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We started out our visit with Zach & Ethan with a stop
at Yosemite National Park. |
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| Moon over Bridelvail Falls. |
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Close-up of Bridelvail.
There is a rainbow in the lower left. It was VERY wet
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| Our room was on the Merced River, and it is really loud if the
door is open (play video). |
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"The boys" in the motel pool. |
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| Mimi & GP attended Palm Sunday services
at this chapel in the park. This was a highlight of the
entire trip! |
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Sunday afternoon hike to Mirror
Lake. Zach & Ethan had to get closer to the water! |
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| Lost ??? |
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| A pond before we got to mirror
lake. |
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Note: - no shoes. |
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Clothes optional!!
This water was COLD. |
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Made it. |
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| Sunday afternoon we hiked to the
bottom of Yosemite Falls. |
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Upper and lower falls. |
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| Another rock to climb. |
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Back in town, we toured the
capital in Sacramento. |
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| Checking out the gold money. |
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Mimi admiring the artwork on the
safe (or trying to figure out how to get into it!) |
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Ethan got a photo-op with the governor!!! |
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Ethan & dogwood. |
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| A very full orange tree. |
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Rose bushes. |
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| A game of blackjack while waiting
for the rain to stop. |
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Placerville in gold mining country. |
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| We did a quick tour of an old
gold mine in Coloma. |
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Then it was a stop at the
American River for some gold paning. |
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| John found several gold flakes. |
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A few thousand more of these
would pay for the gas to get here, but it was a fun trip! |
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| Before Mimi & GP left on
Saturday, Zach and John got haircuts. |
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Mimi cut John's hair. |
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