Yosemite
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Our Campsite at SKP Park Sierra |
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Time for arts and crafts at the coach. |
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Some buildings along the way into Yosemite |
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The sign for Yosemite National Park. |
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Mariposa Grove |
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Thats Adrienne at the base |
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Marla puts on a show on the little stage. |
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"Steal Daddy's Hat" is a favorite game. |
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Marla puts on another impromptu performance. |
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It's a long walk to the Grizzly Giant. |
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Marla finds a little house |
Another show by Marla. |
Just a view of the forest |
"I did it!" |
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That is a dirty girl. |
Playing hide and seek on the trail back. |
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Pioneer Village |
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The old powderhouse and jail. |
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Daddy lets Marla out on good behaviour |
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Marla liked walking through the covered bridge. |
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Wawona Hotel |
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Glacier PointFrom here you can see almost the whole valley. We stopped here for lunch. |
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Daddy tells Marla how to approch the climb |
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She needs a little help down |
Froggy came too |
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Half Dome |
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What a view from 7300 feet |
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Froggy is a great climber |
We called Grandpa on the cell. |
Our view during the call. |
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The Yosemite Valley |
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Stellar's Jay |
Bridalveil Falls |
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| At this time of year the falls do not have much water, but they are still beautiful. The bottom is all rocks that were exposed because of the lack of water. Mark climbed most of the way to the falls. Marla and I went pretty far, too. She is an incredible climber - she did better than a lot of the adults that were going up. |  |
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This rock was like a slide. |
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Mark making his way up the rocks. |
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The view from as high as Marla and I went. You can't see where we started from here. |
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Management FireOn our third day, they were doing a controlled management fire in the valley. They planned on burning 38 acres. The fire was to control the underbrush and help the forest. It made quite a bit of smoke, but most of it was lifted out of the valley by the wind. |
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Yosemite Village |
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A quick stop for lunch. |
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Figuring out what to do next. |
Marla cooking up something special. |
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| On our last day at Yosemite, we found a nice beach on the Merced River and spent the day there. The water was very clear and cold. | 
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Marla brought her beach wagon. |
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She found a boat for the dolls. |
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By us the water was very shallow. |
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Mark found a spot on the river that was deep. |
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It was a bit of a climb to get out there. |
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He decided to dive in. |
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Nap time under the ponderosa pines. |
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Marla was very proud of herself for walking to this island. |
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Views from our little beach. |
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