Today was a great day. The morning started off with a 2 hour tour of the Valley Floor tour in an open air tram. Ranger Karen Powers was the tour guide and she described how this magnificient valley was formed, told the native american myths and legend, and shared various love stories involving Yosemite. We stopped to see climbers on El Capitan. She said it takes 5 days to climb to the top and that people bring mats to sleep on, tubes to go #1 & 2 in, and if needed, the rangers will provide them with additional water as it is cheaper to give them water then do a rescue. These people looked like teeny tiny ants on this massive granite wall. I highly suggest this tour to anyone going to Yosemite.
In the afternoon, Jen, Joe, Abby and A. Honey went to Happy Isles for a short hike to the bridge at Vernal falls. Pete wanted to watch a movie and so Bop watched him. We took the efficient Yosemite shuttle service to the trailhead, got our water and trail mix and we were off. About 10 minutes into the walk, Abby got a bloody nose but that stopped after a few minutes and she was happy to continue on. While the view from the bridge at the base of the fall was spectacular, we thought why stop here. So we decided to go to the top. The trail is also know as the Mist trail as it sprays a fair amount of water on you as you climb to the top making the path just a bit slippery. The trail was not too crowded and everyone was very courteous as you make your way up the last 500 slippery steps. Well if you think it sounds scary going up, going down, well you just imagine. We went down slow and steady and everyone did great! In all it was 3 miles and graded moderate to strenous. Great hike! I highly suggest this hike as well.
As a bonus, we saw a bear frolicking in the river on our way back to the shuttle.
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