It's been a while! Ray and I loved our trip to Yosemite. Great to go in the spring because the waterfalls are so gorgeous. We rented bikes and cruised the valley floor, spent the night at the Awahnee, with a scrumptious dinner in the huge, historic dining room. Fabulous watermelon, feta and arugula salad. Attempted hike to upper waterfall. After 40 minutes of an arduous climb, I stopped some hikers coming down and asked how far. "Well," they said, looking us over. "For you guys another 40 minutes to just the first glimpse of the falls." Very short deliberation and we were headed down.... The highlight of the trip was the view from Glacier Point that takes in the entire Yosemite valley, Half Dome in profile and whole ranges of snow-capped mountain peaks in the distance. Utterly breathtaking. I had hard time getting too close the edge because of the sheer drop and vast vista. Ray was sure he spotted the Minarettes and the back side of Mammoth. "I recognize that ski run!" he said.
