Usually when I update the blog I overwhelm my viewers with pictures of my kids in different places and with funny faces. After this trip I found myself posting more pictures of the place than the people. We took a trip over
Tioga Pass just to sight see. We started in Bass Lake, made the trip over and stayed the night in Bridgeport. Then next morning we turned around and headed back to Bass Lake. The pictures do not even begin to
capture the view, but here's my best shot.
Night #1 at the cabin. Mom and Dad
chilling on the deck.
Yeah,
Pappa J baffled us as kids too.
The Ladies posing in front of some serious granite.
Austin was so jazzed to see his first waterfall up close and personal. He insisted that we saw 20 waterfalls on our trip.
Told you the kids loved the falls.
Austin & Morgan at about 9,000 feet. The cool thing is that the peeks behind us are the peeks of the massive mountain structures that you can see from miles away.
This was our
pick nick spot. We were serving fresh deli
sandwiches with all the fixings. And like a proper grandmother, Mother "J" provided the
Oreos.
It was cool to see trees just sprout out of the middle of the rocks. Makes me wonder why nothing in my backyard can grow at sea level in nutrient rich soil, but these massive creatures can survive on a pure granite diet. I think I may be doing something wrong.
Mother J at 9,000+ feet.
Just another
beautiful spot on the way.
My favorite picture of the trip, the back side of half dome. I had no idea I was going to see this, it literally took my breath away.
We even found a little snow at 9,945 feet.
We made it!!
I was the only one who was so fascinated by this bridge. They kept calling it "my bridge", I do have to admit I had quite a few pics of this civil engineering cherry.
This is in Bridgeport where we stayed the night. Great little town, hope I can find an excuse to return sooner than later.
Morgan
bustin' a move in front of my favorite rock.
And Austin surfing in front of my favorite rock.
No comment necessary.
I smell
Christmas card potential!!
I love this one too.
Upper Yosemite Falls.
A little friend we made on our walk to Lower Yosemite Falls.
Austin the Adventurer in front of Lower Yosemite Falls. He wore his Life Guard jacket just
in case anyone fell in.
Miss Morgan in front of Lower Yosemite Falls. The hike for the rest of us was about .5 miles. For her I think it was closer to two miles. She decided to create her own switch back trail while chasing "flutter flies".
Mom and I in front of Lower Yosemite Falls. Austin was not invited to be in the picture; however, the lack of invitation made it all that more enticing.
Austin really wanted to get up this rock so that he could slide down the other side. He tried and tried and with a little
perseverance and support from friendly hikers he made it. He looked just like his mom slithering up that rock.
Still working at it.
Austin at the top of the rock looking down and wondering what in the
BLEEPITY BLEEP did he get himself into!
Yeah, finally making the journey down . Way to go bud!!
The heat didn't seem to bother Shor-Tee too much
Mom and her Sancho on Lifeguard duty.
A rare pic of the kids sitting still and me on the other side of the camera.
This is called a "Brawley Sandbox". 
Morgan going for a ride on Penny. She may have the horse bug. I figure her Uncle Patrick can provide the feed, her Pappa Mike can provide the boarding and her Mother J can provide the lessons...and they say horse ownership is expensive :-)
Penny thinking she might be having corgi for lunch.
The dogs thought they could keep up with Penny. Needless to say Raumi was smart enough to sideline herself, while Shor-Tee almost ran himself into K-9 Cardiac Arrest!!
