Yosemite 2007 - Sunday June 3

This is how our camp looked in the morning. Not too bad. The temperature was in the lower 40's when we woke up - quite a contrast to our toasty sleeping bags.


As you can see, we don't starve when we camp.


This was our "bear box" where we locked up all our food and toiletries. Nothing with any kind of scent could stay in the van or tent.


Bob getting ready for a week of photography heaven.


We decided to see the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia Trees today at the southern end of the park. On the ride down we saw people pulled over at the side of the road so we stopped too and saw a mother bear and a cub. They were not too cooperative in getting in a position where we could photograph them both together.


Bob was getting a little too close to Momma Bear for my comfort.




The sequoias are big in girth and tall.




















After hiking through these giants we had lunch and then stopped to get our first view of Yosemite Valley for the trip.
These views are from "tunnel view"








A Stellar Blue Jay


Next we stopped to see Bridal Veil Falls.




We drove to the El Capitan Meadow where we watched rock climbers settle in for the evening. El Capitan is a 3,000 foot vertical granite rock and depending on what route climbers choose it takes 2 -3 days to climb.










Here are a few close ups. If you click on the picture to make it larger, you should be able to see climbers in the crevices, ledges, or suspended on a scaffold.








We then drove back to the campground and had supper.




Jenny fixed us Jiffy Pop.






And we toasted marshmellows.












Then we packed up the bear box and called it a night.