The second leg of our road trip was a visit to Yosemite National Park. With summer vacations in full swing, there wasn’t a prayer of getting accommodations in the park, but we’d snagged adjoining cabins near the tree line at Evergreen Lodge, about 8 miles or so outside the park. What a delightful find! We’ll definitely return during cooler weather.
Since it was a first visit for both Cindy and Ray, we stayed pretty much on the valley floor, and hiked in to see the big sequoias which was on Ray’s “must see” list. And we enjoyed a thunderstorm, complete with lightning and hail as we sipped Irish coffees on the veranda at the Awahnee Lodge.
We even took a long and bumpy ride with a lodge guide up a fire trail to a clearing with a panoramic view of the valley below and watched the sunset while enjoying wine and cheese. It was during this outing that our guide reformatted Cindy’s camera card!
It was a wonderful vacation, all too short, of course. But we all vowed to return for a longer stay… During spring if I have anything to say about it. I’ve posted 25 images here. Enjoy!