We FINALLY went camping in the Sierra Nevada mountains. We camped in Yosemite National Park, near Yosemite valley and Tuolumne Meadows. We saw a lot of deer and chipmunks We never saw a "big hungry bear" (as Maya calls him), but there were a lot of noises at night and reports of bears cruising through the campground.

Here is Maya in a giant Sequoia grove.





Some pictures from Tuolumne Meadows, 8600 ft (2600 m) elev.


Tenaya Lake, near Tuolumne meadows.




Half Dome from Olmstead Point. Above Yosemite Vallley.


In Yosemite Valley. It was 100 F, 38 C -- a nice day for lounging in the Merced river.






Bridalveil Falls

A view of El Capitan