We spent our weekend visiting Pam's brother, near Santa Cruz. We stayed in the most expensive RV park which we have ever been in, at $70/night at the Pescadero, CA, KOA. But since it is the only park that is really close to family and it was a pretty nice one, just off of the waterfront, we spent two nights there even so. Our next move was back to the west where we stopped at Santa Nella and took a day for a trip to Yosemite National Park.

We got up early and packed lunch and so were off to the park where we spent a fairly long day. For those of you who come to California, this park is one of those things which nobody should fail to see. While it isn't as large as Yellowstone, it is just as spectacular! For children the high point of the state many be Disneyland, but as an adult the place that you must see is Yosemite.

We entered from the south entrance and visited most of the major attractions, exiting through the west entrance. We took time to hike up to the base of Bridalvail Falls and also to the lower Yosemite Falls. Even with Labor Day past, there were times that parking was a problem and there were minor traffic jams. I suggest that if you have several days to visit, it would be time well spent to take the free trams and tram tours that are proviced by the park service.

While I took pictures of many waterfalls, the best known are the series of three falls known as Upper, Middle, and Lower Yosemite Falls. If you double click the view to the left you can also view those same falls from Glacier Point, which is far away and well above the falls. The two are very different views.

Today we rest, with plans to head on south tomorrow, and to arrive in Redlands on Thursday. We are hoping that the weather is mild for the rest of our trip since our front air conditioner has failed, last time that we needed it. With the RV now 13+ years old, we really don't want to fool with repairs while we are traveling, but we may when we get to Redlands, if it is too hot. We do have air for the bedroom so it could be worse. So far we have only needed air one night(the one when it failed!).