Yosemite NP

We've had four and a half days here and on the Glacier Point drive did a particularly good walk with really amazing views all around. Had to climb up this "dome" to get it but that bit didn't take long and was so worth it. (Even starting to speak American now, must have been here too long!)

Watched some serious climbers ascending El Capitan today. Usually takes them about 3 days to get to the top of the sheer granite face; they sleep in hammocks! The record for "Olympic" climbers is two and a half hours!

Went to a ranger talk....about bears this time! 24 killed on Yosemite's roads so far this year. With education and fines things are improving,  and with fines and lots of reminders to store food in bear-proof containers or to take into your rooms there aren't so many bears visiting camps and cars so not as many having to be killed for developing aggressive behaviour. So things are looking better thank goodness.

 

 

This is the south end of Yosemite where they have more sequoia groves. Got back from a walk just as it started raining and it continued all afternoon. We hibernated in the hotel, emailing and reading.