Yosemite

We had another day of exploring today, this time it was Yosemite National Park. Maddie thought it was "Yo- Sa- Might" which made the three of us laugh and call it that the rest of the day. The campground we booked as about 45 minutes from the park, but this one had full hook ups and we were happy about that!   We went into the park and I drove to give Doug a break.   There were a lot of steep mountains to travel, that did not have any barriers or guard rails.  Needless to say, I was not a happy driver and did not see much of the views.  I focused on breathing calmly and the road in front of me.

The park was packed with visitors so we were not able to get to visitor center and beyond. The one area that Maddie wasted to see, Mariposa Grove, was closed for renovations.  We did get to see Half Dome from both sides, and Bridalveil Fall, as well as many other impressive areas. Since we did not have a good radio signal, Doug started playing music he had on his phone. The girls, we not impressed at all by our "old people" music, and did their best to make fun of us.  We attempted to have dinner at the lodge, but it was reservations only and we did not have them so we opted for some snacks, pumpkin seeds, GORP, and gummy worms to tide us over. Thankfully, Doug offered to drive the 2 and a half down the mountain on the way home. Maddie fell asleep on the ride back to the camper, while Doug, Hailey and I all listed to Jeff Foxworthy on the radio. 

It was a nice park, I wish we had time to see more of it, this will defiantly be one Doug and I return to in our retirement.