CA - Christmas at Yosemite Day 2 by Aaron

Christmas at Yosemite Day 2

~ Aaron

Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite Falls, Merced River

drive through

     This second day in Yosemite was exciting. I hiked through the Mirror Lake trail. The Yosemite Falls were awesome during the winter. The Bridalveil Falls looked excellent during the winter. This was a wonderful day in Yosemite.

Mirror Lake Loop Trail

Start Off the Trail

Ready for hiking

The trail

Fun Time At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

Back of Half Dome

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake sign

Back of Half Dome
At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

Playing with ice

Huge ice trunk

Boy Scout team

Boy Scout team

in front of Half Dome (Back)

Boy Scout Team

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

Walking back from Mirror Lake Loop Trail

At the trail

At the trail

At the trail

At the trail

At the trail

At the trail

At the trail

At the trail

At the trail

At the trail

Mirror Lake loop trail

     The Mirror Lake trail was covered with ice during the morning. Mirror Lake was so covered with ice that we couldn’t even see a reflection from its water! The ice was also thick enough to support my weight standing on it with 1 foot. We spent a lot of time grabbing pieces of ice and throwing against rocks, or trying to skip them. However, the scenery of Mirror Lake did not change much. It was still beautiful as always.

At the meadow

At the meadow near Yosemite Falls

People played balls

at the meadow

Lower Yosemite Falls

At Lower Yosemite Falls

At Lower Yosemite Falls

Half Dome at far

At Lower Yosemite Falls

At Lower Yosemite Falls

At Lower Yosemite Falls

At Lower Yosemite Falls

At Lower Yosemite Falls

At Lower Yosemite Falls

Upper Yosemite Falls

Lower Yosemite Falls

Upper Yosemite Falls

Lower Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls:

Lower Yosemite Falls

Upper Yosemite Falls

Upper Yosemite Falls

Lower Yosemite Falls

     The Yosemite Falls is very easy to hike to. During the winter, Yosemite Falls is not very strong. Many people climbed large rocks to get close to Yosemite Falls. Commonly, a river is formed by the falls flowing down all the rocks, but there is no such river during the winter. If you want to see the Upper Falls up close, you need to climb a much longer trail to do so.

Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

Bridalveil Falls

     The Bridalveil Falls looked very nice from a distance. The top of the waterfall had a layer of ice. This made the flow of water look even more pretty. The flow of the water was light enough to be blown along with the wind. Along the way, the fall split into 2 because of a large rock jutting out.

     This was a fabulous day in Yosemite. The Mirror Lake trail was fantastic. The winter view of the Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls was terrific. The Bridalveil Falls was great. Yosemite was a fascinating place to spend Christmas at.

Merced River Running Through Our Hotel

Merced River

Merced River