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Yes we found the sun at long, long last and I wasn't complaining, but geez it was hot!
We left the coast road again to head inland to Yosemite National Park and checked into The Bug - a hostel outside the park and our second to last stay in a dormitory of the trip YEAH!
The park is beautiful - steep valleys between towering granite cliffs - and we did a few of the walks on the valley floor. I think Mike had wanted to do some of the longer hikes up the peaks, but climbing granite for 6-12 hours in 90 degree heat is not my idea of fun, so I won that one! We still managed some strenuous hiking though and rewarded ourselves with a dip in the river to cool down at the end of the day, which was freezing! We rented bikes whilst there too, and took a leisurely ride around the valley and came across a huge brown bear at the top of a very small tree that was buckling under its weight, but the leaves at the very, very top were obviously the tastiest.
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| From USA |
The hostel was really nice, describing itself as a 'retreat', which served superb meals and so we over indulged a little. Sleeping was an issue though. The first night there was near sleepless due to some persistent snorers (I retreated to the car with my sleeping bag at 4am because I couldn't take it any more); and the second night wasn't much better as we were invaded by a group of young students from China who had no idea about dormitory etiquette and kept us awake most of the night by continually opening and closing the door, switching on the lights and talking. A complaint by me settled things down a little only for the mobile phone, belonging to the one student who actually went to sleep, that rang every 10 mins for the rest of the night. She slept soundly though. Arghhhh!
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| From USA |
Yosemite is gorgeous and a great place to go for a family holiday, or if you are a serious climber, but we decided that we preferred Crater Lake National Park, which wins hands down in terms of stunning scenery.
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