vineyards, fruits and nature

Mirror Lake - where is the water

The long drive from Camrbia to Yosemite N.P. was not very interesting. Vineyards at the beginning. Closer to Fresno lots of fields with fruits. Fresno is big but not very beautiful! But you have to make a stop somewhere.

After another long drive we finally arrived in Yosemite Valley. We explored the park and made a little hike around Mirror Lake.
As we both enjoyed the nature so much we decided to stay for one night. Lucky as we were they had a tent left. So we camped in the woods which reminded me at my time with the boy scouts back home in Switzerland.

Nevada Falls

Early in the morning we headed for Nevada Fall which is just underneath Half Dome. Very steep but no problem for us. We were followed by squirrels. On the top ew enjoyed the view over the valley flanked by Sentinel and Half Dome.

Now we were so thirsty that we headed directly to Sonoma Valley. After this nice 4h drive we opened our first bottle of Californian wine!