Then it was on to Yosemite with a drive and jaunt out to Angel Veil Falls. There was a plethora of visitors not many of whom spoke english as their first language. It was interesting to hear european languages surrounding you and seeing different fashion too. We took a different route back to the FJ and passed 4 Australians (based on their speech patterns and accent) 1 of the males of the group was wearing pastel colored skinny jean capri pants, a confidant man with a pretty blonde girlfriend...not something you see everyday at least not in our neck of the woods.
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| The Girls |
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| Amanda in her natural state |
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| Angel Veil Falls from a distance |
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| Angel Veil Falls up close |
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| Bridge at the bottom of Angel Veil trail |
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| Yosemite Falls |
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| Yosemite Falls |
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| Yosemite Falls |
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| Traffic and nicely wooded road |
We continued on through the park as campsites were full and expensive with very few actually trailer friendly. We usually camp off of National Forest Roads where there are no fees and no neighbors to worry about, however we broke down and paid for a campsite right next to a roaring river. It wasn't terribly expensive, the river wasn't so loud that we couldn't hear each other and was just loud enough that we couldn't hear the neighbors. We had a super quick dinner of beef tacos and baked some cookies in the camp oven. The kids got a kick out of the bear lockers, and in the morning after some river play we got to watch some Blue Jays bustling about in the trees.
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| Mike and Amanda playing with the kids and pups |
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| She didn't want to get wet so she scoped out the bank |
Here are some excellent long exposure shots taken by Amanda
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| pretty enticing right |
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| who wouldn't want to stop here |
Onward we went hoping to find a campsite near Mono Lake, during the planning stage of our trip my husband had come across a picture of Mono Lake that made it seem like a place to stop and visit for a bit.
The reality left us wanting and continuing on with nothing more than a drive by.
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| Reality Sinks in |
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| HARD |
With Mono Lake behind us we took a quick little off road trip and got some pictures of Mono Lake in the background.
From there we opted to take the road to the Ghost Town of Bodie. We ended up passing through there as well due to heavy crowds. The ghost town itself was impressive in size compared to the remnants of ghost towns we've come across in Arizona!
Past Bodie we traveled down the dusty dirt road through the perfect old west "trap" canyon and I continually pictured a group of men on horseback winding their way through the canyon only to be ambushed by outlaws hiding on top of the cliffs.
Once we were through the canyon with its questionable bridges and old telephone poles and wires we were on to the rolling nothingness of Nevada where scrub brush, rocks and sage is your constant friend. We hit a hard rain that muddied our vehicles for a while and when we came to an intersection we decided to head north. The rain dried up and we finally found an overgrown trail that took us off the main dirt road and up into the hills where we found a spot wide enough to setup camp for the night. Honestly though the road had been neglected and unused for so long I think we could have setup right in the road. We enjoyed our staple ham, yam and pineapple dinner. The boys had a beer and us girls opted for a fruity vodka mixer. The kiddos had gatorade!
Amanda being a goofball
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| My FAVE = Ellie too |
For more continue to part 3
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