One with Nature

Our friends Cindy and Dan were about to start their Spring Break from teaching so we decided we wanted to head out of town and enjoy the great outdoors and get out and do some hiking. So we all packed up our stuff and jumped in the car (for an 8 hour car ride!) and were on our way to Yosemite for 5 days of fun....


We were able to hike to Mariposa Grove and see the Giant Sequoias... Dan is standing there in the picture but you can barely see him....

We also took a great hike up to Mirror Lake...

The first hike we thought we were tough and decided to do a "moderately strenuous" hike and hiked Upper Yosemite Falls... We were a little shocked by the difficulty but it was a great sight when we made it to the top. The falls were beautiful and we were able to see a mountain lion on our way back down too. Because of this hike the rest of our trip we chose shorter, easier hikes but did multiple ones!

Dan and I during our Upper Yosemite Falls hike.

This is where we stayed the first night.. The Yosemite Bug... It was not a pleasant experience and because it wasn't... we changed our sleeping location and spent the rest of the trip at the Mariposa Inn... We ended up saving money and our sanity... Thank goodness for that!

We had a great time, as usual, getting away, enjoying each other's company and just having fun. Can't wait for our next trip... wonder where it will be???!