Kiwis and Fairy Bread
Mike and Ellen's Travel Adventures
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Farewell to Yosemite: Do’s and Don’ts for your own trip
27 June 2025 It took us thirty three years to get back here. There were several attempts that failed for various reasons. But now that we have been here, we are looking forward to returning. Yosemite really is all it is hyped to be. I mean, where else can you see, from one spot, the likes of El Capitan, Half Dome and Bridalveil Fall, all accented with perfectly straight, tall green trees and granite in colors that change with the light? Nestled amongst all of those wonders are several wide waterfalls of impossible heights, rock formations such as The Royal… Read more
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Yosemite: Salute to El Capitan…or…Go climb a rock
26 June 2025 It’s no surprise that Mike and I were very sore today. Walking, especially up and down steps, was painful. This was a great reason to have an easy day and explore parts of the valley that did not require physical exertion. Keeping to our early bird gets the parking space mantra, we packed our lunch, skipped stopping for another pic at the iconic Tunnel View, turned into Yosemite Visitors Lot A1 at 10am to the same primo parking spot we’d had on Day 1! Well done, Mike! On the way for a coffee, we watched a deer… Read more
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