We stayed in a motel in Mariposa, just outside Yosemite National Park. The next day my cousins took us back into the Park. On the way to Yosemite Village we stopped by a surging river.
This is El Capitan Mountain, very popular with rock climbers. There are many climbers on the wall every day. Can you see any? See the heart shaped depression in the middle down low. Just to the right..........
see there they are a group of 3 or 4 climbers. How they stay on the wall is a wonder. It takes a few days to get to the top. They sleep hanging in a sleeping bag attached to a peg thingy in the wall.
Bonnie said she had never seen the rivers so full in all the years that she has been coming here.
Lynne had booked us a ride through the park on an open road train. We had an informative guide and lots of photo stops.
At every bend in the road there was a stunning scene to greet us.
Lynne and I are standing below a waterfall called Ribbon Falls. Although it is not very impressive, it famous for being the highest single drop waterfall in USA.
A closer look at Ribbon Falls.
Three old girls in paradise, one from Queensland, one from Idaho and one from California.
After the train ride we took a shuttle bus to Yosemite Falls, it is a double decker waterfall. Then we walked right up to the bottom with hundreds of other tourists and a dog.
We got soaked but it was awe inspiring listening to the thunder of water. Can you see a faint rainbow in the spray. What a day, I'll never forget.
