Tag: Yosemite National Park

  • The last day: Yosemite National Park

    The last day: Yosemite National Park

    I was pretty sad to see the trip come to an end. I had such a great time and took so many photographs! But I’d been looking forward to Yosemite, and driving Tioga pass, pretty much since day one. When Michael and I passed through Yosemite in May of 2017, California was on the tail…

  • Yosemite With A Plan

    Tuesday afternoon’s traffic jam made Chicago’s rush hour look tame. We did not want to replicate that experience, so for our return on Wednesday we went with a very simple plan: 1) Get there early. 2) Park in the shade. 3) Walk everywhere. Now, I understand that “early” is a relative term, but we were…

  • Yosemite National Park

    First, I want to thank all of you for the kind words, both here on the blog and on Facebook, for the tribute to Elvis on my last post. You’re all so thoughtful and your comments mean the world to me and to Michael. With Michael’s parents in a bit of a holding pattern, we…