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Thursday, July 27, 2006

Still Alive

We were told that if you encounter bears in the camp you are to make as much noise as possible to scare them away. We are lucky enough to travel with two professional noise makers. The people staying in tents near to us may not have felt as lucky. Jake is a loud talker and an early riser which was quite unfortunate for those staying in the tents close to us. Max can be just as loud and noisey.

We saw Yosemite Falls and Bridalveil falls. We hiked to the foot of El Captain and stared up at the climbers. We stood beneath the towering Sequoias in the Mariposa Grove and swam in the Merced River. Jake found it was much more difficult to do upside down handstands in a river than in our local community pool. Max who has recently discovered soda talked us into buying him a rootbeer at the Ahwahnee Hotel where we believe some scenes were filmed from the movie the Shinning. Here are some pictures from our trip.




Jake Vangie & Max at Camp


Bridalveil Falls



Max and I climbing Rocks toward Bridalveil Falls. It Appears I have lost Jake somewhere.

Jake loved to climb the rocks near our camp


Yosemite Falls

Tiny Boys Big Tree


Max at theAhwahnee


Half Dome at Sunset

Today Vangie and I are getting away to Bodega Bay for a night while Grandma & Grandpa watch the kids. They are going to take them to six flags.