Yosemite National Park

Can you see the butterfly in this picture?

What a great decision to go see Yosemite National Park. Along the way up to the park the road runs next to the Merced River. It is running wild and there are outfitters for rafting and Kayaking.

One of the raft trip vendors.

Quite the tunnel.  Motorhomes don't enter the park on this road :-)

The whitewater was incredible!

Not real sure how a raft would make it this time of year.
And notice how white these huge rocks are.

Didn't know our son, James, had a sideline business.

There was nothing but raw beauty in every corner of the park. I can't tell you how glad we were that we made the decision to come here. These pictures don't do it justice so I'd say, if you haven't seen it, put it on your list.

Just coming up out of the pine needles. Does anyone have an idea what it is??

Tailgating with Buster.

Very cool lodge in the park.

Ahwahnee Hotel $238 "and up" per night!!!! 

We decided to stay in the "tin can."

"Half Dome"

Inside the hotel.

Several HUGE fireplaces.

This is called "The Mural Room."  Here is the King on his throne next to the copper fireplace!

Framed rugs throughout.

"Holly sized" chairs in the lodge.

Yep, they fit.

Hotel dining room

"The arches"

"El Capitan"

This bridge is a one lane bridge with a traffic light. It crosses the river so you can get around a rock slide that closed the road.

The road is under these rocks. Might be a while before it's cleared.

Some areas are OK for rafting the spring waters.

There are several different roads to enter the park.  We only got to take one of them,
due to time constraints.  Therefore..... we will definitely return to see the Giant Sequoias, and
anything else we missed.  I did get to add a few pins to my walking stick :-)



Clothes rack for drying. Just gotta love it. All the way from New Hampshire!!