Yosemite National Park Journey

In fact, long ago heard the Yosemite of the daimyo, when UC Merced also referred to its own propaganda and a big advantage from this national park is very close to (though in fact or not close, and steadily as a local drive, then have to open two and a half minutes) . Merced is now the turn of the spring and summer, when the weather is still good at times, so the boss to play mind big time, said the organization, and his newly married wife, where our group spring tour, finally, spirits are not high, only two had to respond to me and Eric, so wait at the edge of the boss boss wife drove the two of us sleeping in the back seat, it is so early in the morning on April 26 to kill the 7:30 departure of the Yosemite National Park. 

Yosemite National Park, in theory, can play all year round, but without the experience of driving on snow and ice, and nor is it ski enthusiasts, the best time or a year in April to September, particularly among the 5,6 the month of snow melt, the most abundant in the mountains when the water is better (to the summer sun is too toxic, water is slowly dry), so this time we go or to see a lot of good waterfall. 

In fact, this national park is a great piece of mountain ranges, can rely on the individual situation of physical and time to choose a long distance or a short look at scenery, is a day trip or spend the night in the mountains. The play Sunday due to a time when, and the members of the different physical states, so we went to Yosemite Valley this big attraction, because it is the only one of the attractions you can back and forth the same day, in which they played a total of three small spots ( must have a total of more than 20 small tourist attractions): lower Yosemite fall, mirror lake, and Vernal fall, to say the quality scenery Well, there is a spectacular, beautiful and definitely not as good as home, but I think Playing fairly happy, less gossip said that the last piece of the 啦. To save space, only to put a thumbnail here to enlarge or go to Albums to see through! ~ 

Morning, along the way, then sleep on the train, but just before waking up in the mountains, the scenery outside the window has become a green one, is very comfortable and open in the winding mountain roads, 50mph speed, a little dizzy, but the scenery is very Zan . Heard a burst of rain landslides, to a certain period of Ludu on the reason that there is a section of a one-way traffic only, we also follow the traffic signals will be directed, where a small paused car, roll down the window, fresh the air blowing from.

                                              

           

When seated on the vehicle by the better beds and some reflective windows folder inside.Ribbon Fall is said to be the highest elevation sites in the waterfall, straight down in the middle is not divided into several sub-cut, the actual height has its right Bridalveil twice as high estimate. El Capitan is a huge cliff which, it seems because it is too steep, rather famous. Eric told me that some rock-climbing enthusiasts will bring a sleeping bag to climb the peak, because the day is less than the top of the climb, in the middle was hanging there, and then climb sleep (in fact I did not figure out where did you get them from a rope them suspended from the top), peak height of 2307 meters. As for the Bridalveil Fall, literally over a "bride's head yarn" means, it seems that some like, but I think the most interesting thing is that a large V-shaped grooves, do not know whether it was washed out by water. 

And then move forward line did not take long, that is, destinations, Yosemite Fall, and the waterfall was divided into two sections, we have in order to save time, just go to the following that it is easy to go, so I went to go home when it is aware of this is also considered an attraction.

(Left: Yosemite Fall, see the bottom two floors it? Big is the upper mountain approaching the lower end of that trickle, which is where we are going; in: got out to shoot, when embarked Yosemite Fall photographs, it is doing in this line of color look at one of the best; Right: near a look trickle also kinda magnificent)

Next step is to work towards second spots Mirror Lake, and the attractions and in front of that are relatively easy, as long as the cement path along like it but the way we choose to mirror lake with a cement road mountain road across the river , very fun to say.

(Left: yosemite fall down suddenly discovered after the snow has not melted; in: mirror lake on the way to go photographed the Half Dome; right: I am Mirror Lake) 

By the way, half dome, it is 2700 meters high, it is well-known, one reason is that it is itself a particularly large boulder in particular has been split from the eighteen months, so it looks very special, and then one is because a lot of hiking lovers is bound to come here to try, said apart from a few steps beyond the whole, is by pulling the rope climb, while the first half dome climb a mountain to climb from the next to go, and then across the bottom of that hill to Half Dome , I have a fierce as a bull's friends climbed them all so tired of the whole die, so I guess I'm still kicking is able to fulfill this task. 

Then I have to focus on to talk about this last one attraction Vernal Fall in, Vernal Fall belongs to Mist Trail in the first half, the Trail is from mountain at the end of Padaoshanding, halfway up the mountain is the Vernal Fall, The Peak is Nevada Fall, we only go to the first one, because I'm afraid I only have strength to climb not the strength to climb down, it seems kinda disappointing to say the boss. Basically characterized by the Americans like Hiking, do not know the specific translated paste irrelevant called climbers, mainly follow the route the more rugged the better, so the higher latitudes, the less road repairs, of course, China's Pole Han's on the cable car more not even think about at the side of the Jian Zhao. I climbed a trip back to fully understand the columbia outdoor equipment that is in the domestic waste in the United States that is really to make the best use of them. 

The first half to the Vernal Fall is a very steep slope of a concrete road, then see the Vernal Fall from the moment I arrived, they no longer have Shunshundangdang the road can go, especially as more and more away from the Falls, close to the water more larger, we have the equivalent of the edge from the waterfall to climb, step varies, there are a lot of slippery mud, thanks to the day I wore a North Face jacket, windproof waterproof, unfortunately naked columbia's climbing shoes, led the way scary fear mizuno shoes wet-out pair of net surface. Of course, because of water a great camera to the rear half is also no how to open, and only slightly dry areas in order to boot a few photos.

(To the top of the waterfall at rest the ankle felt a dull pain, but Eric also said that after going to the Peak will be the falls road rugged steep walk, it hurt his knee ankle the way, so I decided to take the ankle in the name of this rest, and go home afterwards proved to be a super-brilliant decision, otherwise, we estimate that only 10 o'clock at night get home, and the next morning the group will be no effort to open. 

In short Yosemite than I imagined still have to pretty much a pity that the camera is not her own, nor Gude Shang tone, as if some of overexposure that day, the eyes are again some swelling, affecting my brilliant image. Although there is no domestic scenery beautiful, but it makes me feel a new feeling very happy, I believe the future will look for opportunities Zaiqu's, he decided to exercise a good physique, and then next time enjoy hiking process.