Blog note: OK, I apologise – I suck at keeping this updated. Much as this trip would be totally do-able if I could fill every day to the brim – I can’t. So I’m stopping when I’m tired, and at that point I’m too tired to write any sense. I’m in Bend, Oregon right now, and have more than a week of blog to catch up on, but also have to (want to) keep traveling. And I don’t always have energy for both š
Anyway, on with the blog:
It was hard to get up and get moving this morning (ie Sat 21st), especially since I don’t know where I’m staying tonight. All accommodation in the park is full (including this place that’s just outside) so I’m going to have to find somewhere else.
But first up: A tour of Yosemite valley floor (by car and Bertha). It’s impossible to not get good photos around here:
From there I headed out to find somewhere to sleep – but got distracted by Glacier Point – a lookout on the south side of the park. A bit of a drive but totally worth it:
Thankfully the stormy weather stayed to the north of the valley, but the static on the south side was enough to have my hair literally standing on end! VERY weird feeling, that. I’ve since discovered that my camera (and one lens in particular) didn’t like it much either. I’ve been chasing replacements all week but there aren’t many local camera stores left – and even fewer that stock my kind of camera/lens…
After all that I drove out of the park about an hour before finding a little motel by the side of the road to sleep in – run by a Vietnamese lady. A bit dilapidated but totally clean. The TV and shower managed to defeat me, though – thankfully I’m the only one who’ll notice if I’m a bit smelly!