Yosemite National Park, Once More

We arrived at SFO the evening of August 13th, got Le Sport out of storage and ready to roll on the 14th, and departed the 15th for Yosemite, for nearly a week of camping with grand-daughter Penelope. Not for the first time, but at 8 years old, she remembers little of our several previous visits. She's a great little camper. Somehow, for us, the jet-lag never got too bad. Vicki had gotten reservations several months before.

One of our more interesting campsites ever...right on the Merced

With an unobstructed (by other campers, buildings, etc.) view of  Half Dome

Ready for an outing to nearby Happy Isles

Muir's happy place

Reward for being such a good hiker...small cup, one scoop; seriously

The Yosemite shuttle system got us where we wanted to go; in addition to the several
hikes, we saw a couple films, did a junior ranger interpretive walk, visitor centers, and,
of course, some shopping; oh yes, we also temporarily adopted an engineering graduate
student from Toulouse, letting him pitch his tent on our site; his English was pretty
good, but not as good as Penelope's French!

On a long walk from Cathedral Beach to Bridalveil Falls

With Grandma

El Cap in the background

Our campsite was nearby the Lower Pines anfiteatro, where P and new friends
spent some time

Rehearsing for an upcoming production

Alpenglow on Half Dome

Nicholas' tent in the middle ground

On another hike; don't know where this pose came from

En route to Yosemite Falls

Thus

Families gathering for the evening's production

Acting, singing, dancing...a talent show

Fellow cast members

Le Sport...luxurious by comparison with the Spartan Le Duc, now parked somewhere
near Edinburgh

On the way back home, we stopped for a look at the big trees

And another hike

Nice to see Yosemite not burning