We headed north on State road 99 and then took side roads to a campground outside of Yosemite. I used Passport America which I should not have. We arrived at a campground up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains that probably was terrific 50 years ago but the road was very, very narrow and steep, the campground itself was old, old, old. The water was too rusty even after running it for 20 minutes to hook up our lines, the sites were dirt and very unlevel so after a few hours we took the slide in and the power was intermittant enough for us to unhook our shore power. We might as well of boondocked. And it was still 23 miles from Yosemite entrance. The good thing about it was we traveled the Muir trail that John Muir first traveled to Yosemite Valley in the 1800's. He was the father of the Sierra Club and a great advocate for national parks.
We spent Easter Sunday in God's Cathedral. But unfortunately so did many, many others. It was very crowded. Yosemite Valley is a park explored from below hiking up like Zion looking at magnificent blocks of granite and beautiful waterfalls. It is a destination within itself and so far away as to be a destination and stay-awhile park. We did not have the time and could not get the rig in the winding narrow roads. One day was all we could do. We saw the famous waterfalls and domes. I will take away from Yosemite the wonderful scenery shared with many, many others. The walks were paved to the falls. Some hikes were paved also. One could get around easily on a bike and many did. The bathrooms were the dirtiest of all the parks, etc I have visited. That turned me off!
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| Bridal Falls, our first stop. |
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| Half Dome |
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| Upper Yosemite Falls |
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