I have been a good dog and I got to go to Yosemite for the first time in my life. It was Pa's first trip as well.
We took a roundabout way...
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| On our way -- Hwy 49 above Lake McClure. |
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| McCabe Flat Campground - me, in front of our tent |
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| We camped on the banks of the mighty Merced |
Pa paddled from the Hwy 140 bridge down past Ned's Gulch. At the takeout there was a very interesting looking snake. It's in the lower right quadrant just at the bottom edge of the photo. Bob went to take a look and it slithered away.
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| Bob went to check out a King Snake |
That evening, Marshall led us downriver to North Fork Falls. That's one scary looking rapid.
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| We hiked to North Fork Falls |
Pa also ran the play section below Briceburg. Here he is getting launched in Split Rock.
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| Pa got launched in Split Rock |
There was a nice surf wave in front of our campsite and the river ranger got a popup. Ma was lucky to catch that in this photo.
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| The river ranger got a nice pop-up |
Pa practiced some of his rusty playboat moves and it didn't end well. He missed his roll, took a long swim and nearly lost his boat.
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| Pa in a surf wave across from our campsite |
On Saturday, we drove into Yosemite National Park. The weather was dicey which made for great pics.That night was miserable for me. It rained hard and I had to sleep in the wayback of the car instead of outside of Ma and Pa's tent.
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| El Cap and Merced headwaters |
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Ribbon Falls and El Cap: Marshall had never seen
Ribbon Falls so full of water. |
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| Upper Yosemite Falls |
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| Classic Yosemite shot |
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| Gathering clouds - it rained hard on us that night |
Pa was enthralled as was Ma. She had not seen so many falls with so much water. They plan to come back and I hope I can come too! So, 'til my next misadventure, be good, be safe and if you rock the boat you better roll or you'll meet an ignominious end.
