13: Yosemite: a paradise on earth

28 November 2017

After leaving San Francisco we headed across the Golden Gate Bridge on our long drive to Yosemite National Park. The bus is cozy but comfortable, and Pat our CEO has been playing some great music.

We arrived mid-afternoon at Yosemite National Park, which gave us time to see some of the giant Sequoia trees — some of which can be up to 3,000 years old. We only got to see a few, but they are absolutely amazing! You could even go for a walk into the pass of one of the fallen trees — that’s how big they are.

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Then we headed across to the main entrance into the Yosemite Valley area, to a place called Tunnel View. Absolutely remarkable scenery as you can see.

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We then had a good night’s sleep in some wonderful two-level chalets at a lakeside resort near Yosemite, after a great meal at the resort restaurant.

The next morning was an hour and a half drive into Yosemite Valley. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking — a landscape photographer’s paradise. We only had four hours to explore and, needless to say, I took a lot of photographs. Words can’t do the area justice, so I’ll let the pictures tell the story …

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