CA - Christmas at Yosemite Day 2 by Gordon

Christmas at Yosemite Day 2

~ Gordon

Drive through Merced River

Bridalveil Falls, and Yosemite Falls

Merced River running

through our hotel

set off for Mirror Lake

    Yosemite was fun on the second day. We had a lot of fun at the loop of the Lower Yosemite Falls, walking along Mirror Lake Loop Trail, and a short trail to the bottom of Bridalveil falls. They were all fun and nice to see. Too bad Glacier Point was closed for the winter.

Mirror Lake Loop Trail

Before trail

Ready for trail

Ready for trail

To the trail

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

Half Dome
At Mirror Lake

Half Dome at Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

Boy Scout

Boy Scout

Boy Scout

At Mirror Lake

At Mirror Lake

Walking Back from Mirror Lake Loop Trail

At the trail

Marking arrows for

direction

Marking arrows

At the trail

At the trail

My lovely walking stick

At the trail

Got ice on hands

At the trail

Got ice

At the trail

Mirror Lake loop trail

    In the morning, we started our journey at the mirror trail loop together with the boy scouts troop. At the Mirror Lake, there was a lot of thick ice. We had so much fun with the ice. With the sharp point walking sticks, kids were still not able to break it. It could even support my brother who is over 100 pounds! That shows how strong ice is! The trail was long, 5 miles, and took us about 3 hours to complete. Not like Mist Trail on the first day, this trail was very easy and relaxing.

At the Meadow Near Yosemite Falls

At the meadow

At the meadow

At Lower Yosemite Falls

Lower Yosemite Falls

Lower Yosemite Falls

Half Dome at far

An introduction of John Muir

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

At Lower Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls:

Lower Yosemite Falls

Upper Yosemite Falls

    The Yosemite Falls were nice, and huge. They split into 2 parts, lower and upper. We visited Lower Yosemite Falls this time. The water from this winter was less than the summer. So, people climbed on rocks to the bottom of the falls. Of course, you cannot see this kind of view in the summer. I wanted to climb the rock as well. But our time was limited. So, we headed to our stop, the Bridalveil Fall.

Bridalveil Falls

Bridalveil Falls

Bridalveil Falls

Bridalveil Falls

Bridalveil Falls

Bridalveil Falls

Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls parking lot

At Bridalveil Falls parking lot

Deer dinner time

Deer dinner time

Bridalveil Falls

At Bridalveil Falls

    Bridalveil Falls is interesting, with a cool story. Because the waterfalls never move backward, people believe there is a spirit. If you exit the valley looking directly at the waterfalls, you are cursed. If you inhale the mist, you have a higher chance of getting married.

    Yosemite was cool, and had some interesting history. I enjoyed this trip a lot, and learned a lot too. It’s always fun at Mirror lake trail, Yosemite falls, and Bridalveil Falls!