Day 2 A very early start..on the road for just after 7am! Got to Yosemite and got our pass for all the National Parks...something called inter agency...$80. The chap at the entrance was brilliant with lots of useful tips for making the most of the day. We soon parked up and did the Sequoia walk which was fabulous. Only 25 of them, but amazing. Spotted a chipmunk. We took the long but beautiful drive to Hetch Hetchy dam then the 5 mile round trip walk to Wapona Waterfall. It was late afternoon, very warm and still, very few people. The views spectacular, especially the waterfall at the end. On our return we passed under some trees on the path which we're making a lot of noise and moving. We looked up to see 3 baby brown bears feeding on the branches, not the least bit bothered about us. We were spellbound, but where was the mum? Took some quick photos and moved on, very reluctantly. Totally chuffed we headed back along the track only to find a couple of dear,mum and baby, drinking from a stream right in front of us! What a day... can't believe our beginners luck with wildlife. Yosemite valley tomorrow.
Day 2
ReplyDeleteA very early start..on the road for just after 7am! Got to Yosemite and got our pass for all the National Parks...something called inter agency...$80. The chap at the entrance was brilliant with lots of useful tips for making the most of the day. We soon parked up and did the Sequoia walk which was fabulous. Only 25 of them, but amazing. Spotted a chipmunk. We took the long but beautiful drive to Hetch Hetchy dam then the 5 mile round trip walk to Wapona Waterfall. It was late afternoon, very warm and still, very few people. The views spectacular, especially the waterfall at the end. On our return we passed under some trees on the path which we're making a lot of noise and moving. We looked up to see 3 baby brown bears feeding on the branches, not the least bit bothered about us. We were spellbound, but where was the mum? Took some quick photos and moved on, very reluctantly. Totally chuffed we headed back along the track only to find a couple of dear,mum and baby, drinking from a stream right in front of us! What a day... can't believe our beginners luck with wildlife. Yosemite valley tomorrow.