Introduction

When you finish going through this blog I hope you will be left with the following ideas, thoughts, and impressions:

1. No photo, not even the ones taken by Ansel Adams, can really capture the scale and beauty of Yosemite National Park. Your eyes are your best camera for capturing memories so you have to go in person to experience it.
   Hopefully the photos in this blog will help persuade you to visit the park.
   
2. It's understandable why this particular site has the power to affect individuals.
   It did for me. You'll understand why it provided the back drop for some life-changing experiences on a personal level.
   
3. The blog is a nice blend of photos and words. That was my goal. In the end it's easier to let the photos do the "talking".

Thanks for taking some time to go through this blog. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did putting it together.

Ed

Our Itinerary

Mary and I left Pittsburgh on September 2. We flew to Jackson, California which is about an hour from Sacramento. After staying with her brother in Jackson we rented a car and drove to Yosemite which was only a few hours away.

The Grand Entrance

When you enter the park you go through a tunnel that sets you up for the view on
the other side.

Half Dome from Above the Valley

Enlarge for full view.

So How In the Heck Did This Park Come to Be

Be sure to visit the Yosemite Museum to get a greater understanding (and appreciation) of how these mountains were formed. It's boring stuff only if presented in a dull way, but that's not the case here. The park has done a fanatastic job with displays to help you understand how nature creates such a place.

If you want to learn more online go to some of these sites:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/yose/education/glance/geology/sierra_nev.htm

http://www.blurtit.com/q811260.html