Yosemite, is the cathedral of national parks. At night it’s granite walls turn dark, but the night’s sky lights up the valley floor. Us poor humans are blessed by the magnificence of nature on display here. You just can’t take Yosemite for granite. 😉

After three nights in LA and now three nights in the mountains, I am beginning to feel washed of my cares from work. To my photo friends, everyone is an expert Photographer in Yosemite. Even an iPhone takes great photos. Our first day was spent walking around, getting our bearings. The second day, we bicycled around the valley floor. Maybe we got 10 miles. We basically just used the bikes to get to the next destination. Today we hiked up the mountainside to the halfway point between the upper and lower Yosemite falls. It was a 1000 foot climb in 1.5 miles. Tough! As I write this post we are speeding across the San Joaquin Valley, with Dan at the wheel. Tonight we stay in Monterey.