Days 41-42 (7/24-7/25) - Mariposa, Yosemite National Park

Day 41 - Mariposa, Yosemite National Park We woke up and hung around the house a while. Ada had gotten sick so we didn’t go anywhere for a while.My grandmother and I started watching a cool documentary called Free Solo. It’s about a guy that climbed the 3,200 feet tall sheer rock cliff called El Capitan in Yosemite, with zero ropes whatsoever. After that we drove into the park. It was so cool. We stopped and saw El Capitan (also called El Cap) and I saw one climber, who was the size of a tiny fly from where we were. We walked to the bottom of Yosemite Falls (composed of three sections: upper, middle, and lower). The falls are altogether 2,425 feet tall. After that we drove to Tunnel View and saw the whole valley before going to the house. Ada and I played badminton going to dinner and then bed.

Day 42 - Mariposa, Yosemite National Park Mom, Dad, Ada, and I got up early and almost immediately left for the park. We arrived and began a 7.5 mile hike with nearly 3,000 feet of elevation gain (it’s way more than 2,000, get your math right Yosemite!). The first stop was 0.5 miles in, at Vernal Falls. It was cool. We ate lunch at the top before continuing on to Nevada Falls. Two miles, about 2,500 feet of elevation gain, and almost 10 breaks later, we arrived at the top. The view was amazing. After gawking a little while, we began the long hike down. Four miles, about 2,800 feet of elevation descent, and only one and a half hours, we made it to the bottom. We met our grandparents and then sat threw a enormous rain storm for half an hour, we sat in traffic for another hour before getting back, playing monopoly and going to bed.

Left to Right: View from top of Nevada Falls, Vernal Falls, Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls