June 26th Yosemite

June 26th Yosemite

Disappointed we arrived and disappointed we stayed. Yosemite is worse with the smoke situation. There is an overlook that you can see the whole Yosemite valley from and if you know of it, it is usually beautiful and awe inspiring. Today, you couldn’t even see “El Capitan.” El Capitan is one of the most famous cliffs to see there and you see from almost everywhere. We will post pictures what it is supposed to look like and what we saw.

*by the way, our pictures are experiencing technical difficulties. We will try to fix it, but it might be awhile. Sorry!

We spoke with a park ranger about all the smoke and she said that the entire San Joaquin valley is under an air quality hazard warning. We have driven thru probably 400 miles of smoke; from Bakersfield thru Sacramento (so far).

But, the smoke does provide some pretty pictures but it really has put a downer on this leg of our vacation. We hiked around on the valley floor and took a few drives around the park and saw some really beautiful countryside. We were going to take a huge hike to the top of the Upper falls of Yosemite, but since you can’t see the valley from the top, there is really no point. Since the smoke isn’t going anywhere for the time being, we decided to change some trip plans and take off a day early from Yosemite. Tomorrow, we are going to start making our way to Crater Lake, Oregon!