So after leaving Sacramento, the next stop on our loop back towards home was Yosemite National Park, about 3 hours south east of Sacramento. Wow!!! - that place is amazing! I so wished that we had of had a week to stay there and hike til we could hike no more! The possibilities for outdoor activities in Yosemite are endless. The place is so beautiful and we were blessed with perfect weather. Dogs are very limited as to the places you can take them in Yosemite so we left Tag in the truck and set off for a short 3 hour trip in the park; we rode the free bus to get a basic orientation of the park and then once back at the visitor center, we did a 90 minute round-trip hike to the Yosemite Falls which were flowing good for the time of year and were so pretty. The only downside to our time in Yosemite was the roadworks - they sucked. Yosemite's roads are narrow, very twisty and change in elevation a lot. They were tearing up the roads in the park like crazy. We must have sat in traffic jams for close to 2 hours which really cut into our time there so we decided to stay an extra night in the park and leave early the next morning. 
One thing I loved about Yosemite is that the majority of the larger trees are covered in this fluffy bright green moss which actually makes them look really attractive I thought. It is bizarre - it reminded me of parsley, lol! We visited the Mariposa Grove of Giant Redwoods in the south east corner of the park. For some reason, I find these giant trees quite magical and special and it felt a real treat to be standing among them, craning our necks to be able to look to the tops. They are insanely huge beyond belief. Their barks are weird - very spongy and soft which surprised me somewhat. Wade wanted to bring an acorn home and start one growing in our garden! I love that idea but we'll be long dead before the hundreds of years it takes for these beautiful trees to gain any real size.
The pinecones from the giant redwoods are huge! It shocked the heck out of us the first time we heard one fall from a tree - it makes quite the sound! Tag was obsessed with them and went crazy whenever they would fall from the tree - he loved us throwing them to him so he could catch them and bat them on the floor with his paws. That doggy had a blast at the campgrounds we stayed in Yosemite. Thankfully we didn't see any bears!
When we left Yosemite, it was pouring it down with rain heavy. We were hoping to stay one extra night to break up the 10 hour trip back home but the torrential rain made camping a very unappealing prospect so we just decided to motor on home. It was a long drive! We had so much fun on our roadtrip and saw so many wonderful and exciting things. I can't wait to see what the next adventure holds!
One thing I loved about Yosemite is that the majority of the larger trees are covered in this fluffy bright green moss which actually makes them look really attractive I thought. It is bizarre - it reminded me of parsley, lol! We visited the Mariposa Grove of Giant Redwoods in the south east corner of the park. For some reason, I find these giant trees quite magical and special and it felt a real treat to be standing among them, craning our necks to be able to look to the tops. They are insanely huge beyond belief. Their barks are weird - very spongy and soft which surprised me somewhat. Wade wanted to bring an acorn home and start one growing in our garden! I love that idea but we'll be long dead before the hundreds of years it takes for these beautiful trees to gain any real size. Below - at the yosemite falls. So pretty.
The pinecones from the giant redwoods are huge! It shocked the heck out of us the first time we heard one fall from a tree - it makes quite the sound! Tag was obsessed with them and went crazy whenever they would fall from the tree - he loved us throwing them to him so he could catch them and bat them on the floor with his paws. That doggy had a blast at the campgrounds we stayed in Yosemite. Thankfully we didn't see any bears!When we left Yosemite, it was pouring it down with rain heavy. We were hoping to stay one extra night to break up the 10 hour trip back home but the torrential rain made camping a very unappealing prospect so we just decided to motor on home. It was a long drive! We had so much fun on our roadtrip and saw so many wonderful and exciting things. I can't wait to see what the next adventure holds!
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