Yosemite National Park

We spent most of last week in the Carson City/Reno, Nevada area.  We home schooled during the day, then just relaxed in the afternoons at the pool.  Katy had a check up with a local orthodontist.  She had a loose bracket that needed attention.  Dr. O'Gara and his team in Reno were terrific.  We were in and out in a flash.  Thanks to Dr. Collins in Waco for directing us to great orthodontists along the way.  Now if we could just get Katy's bite straight so that these braces could come off.  Wear your bands Katy !!!!



Yosemite National Park with El Capitan in the background.



On Saturday, September 18th, we traveled back into California to Groveland.  Groveland is a little West of Yosemite National Park.  We stayed in Groveland on Saturday and Sunday nights.

On Sunday we went to Yosemite National Park ( http://www.nps.gov/yose/ ).  The scenery was just beautiful.  The landforms in Yosemite are granite with some of the peaks soaring as high as 3600 feet above the valley floor.  Yosemite is also known for its giant waterfalls and Sequoia groves.

Activists John Muir and Ansel Adams were instrumental in the preservation of Yosemite.  I particularly enjoyed the Ansel Adams gallery, having been a fan of his photography since I was a child.  It still amazes me how he captured more true images in black and white than most have even come close to in color.

Yosemite National Park

“Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter.”   - John Muir



Yosemite Valley