Yo-See-Might

Spoiler: Woah.

We drove out of Groveland towards the famous Yosemite National Park. It was a long way in to the valley, but when we got there wow. The weather gave us a break: bright blue skies and warm weather. We started photographing as soon as we got a glimpse and didn’t stop until we left a few hours later. You can’t go a hundred metres there without bumping into something stunning.

One of the first things was the Bridal Veil waterfall. We pissed off a ranger, parked and hiked among billions* of kids the short distance to the damp** base of the falls. I feared for my phone’s life with all the mist and spray, so we didn’t loiter. About this time Kim talked to some girls in the ladies’ room line and heard some hearsay about bears and their taste for girls on their periods that would persist and grow as we ventured deeper into bear “infested” terrain.

We got back in the car, photographed some more stuff, admired lakes, rivers and bridges over them. We parked, wandered over the visitor center and did the short hike to the famous Yosemite Falls. All stunning. We didn’t hike to the top due to footware issues – a reason to someday return. We frolicked in a field that, in retrospect was probably a protected wilderness area given the funny looks we got from bystanders.

If I were to go live on the land somewhere, I would go to this valley. Abundant life, and amazing backdrop and plenty of tourists I could trap and hold ransom.

* Dozens. Maybe just one dozen.

** Damp. Also moist, humid, wet.

Pollen Count is “Moderate” and the Mrs-Karnatz-Concern-O-Meter is “Too pretty to be worried today”. Dead Animal Count was 0 – not paying attention to the road surface much. Alexander Driving Record for May 26th was “Not plunged off a cliff and therefore excellent”.