August 21, 2011

August 21, 2011

We seem to have really overshot looking for cooler weather. Summer is very fleeting at high altitude. The last couple nights got down near freezing. Our thin Arizona blood can only handle so much. So this morning we decamped and coasted downhill to Yosemite Valley.

Yosemite Valley was not discovered until 1851 when soldiers went chasing after some Indians. I am not surprised since the entrance to Yosemite is a narrow V-shaped canyon. Only after many miles does it open into the famous vertical granite valley. Unfortunately it is being loved to death. The crowds are thick. We head immediately to our campsite to lose the RV and the first thing we notice is the moderate temperature. We found what we were looking for! The rest of the afternoon Aimee and I take a leisurely stroll thru the valley soaking up the ambience. We keep looking up at North Dome and can’t believe we were atop it yesterday.