The day before Thanksgiving we headed out at 4:30am, hoping to beat the holiday traffic and the storm that was coming to Yosemite, stopping only for a potty break and Starbucks, then lunch. We arrived at Upper Pines (site 228) around 1:30 PM, the earliest we’ve ever made it! We also beat the storm. As…
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24 Hour Trip to Yosemite & Hite Cove – April 2018
Our original plan was to stay in Monterey for 2 nights (see previous post), but when I realized my other family members were only staying 1 night, I proposed the idea to Scott of cancelling our 2nd night at the Lodge (no cancellation fee) and taking a spontaneous trip to Yosemite for one night. He…
2018 Road Trip Last Stop – Yosemite!
After a quick breakfast in Tonopah, NV, we set out for Yosemite. The drive just to the border of NV/CA seemed like forever, but once we got across the border it wasn’t too long until we started seeing prettier scenery. As we entered Yosemite from the Tioga Pass entrance (9945 elevation) well, it just keeps…
Summer Vacation June 2017 – Part 3 Yosemite-Wawona Campground
Our plan was to enter Yosemite via the Arch Rock Entrance since we’d never been there before, but there had been a rock fall in the area of the 140, so we went south and took the entrance near Fish Camp. We’d never stayed at Wawona Campground before and were pleasantly surprised. We were in…
Yosemite National Park – Crane Flat Campground – June 16-21, 2016
None of us had ever been to Yosemite before, and this was only our 2nd camping trip ever. My dear Dad had lived with us for about 12 years, and the last several years of his life were very difficult. After several months of hospice, he passed away in late April 2016. I’m grateful for…
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