Yosemite Valley

This afternoon we arrived in magnificent Yosemite Valley, which is spectacular even in the dryness of late summer when the waterfalls do not have much water with which to play.

Even though we love traveling and staying in our Airstream, in Yosemite it is impossible to bypass spending a couple of nights at the lovely and hospitable Ahwahnee Hotel.  Opened in 1927, the Ahwahnee offers the essence of charm and good hosting.  Our room actually looks out directly at Yosemite Falls.

The Beautiful Ahwahnee Hotel

After getting checked in, we went out and walked for about five miles before dinner.  We walked up to the falls and back down by the meadow where our initial views of Half Dome completed the afternoon.  I have been here, I believe, eight times, but Trish has never been.  It is a delight to get to see things through her first time eyes.

Half Dome in the Afternoon Sun.

This evening we were well fed in the beautiful Ahwahnee Dining Room.  Now it if off to bed looking forward to a full day in the Valley tomorrow.  We need good sleep to empty our eyes and minds so we can fill them up afresh tomorrow.

Yosemite Falls from our bedroom window.