Today was our first day in Yosemite National Park. We got a little bit of a late start, but with my Shingles still raging and Catie only 48 out of the hospital, I was not about to stress out over it. The drive into the park was very beautiful. We dicided to explore the back way in, so we could see the valley from above. There where two big highlights of the day. First the view from Glacier Point. The road ends her at a point where you can see the entire eastern Yosemite valley spread out before you. The view a Half Dome was spectacular. We could also see Varnal Falls and Nevada Falls. The second highlight was the hike we took from the Sentenal Dome trail head to a geological formation called the Fisssures. From there we had an awesome view across the valley of El Capitan, the largest granite rock face in the world. Rock climbers travel to the Yosemite valley from all over the world to tackle El Capitan, a climb that can take up to a week to accomplish. The biggest challange was the swarms of mosquitos we had to battle through on the way back.
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