August 22, 2011
August 22, 2011
We were only able to get a one-night reservation for Yosemite Valley. But we know the tricks of the National Parks so we are up early today, carrying our coffee to the ranger station. We are first in line. Based on prior experience we should easily be able to get a cancellation that will let us stay for a few more nights in Yosemite National Park. When 8am rolls around the ranger says nothing is available and we have to come back at 3pm. We still have first dibs if we come back, but there is no guarantee. We have to temporarily park the RV outside the campground till we have a new site.
Knowing I travel with my lucky charm, I am not worried; so we head off to a Photography walk led by the Ansel Adams Studio. Ansel is hands down the most famous landscape photographer. The shop is still owned by his descendents. I don’t learn much about taking better photos, but the guide does alert me to some good vantage points.
We spend most of the day walking in Ansel Adams footsteps, taking photos throughout the valley. I posted the above in black and white in Ansel’s honor.
At 3pm we return to the ranger station and find there are plenty of cancellations but unfortunately not one is for more than one more night. I have lots to say about the reservation system at Yosemite but most comments can’t be printed. On the plus side our new site is pretty nice. It is on the bank of the babbling Merced River. Aimee just loves the sound of running water.
We were only able to get a one-night reservation for Yosemite Valley. But we know the tricks of the National Parks so we are up early today, carrying our coffee to the ranger station. We are first in line. Based on prior experience we should easily be able to get a cancellation that will let us stay for a few more nights in Yosemite National Park. When 8am rolls around the ranger says nothing is available and we have to come back at 3pm. We still have first dibs if we come back, but there is no guarantee. We have to temporarily park the RV outside the campground till we have a new site.
Knowing I travel with my lucky charm, I am not worried; so we head off to a Photography walk led by the Ansel Adams Studio. Ansel is hands down the most famous landscape photographer. The shop is still owned by his descendents. I don’t learn much about taking better photos, but the guide does alert me to some good vantage points.
We spend most of the day walking in Ansel Adams footsteps, taking photos throughout the valley. I posted the above in black and white in Ansel’s honor.
At 3pm we return to the ranger station and find there are plenty of cancellations but unfortunately not one is for more than one more night. I have lots to say about the reservation system at Yosemite but most comments can’t be printed. On the plus side our new site is pretty nice. It is on the bank of the babbling Merced River. Aimee just loves the sound of running water.
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