Yosemite was absolutely gorgeous. It definitely lived up to the reputation! Our hotel was in the park, but outside of Yosemite Valley so our first view of the valley was at "Tunnel View". You drive through a long tunnel in the side of the mountain and this is what you see. Breathtaking!
Our first stop was Bridalveil Falls.
The water was really rushing from all the snow melt!
The floor of the valley has beautiful green meadows. The valley itself is only 1 mile across and about 2 miles long, so you really feel the granite peaks surrounding you.
All of the buildings in the valley are hidden amongst the trees. Looking into the valley you'd have no idea that there are hiking trails and hotels below. There's really only 2 hotels, Curry Village, a few campgrounds, and some other businesses in Yosemite village. This is the Ahwahnee Hotel (pricey!) where we had lunch one day. It was very nice!
Half Dome! We could not have asked for better weather, it was absolutely perfect, mid 70s and low 80s during the day and 50s at night.
Upper Yosemite Falls
Lower Yosemite Falls
Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls combine and run into a river in the valley. Pictures do not do it justice, it's so hard to capture the scale! This is actually the highest waterfall in North America.
This was a beautiful meadow, with a view across to Yosemite Falls.
Looking for rock climbers on El Capitan! We did see some people almost at the top!
The valley
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