Yosemite National Park
Unsurprisingly it's called Mirror Lake
I’d always imagined this would be where Yogi Bear was found, you can imagine my disappointment when Olly broke the news to me that that is actually Yellowstone National Park! Oh well, I decided we should go there anyway.
After seeing all the stunning national parks in New Zealand, Olly and I weren’t too fussed about Yosemite, we’d heard it was meant to be nice but I kid you not, we were on the verge of not going. Bloomin’ good job we did! It was stunning.
If you’ve ever seen Ansel Adams black and white photography of flowing waterfalls and towering mountains then you’ve seen Yosemite, many of Ansel’s shots were taken there.
Once we entered the National park we drove through winding roads, carved out of snow capped mountains filled with flowers, above a winding river at the side of stunning waterfalls. We were in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by nature. The air was crisp and the atmosphere alive.
There were various places to stop around the park and various walks to do. Yosemite is home to one of the worlds tallest waterfalls, which of course we visited, but we opted for the 10 minute trot to the lower falls rather than the eight hour trek to the top. Besides the fact that we were all feeling a little bit tired, we were also wary of the bears that were advertised as being everywhere in the park. Not the cute cuddly ones like Yogi, the big grizzly mean ones!
The lower falls offered a great photo opportunity. The boys being boys decided to climb up the slippery rocks to the mouth of the waterfall, a bit risky but it made for some great photos.
After seeing the falls we headed on a walk to mirror lake which did exactly what it said, it mirrored the scenery perfectly. We all stopped at the side of the lake, taking rest on some stones and watched the reflection in the water, only being marred by fish swimming and making ripples in the surface of the water.
As the sun set we drove through the mountains and out of Yosemite feeling quite satisfied with our day with nature, if you’re thinking of going to Yosemite, make a weekend of it, take a proper pair of walking shoes and a bear proof tent, I guarantee you’ll have a great time.
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