In the morning we drove and hiked to Mariposa Grove. The road was closed so we actually had to hike over a mile to the trail head. It was a very pretty hike.
The grove featured the tree where John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt first envisioned our national park system! Incredible.
After our hike we walked back to our car via the road. It was also so pretty.
Then we had lunch back at our condos. After a couple hours of rest, we headed into the valley. The view at the end of the tunnel was absolutely stunning.
And then we hiked to Lower Falls. Apparently the water is five times as much as any other time Jere has seen it!
After that we watched the sun set by El Capitan. Abe was googling the person who free-climbed it and remembering a documentary he had seen about that. It was so impressive.
What an amazing introduction to Yosemite.