Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Yosemite & Crater Lake National ParksThe 1,00

First time in Yosemite en route to Corvallis , OR.  We weren't disappointed !
The 1,000 odd mile drive across Colorado, Utah and Nevada
Nevada State Capitol  - Carson City, Nevada

Kit himself !


Yosemite Lodge, CA ( we didn't stay here ! )

1st afternoon's hike - to top of Vernal Falls




Face of El Capitan - scene of Free Solo

Yosemite Falls - at about its most impressive with Spring snowmelt. We hiked to the top of this on day 2

Believe it or not, we're nearly half way to the top at this stage. These falls have a further 500 feet so so to fall before reaching the valley floor
Where we did  stay - Treetops Lodge on the southern entrance to the Park. Communal loos and showers, but v comfortable
The Mariposa Sequoia Grove . A cool 1000 odd years of growth and in some trees here much more.





Identity of this rhubarb looking plant still to be identified

This was our introduction to Crater Lake NP in southern Oregon. Only managed to get to this point by bike. Road closed - reminiscent of Yellowstone on our trans am trip
No inflow ( other than rain and snow ) and and no outflow ( other than seepage and condensation - I'm still waiting for an email from the Park rangers to tell me approximately in what proportion ! )

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