in Yosemite.  We had a great time looking at all the waterfalls at their best.

Above = Lower Falls

Below = a look out point up in Glacier Point

Glacier Point was closed due to snowfall when we arrived at the park, but on our way out of the park the road was open for a few hours, so we detoured and went up.  We're glad we did because Tuesday the road was closed the entire day expecting snowfall.

We went in the park Sunday and Tuesday.  We totally should've gone in Monday and Tuesday as Tuesday was significantly less crowded than Sunday.  On Monday we toured some local things like the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Rail Road.  We went on an hour steam engine ride.

Shortly after the train took off, Chloe fell asleep and stayed asleep the entire time.  Good thing her ticket was free.

Sunday we did a lot of driving and seeing the waterfalls, Tuesday we parked and hiked to some waterfalls.  This is Swinging Bridge.

One of the cool lookout places where you can see a couple of waterfalls.

The kids hiked a couple miles to Mirror Lake and then decided to play in the freezing cold glacier water.

The kids got soaked and it wasn't a terribly warm day...notice the jackets.

Right before we headed off to hike I put on my hiking boots and then walked from the parking lot to the bathrooms (5 min walk maybe).  Then I noticed something felt funny about my shoes, I look down and my sole flapped every time I picked up my foot.  I headed back to the car and put regular shoes on again and was sore when we were done hiking.  Luckily the kids were exhausted so we didn't hike terribly far.  I've had these shoes for nearly 20 years, the soles had completed deteriorated so I think it's time for a new pair.

While in Yosemite there were several wood carving shops along the road.  Peter insisted we needed a bear for our house and so we stopped and picked up this cute guy.

We had a great time!