3/30 – 4/2/2015 – The trip to
Yosemite started off innocently enough, that is until we followed the
directions from our GPS. It led us onto
CA140 and then onto CA49, aka “The Mother Lode Highway”. After getting on CA49 we saw a sign advising
that any vehicle over 35 feet should not use the road. Well, there was really no place to turn
around, so we proceeded on very carefully.
The road was a series of 7 degree hills up and down over 20 some miles
of switchbacks through the mountains. It
was a real adventure that Chippy has warned me never to attempt again, good
advice. I will never trust a GPS again,
and will verify every route with my trucker’s atlas. After we arrive at Yosemite Ridge Resort we
decided to decompress for the remainder of the day with lots of wine. The rest of the trip was great despite the
fact we will probably need new brakes on the car after our travels through
Yosemite, the sights were amazing.
Yosemite Valley was one magnificent landmark after the next beginning
with El Capitan, Three Brothers, Bridalveil Falls, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls,
Cathedral Spires, and Hetch Hetchy Reservoir with several more waterfalls and
the giant Sequoia’s everywhere. Yosemite
is celebrating its 150th year as a National Park thanks to the
persistence of John Muir and the determination of Theodore Roosevelt, and it is
truly a site to see with the massive granite walls surrounding the Yosemite
Valley and the vast wilderness of the Sierra Nevada’s towering beyond. The park is surrounded by several campgrounds
as well as many more inside the park as well as the Yosemite Lodge and The
Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Village.
Yosemite has certainly been an unforgettable adventure and will live in
our memories for a very long time.
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| Ahwahnee Hotel |
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| Bridalveil Falls |
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| Cathedral |
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| Three Brothers |
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| Yosemite Valley |
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| Hetch Hetchy |
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| Half Dome |
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| El Capitan |
