Yosemite

Day 2 of the Big Trip - I am waking up to a beautiful sunny morning in the middle of a beautiful forest. I stare out the window for awhile just taking in the fact that I am in Yosemite with so much beauty all around me. The waterfalls are bigger than I have ever remembered seeing them! The River is wilder.. there is no sign of the forecasted rain, but I know that can change quickly. 

The campground has been surprisingly quiet, the advantage of a weekday with school still in session. I know that will change this weekend. And the campground is about 25% empty. Yet it shows being full at the office. I think people just don’t cancel because the rates are so low here, particularly for seniors.

This is a Travato group ( my camper van face book group) gathering I have planned for a long time. We should have about 18 vans here. Unfortunately we are scattered thought out the valley.  Guess I better go find my people.

Day 3 - Thursday.

I am sitting here at 7 am enjoying a cup of coffee with a nice view all around me. The sky is slowly getting brighter and campers are starting to move. I am surprised there are so many tent campers as I know the nights have been getting down to 25. But I am toasty warm! I have not even used my heater. I am thinking the insulation I added is really helping.

Yesterday was a good day! The weather was perfect, even a little too hot in the afternoon. In the morning I walked around to find all my Travato friends who are scattered throughout the park. I then hiked for a couple hours and met up with a friend to shuttle around the park stopping for lunch and doing some exploring. I was pleasantly surprised to find the food court had added a Starbucks and treated myself to a frappachino for the ride home. 

Last night was a get together and campfire. So nice to finally have us all in one spot. The original gloomy weather forecast is back. It is supposed to rain today after 11 am. SO... I better 
get moving and get some hiking in before then.






Yesterday we had some crazy thunder and lightning and then it rained for about 2 hours. But that all started around 2pm. In the morning I took a nice long hike along the river. I ended up taking a wrong turn and extended my hike by about 40 minutes. It was all worth it. I am trying hard to build up my stamina for hikes in Utah. I have a potluck tonight with the TOAW group. It is supposed to be clear and it has been sunny all day.

Other than the one afternoon rain storm the weather has been perfect!