Kiwis and Fairy Bread

24 June 2025 It was just beginning to get light when I awoke with a kiss from Mike, who said he was going to see the sunrise at Glacier Point. He would see me later. Without hesitation I said I would join him. Within minutes we were both dressed and in the car heading west and up to 7500 feet to another of Yosemite’s wonders. Our timing was again perfect. Just as we got the first scenic overlook the sun was rising over Half Dome. The southern half of the sun was blocked by the dome, the rays fanned out.… Read more

23 June 2025 Dear readers, everything you read is true: during the summer months one must arrive in Yosemite Valley early. And by early we mean no later than 10am. Any later and you will spend hours following visitors to their parking spaces in the hopes they are actually vacating it and not just stopping by to grab their lunch. Today we cut this close, arriving at Yosemite Village at 10:30am. We had indeed set out earlier, but the route down into the valley takes us to the most iconic view in Yosemite: the towering rock of El Capitan on… Read more