Day 15 - 19: Yosemite

Hey Everyone!  Sorry for the delay in posting.  There was no internet access in Yosemite or Sequoia, so we have been a bit out of touch.

We arrived at Yosemite early Monday morning.  We didn't have reservations, but there are a lot of first come - first serve sites in the park.  Jen found a great campground to try, and we ended up with a great spot!  We set up camp, then headed to one of the villages in the park.

The first thing we did Tuesday was drive to Glacier Point.  Words, or even these pictures, can't describe how breathtaking the view is.  

 

 

After that, we hiked up Sentinel Dome.  It was a nice 2 hour hike, and Erin did a great job with it.  Here are a few pics.

 

The next day, we hiked up to see Vernal Falls.  Once again, pics just don't do it justice.

It was about a 4.5 hour hike.  We were pretty tired after this one, so we went back to the Shasta and crashed!

Thursday, we spent the day letting Erin complete her Junior Ranger requirements.   Each park has a program for kids.  When they complete the program, you take it to a ranger station and the kid gets a small badge.  Erin is loving collecting badges from each park.  We even got her a pink hat to put them on!  Here is a pic of the Ranger that led Erin's activity group.

We woke up Friday, visited Glacier Point one more time, then headed to Sequoia!!!