Tuesday 4/24/2012
After leaving Cathedral Beach where we viewed Sentinel Falls, we continued on Southside Drive to Swinging Bridge. |
I am not sure why this picnic area is called Swinging Bridge, but I bet there use to be a swinging bridge here at one time. |
Looking up Merced River toward Yosemite Falls. |
Looking back at the picnic area. |
Next we drove to Sentinel Bridge. |
At Sentinel Bridge parking lot you get a spectacular view of Yosemite Falls. |
Yosemite Falls is the highest measuring waterfall in North America. |
With this close up picture, you can only see the Upper Falls of Yosemite Falls. The Upper Falls drops 1,430 feet. |
On 1/2/1997flood waters covered this meadow. |
We walked over to Sentinel Bridge. |
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From the bridge we could see Half Dome. |
There used to be the Yosemite Hotel along the river here years ago. |
We found the parking lot for the Visitor Center. |
I love these trees. I have seen them throughout the park, just starting to bloom. |
The trees have these individual white flowers on the branches. |
We found that the Visitor Center was 1/2 mile away, and because it was getting late,we decided to try to find somewhere closer to park. ( Even though we needed the exercise)! |
Close up of Yosemite Falls as we walk by. |
On our walk, I saw a couple of these guys. |
This little gal/guy was really scolding us around him/her. Maybe she had babies close by. |
We finally found the Visitor Center. |
The theater room was closed for renovations, so no short movie for us that day. |
I always enjoy the models of the park, so I have a better visual of the area. |
We initially planned on staying at the park, but when we called they told us that the campground were full or still closed. |
The park has shuttle buses, or you can opt to take this ride to see the valley. |
On the way back from the Visitor Center, we stopped to see Yosemite Falls up close and personal. |
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This waterfall is something to see! |
By the time it is summer, Yosemite Falls is usually dry. |
We could only get a view of the Lower Falls from down below. Lower Falls drops 320 feet. |
You had to be quick with the camera, because of the spray. |
I got my smart phone out for these last pictures, because Joe didn't want me to ruin our new Canon Rebel camera. |
We were headed home next, so I didn't mind getting my hair wet! |
Looking down from the falls. |
Yosemite Creek |
Our drive home took about one and half hours from the valley floor. |
We would have loved to have stayed in the park, but we don't think we would have enjoyed the drive in the Nest to the valley floor. |
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