Trip to Yosemite

We went to Yosemite National Park last week. (Pictures courtesy of Edna)

The favorite activities (most preferred first) were
1. Throwing rocks in the river
2. Climbing on rocks
3. Seeing waterfalls
4. Drinking hot chocolate
5. Riding on the park bus
6. Looking at wildlife
7. Riding in the car
...
99. Sleeping
100. Hiking

We received many smiles and few scowls from other hikers at the park as our girls were collapsed, crying on the trail, begging us to carry them for part of the 1000ft paved "hike" up to Bridal Veil Falls. Wills were exerted, and character was built.

We eventually made it up the path as some sort of disjointed family slinky - with parents periodically hiking in place and children eventually running to catch up. I don't know that I could say I "enjoyed" the hikes, but I did not necessarily dislike them either. But it did end in the only picture with all four of us in it.

Although I can't claim to understand the pattern of not wanting to hike because there were other times when they were skipping and running down the trails. If it was cold (and it was chilly in the morning), Camy definitely wanted to be carried.

For other hikes we traveled like this:

Here are the girls in a "cave" we found while climbing rocks:

We also stopped by the Ahwahnee Hotel to warm up. The girls spent most of their time on the warming bench in the fireplace trying to blow out the fire.

We did see deer, squirels, stellar jays, crows, and ducks. No bears. I would be hibernating by then if I were a bear.

The girls were very excited to see the rainbows in the water falls. They also enjoyed throwing rocks whenever the occasion arose.