A little over a hundred years ago, John Muir, co-founder and
first president of the Sierra Club, and Teddy Roosevelt, President of the
United States, spent three days and nights camped out in Yosemite Valley, and
discussed the importance of wilderness and how to protect it for future
generations. Sue and I spent the past three
days in Yosemite, and I can only say thank you to those who have preserved this
magical, marvelous place for us to enjoy.
Looking out over the valley, seeing Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, El
Capitan, and all the other incredible sights to be seen here, I confess the
beauty brought tears to my eyes. This is
truly a special place, and we are fortunate to have had the opportunity to
experience it. We got a great campsite
in a National Forest area just outside the park and spent three nights there,
driving up into the park on the Tioga Road.
The sights along this road were spectacular enough, but on Sunday we
went on over to the Yosemite Valley area, and that was even more inspirational. We have all seen the iconic pictures of
Yosemite, many taken by Ansel Adams, but no picture can do it justice.
From here we hope to get to the Redwood National Forest tonight. Our plan is to be near Astoria on Thursday night, ready to pick up Jack and Jeff in Portland on Friday. Then the next phase of this adventure will begin. So far it has been wonderful.
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