California - Summer 2007
Fishcamp, California
Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite - Where We Stayed for Four Nights
Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite is a classic mountain resort set two miles from Yosemite National Park’s southern gate, surrounded by noble evergreen forest and a rich range of Sierra recreation.
Tenaya Lodge
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Tenaya Lodge
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Tenaya Lodge - Outdoor Pool
Alan's and Nancy's Room
Matt's and Susan's Room
Tenaya Lodge - Me in the Outside Pool
Tenaya Lodge - Lunch Time with Matt and Alan
Susan, Matt, and Smoke the Bear
Tenaya Lodge - Indoor Pool
I swam in the pool several mornings. During my last time, I swam 100 lengths!
Tenaya Lodge - Waiting for Dinner
Joni, Susan, Mom, and Me
Yosemite National Park
Fly Fishing, Yosemite National Park
Joni, Susan, Matt, Alan, and me took a half-day fly fishing course. Except for Alan, it was the first time that we tried the sport.
Susan and Me - Learning How to Cast
Matt and Our Guide - Figuring Out How to Get a Hook Out.
Matt
Me
Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park
Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park
From Glacier Point, 3,200 feet above Yosemite Valley, a stupendous vista stretches out for many miles north and east, over the forests and meadows around the Merced river, the enclosing cliffs and lofty domes, and across the countless higher mountains in the distant wilderness areas of the National Park.
Glacier Point - The Entire Family
Alan, Me, Mom, Joni, Susan, Matt
Half Dome and Me
Half Dome stands at the elevation of 8,842 feet. It is made up from a type of granite, plutonic rock. Yosemite National Park's Half Dome's missing half is presumed to have fallen off when the Ice Age glaciers passed through.
Picnicking in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley - The Centerpiece of Yosemite National Park
Bridal Veil Falls
Bridalveil Fall springs from a U-shaped hanging valley that was created by a tributary glacier.
Bridal Veil Falls
As you stand at the bottom of Bridal Veil Falls and look up, the mist created at the top has a wonderful, veil-like quality to it during most of the year.
El Capitan
El Capitan is a 3,000-foot (1000m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is one of the world's favorite challenges for rock climbers.
The Royal Arches
The Royal Arches refers to the huge exfoliation arches on the 1,400' cliff behind the Ahwahnee Hotel.
Smoke from Controlled Burn -Yosemite
Conducted by the National Park Service to preserve the natural baance within Yosemite.
Controlled Burn - Yosemite
Controlled Burn - Yosemite
Chuck Wagon Jamboree!
During our last evening at the Lodge, Joni, Mom, and I went to a Western BBQ and Jamboree at Yosemite Trails Pack Station. We were picked up at the Tenaya Lodge by wagon, which was pulled by two Belgian draft horses, and taken down historic Jackson road, to the pack station. We enjoyed a salad buffet and barbequed delights. After dinner we roasted marshmallows, ate s'mores, and sang around the campfire.
Happy Trails
After we returned from the Chuck Wagon Jamboree, Joni and I met up with Alan and Susan, who were finishing dinner at the Lodge's outdoor restaurant.
Tenaya Lodge - Entrance
Tenaya Lodge - Outdoor Restaurant
Alan and Susan
View From Our Room