While still at Bass Lake we called and made reservations in Yosemite Park, but 16 miles.... 45 minutes away and at 6,200 ft. A difference of 3,200 ft. in elevation from Yosemite Village where we took a day long tour, which included a trip to The Summit where this picture was taken with El Capitan... 7,569 ft. in the background.
Rock Climbing is very popular in Yosemite with a world renowned climbing school based here and people from all over the world come to challenge El Capitan. This amazing vertical climb takes 3 to 5 days for most, who have to take everything with them...food, water (4 gallons) climbing equipment & ropes along with there custom made Hammocks that they sleep in on the granite face or in one of the many crevices.
O...DARN the climbing school was all booked up!!!
The many water falls at this time of year are just a trickle but the less crowded fall lets you move through the park and enjoy the sights without the crowds of summer. Among those are the numerous groves of Giant Redwoods, some of which tower over 300 ft. These trees are thousands of years old and have survived fires, droughts and floods through those years. One of the most interesting things about these trees is how durable they are...the trees in this picture are still growing.
From our Guide and the Rangers we met we learned we should probably change our plans to stay an extra day because of the inclement weather rolling in with S N O W in the higher elevations (where our campsite was) So we made an earlier than expected exit, and timely because they closed that campground for the season the next day
SanTony
Rock Climbing is very popular in Yosemite with a world renowned climbing school based here and people from all over the world come to challenge El Capitan. This amazing vertical climb takes 3 to 5 days for most, who have to take everything with them...food, water (4 gallons) climbing equipment & ropes along with there custom made Hammocks that they sleep in on the granite face or in one of the many crevices.
O...DARN the climbing school was all booked up!!!
The many water falls at this time of year are just a trickle but the less crowded fall lets you move through the park and enjoy the sights without the crowds of summer. Among those are the numerous groves of Giant Redwoods, some of which tower over 300 ft. These trees are thousands of years old and have survived fires, droughts and floods through those years. One of the most interesting things about these trees is how durable they are...the trees in this picture are still growing.
From our Guide and the Rangers we met we learned we should probably change our plans to stay an extra day because of the inclement weather rolling in with S N O W in the higher elevations (where our campsite was) So we made an earlier than expected exit, and timely because they closed that campground for the season the next day
SanTony
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