Yosemite

Jan. 15 - 18, 2001

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Winter in Yosemite National Park is like another world: same beauty with calm atmosphere and white coating. There are much fewer visitors in winter and you feel that many places just belong to yourself.

Getting there ...

We were very well prepared for this trip. Food, clothes, shoes, snow chain, CD's, books, toys, and, of course, cameras filled up the back seats of our minivan. We stopped by Merced for lunch and gas, and let Linus and Iris take a break. It began to snow when we approached the park entrance. It's an interesting experience for us to drive in snow, like driving through a time machine. We were lucky that snow chains were not required in the valley so I didn't have to get messed up.

The First Day ...

 

The Second Day ...

 

The Third Day ...

 

We stopped by a turnout on 120 before the tunnel when we headed back to Yosemite Valley.

 

The Last Day ...


 

Going Home ...

We began our way home after lunch. Winter is a wonderful time to visit Yosemite although some limited access. It will be even more fun when the kids are old enough to participate some winter activities, like cross-country skiing, snowshoe hiking, etc. But the scenery and nature of Yosemite are always worth coming back again and again.

 


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