Friday, April 13, 2007

Oakhurst, CA-4-13-07




Pics: 1) Yosemite Sugar Pine Railroad; 2 & 3) Yosemite Sequoias.

4-13-07-Friday-62203-28-Oakhurst, CA-Sunny-low +35-high +70

Saw 5 gray squirrels

We took a short, but winding drive today to Yosemite National Park. Roxanne finished the de-winterization of the motor home which gave us a late start. We ate lunch in Oakhurst at a restaurant called Pete’s Place.

Just outside of the park we rode on the Yosemite Sugar Pine Railroad. This railroad was used in the logging business between 1899 and 1931.

Just inside the south entrance of Yosemite National Park, you make a right hand turn and can drive to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. What a grand sight to see these huge trees that were here before us and will be here long after us. We didn’t walk most of the trails because we wanted to get a camping spot for the night, we'll see the rest of the trees the next time we come here. The we were able to get the last camping spot at the Wawona campground and spent the night next to the Merced River.

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