YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
August 2001
Stephan and I, we took our first Yosemite trip in 2001.
August 2008 - Second trip
June 2011 - Third trip
We also had the pleasure to drive his new toy which we had picked up in Leipzig in February.
The waterfalls are at their best in spring and here they are:
Bridalveil Falls
Ribbon Fall And Sentinel Fall
Yosemite Fall
Half Dome
El Capitan & Mt Hoffman
Hotel Ahwanee and tourist transportation
Flowers in the park
Amazing waters of Yosemite
Mom and dad Wengers visiting - and another trip to Yosemite.
We stayed at Ahwahnee and I took this amazing photo from our room. No filters or photoshop!
Yosemite Falls
Tunnel View with Half Dome El Capitan and Bridalveil Falls
We also got to see some of the animals of Yosemite : A raggedy coyote, a baby bear that took refuge behind a tree and several deer
We hiked to the skirts of Bridalveil Falls and promptly got wet.
Tree roots grabbing onto rocks for stability
Olmsted Point and Mono Lake [below]
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and O'Shaughnessy Dam
October 2018 - 5th trip and Halloween with family [See Family for more pictures]
Thanks to Ben's planning our trip included a train ride, a jeep ride, and a night hike from Tenaya Lodge.
We also visited the Mariposa Grove below are:
'The California Tunnel tree' - 'The Bachelor and three Graces' - 'The Fallen Monarch' - Grizzly Giant'
Deer in action
Sentinel Dome, Glacier Point and vicinity
View of Yosemite Valley and Half Dome in October
Wild fire devastation [left] and fresh branches [right]
Our jeep ride was exciting and exhilarating - it included clearing fallen trees, hiking to in the beautiful Sierra National Forest and getting dusty to our cores.
Wildfire devastation and the largest standing dead tree in the forest or may be ever.
Bass Lake
We ended the trip with a flight back to San Francisco
Additional Yosemite 2018-10 pictures : Family
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