We just got back from a week in Yosemite. We camped 4 nights at Tuolomne Meadows, and then spent 3 nights at the Wawona, an old fashioned lodge hotel with sweeping lawns and a parlor where a wonderful man plays piano and sings every night.

While we didn't bring bikes this time, we did do some epic hikes, and took some photos....

Hiked up to Young Lakes (13.5 miles round trip, up to over 10,000 feet elevation - definitely the most epic hike of the trip):



Ragged Peak - over Young lakes:



View on the way from Young Lakes - these are the mountains which surround Tuolomne Meadows:



Meadow:



Kids in river at campground (PP and one of her cousins):



Hiking to Cathedral Lake:



Cathedral Lake:



I hiked up to Chilnualna Falls from Wawona by myself (only 9 miles round trip, but pretty epic when you're out there on your own):



The PP and I on a ledge overlooking the Valley (you can't tell til you see the next picture):



And this is why we had to sit down: