...So after our LONG hike to Vernal Falls, we finally made it to the Village. By this time we were all starving and settled in at the Grill for burgers all around for lunch. The most amazing thing about Yosemite is that everywhere you look there is a gorgeous view. I just couldn't stop looking around and taking pictures.
After lunch we slowly moseyed into to Village to check out the shops and museums. Then we headed to the Indian Museum, which Timo had been very much looking forward to. There was a Native American in there doing hands on demos of a variety of Indian techniques. Timo was in heaven. He asked such detailed questions about making arrow head, Mr. Demo Man was very impressed.
We finally pulled Timo away and had one last hike, Lower Yosemite Falls. This short little 1/4mile, paved, easy hike took us a little longer than normal. By this point we all getting tired and sore feet. The kids weren't that excited about seeing yet another waterfall. We tried to make it as fun as possible, stopping to climb rocks, skipping stones and playing ninja off the pathway...can you see Timo in the trees?
At last, our final waterfall of the day! When we finished the hike, Young looked at his Fitbit at we had hiked a total of 12.6 miles for the whole day!! What little (and big) troopers we all were. Funny side note, once we go to the Falls, Timo said "we've already seen this one!" Guess once you've seen 4-5 waterfalls, they all start to look the same.
Can you see how happy everyone was when we hopped on the shuttle to take it back to our car??
We decided on dinner at The Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, a well deserved meal! I don't think I've ever seen Cameron eat so much food at one sitting, she burned some serious calories up today.
It was sunset when we were leaving the park and the Lord blessed us with some of the most amazing views of the day. We kept stopping at all the pull-outs on the way out of the park to take pictures. And a quick stop at Tunnel View again for some beautiful sunset pictures. Cameron was too tired to get out of the car but Young and Timo snapped some breathtaking pictures.
The 45min drive back took a little longer too because we just couldn't help ourselves from stopping and taking more pictures. Timo kept asking to stop so Young let him take a few pictures...I think he did a pretty good job.
Yup, I was pretty sure they wouldn't make it all the way back. Fast asleep with their souvenirs and very tired feet! We got them dressed and in bed without much notice from them...except for Timo. He had had two bad bumps on the head while we were hiking and was complaining of a headache. The front desk was so nice to open the gift shop up so we could buy some children's Tylenol (which is now standard on my future packing list). Not a peep from them until morning! What an amazing day in God's beautiful Yosemite Valley.
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The interesting discussion is going well and I fell all you guys have great knowledge about Yosemite, CA. I'm a tourist and I believe in the life changing with the power of travel. So last year during the winter vacations through the yosemite tours from Los Angeles I had a great experience of Yosemite attractions. Yosemite is a great destination for visiting world wide. I visited the lots of places but my visit to the Yosemite National Park was outstanding. I'm impressed by God to see the most stunning Water fall in the park. Yosemite Falls is located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California. This fall is absolutely breathtaking!
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