Our daughter, Hannah, flew into town on Sunday. We started right out on our California adventures on Monday morning. We are tired and car-weary, but it’s been an incredible two days (and more to come!)
(interesting water levels on the rocks across the lake)
We drove 3.5 hours to Yosemite National Park yesterday. Lots of talking and catching up along the way (…the good, good part…) We were each completely overwhelmed with the enormity of the iconic views of Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome. Once again, California has taken my breath away.
(picture above: why do I doubt the validity of this statement?? -ha Regardless, I am thankful for the commitment to preservation of Muir and Roosevelt.)
The talls are so tall and so straight and SO difficult to capture on film.
Half Dome…
An awe-inspiring waterfall. It was so high up that by the time it reached the level we were, the water dissipated into mist and blew away.
Notice the people on the ground below…
…and the full-grown pine trees on the top of this ‘lil rock’.
I was a little enamoured with this photographer. He looks like he holds a lot of stories…
Unfortunately, we saw a lot of burned forestry in the Park as well.
On the way home we took Hannah by one of our favorite places: Big Tree State Park. We arrived near sunset which made it even more amazing.
What I didn’t get were pictures of us. It was all just wonderfully overwhelming. Cameras aside… eyes up.
It seemed the right place to be, Yosemite National Park, on Indigenous Peoples Day.
Thankful for my people. And the fascinating Northwest.
[Adding some of Hannah’s picutures too]
Resilience Reimagined 
Absolutely breathtaking!!! Thank you for sharing!
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