Yosemite while Katie was in Oregon

We thought we would reexplore Yosemite while Katie toiled away in Oregon. The girls and I set out at 7:45 in the morning. We wanted to see Tuolumne meadows (on the way we caught the finale of the World Cup) and set up camp in Tuolumne meadows. No reservations-thank goodness for first come first serve. Learnt a lot about bear safety but we never saw a bear! We climbed Lembert's dome (five miles) and the girls did really well. The view was worth the effort. We saw lots of stars, enjoyed s'mores, fires and the scenery. We did not enjoy cowboy coffee or some of my cooking. We did manage to get some fishing in and the girls proved to be pretty good anglers! We hiked at Hetch Hetchy to Wapama falls and back (five miles in 100 degree heat). Later that night we hiked a couple of miles to see the Tuolomne Sequoias. The last two days we camped at Crane flats. We spent one marathon day in the valley hiked to Mirror lake, rode the bus system and ended with a performance by Lee Stetson as John Muir. He was the highlight of the day because he made Muir's thoughts real. The last day we packed up and drove to glacier point and breakfasted (poptarts) at 11:30. The view was awesome. Then we made the long trip back to the apartment.