What bliss! A late, lazy start reading and coffee in bed till we warmed up enough to venture out. It's freezing here with the sun only peeking out the top of the huge monolithic granite rocks after 7am and disappearing behind them again at 3.30pm, not much sunlight in the campsite and no electricity!
We decided to hike the Vernal Falls trail, 1000" elevation with 600 steps after 1 mile of steep incline. Strenous but totally invigorating. We once again, felt on top of the world - being taller than some of the gigantic Sequoia Pines that grow 300" high - dubbed Nature's Forest Masterpiece by naturalist John Muir, and for good reason.
I will now let the pictures do the talking, enjoy...
Higher than the Pines (and yes I am rounder, it's not your imagination)
Al - Pine country HAHA
We found it hilarious, but maybe it was the altitude.
Halfway up
The trail we hiked up plus more
The top of the waterfall
On our way back to the campsite, we stopped on Sentinel Bridge to take this world-famous shot of Half Dome reflecting in the Merced River. Inspiring even to non-artists.
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