We traveled through Yosemite National Park today and what a difference! The temperature was a delightful 72 degrees at the Visitor Center we stopped at. The air coming in the car windows was actually cool!
Oh, and the mechanic we spoke to just before the park (in a place called Lee Vining?) said our concerns about the van were probably nothing major to worry about. Hopefully he was right but the van had no trouble through Yosemite and out the other side to lovely Oxdale where we found a room around dinner time.
Yosemite is huge. Sean wants to come back and go camping. There is so much to do that one could spend a week or more and just scratch the surface. A busy place as well with cars in every picnic area, viewpoint, visitor center and even parked along the road near small signs for hiking trails. A short stop for a paddle in the lake was not nearly enough. That said, no way would we want to drive there again from either side. Eleven degree inclines down twisty mountain roads? No thanks.
At the hotel Ted chatted with a lovely family from Minnesota out here on a two-week road trip. They are heading towards Yosemite having been in San Francisco the last couple of days. The people we have chatted with at the hotels and sights have been friendly and helpful. Manuel, the nice front desk clerk tonight, has even visited Victoria and would like to retire there! Mexican family, works in California and wants to retire to British Columbia. NAFTA for individuals, eh?
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