Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Yosemite Day 3, The Valley Floor

Wednesday morning, we joined Ranger John for cowboy coffee and hot chocolate. He have lots of advise on what to see and do in Yosemite.




We drove into Yosemite Valley and rented bicycles. Above is a panorama shot taken from the turnout after going through the long tunnel on 41. Half Dome is hard to make out from all the smoke in the valley.

We rode around the valley. Matt and Shannon got seperated and were reunited in the village having ice cream :).

While seperated, Shannon took the younglings to the river, where they cooled their feet.



Before returning our rental bikes, we made a stop at Yosemite Falls. So much water came down the cliff that it created its own wind.







Here are some carpenter ants that Ben found while hiking back from the lower Yosemite Falls.



Also got a picture from further away as we rode our bikes around. The lower portion of the falls is behind the tree.

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