Yosemite National Park - Day 2 (Tuesday)

Day 2 of Yosemite was not quite as exciting as the first.  We planned to hike to the top of Upper Yosemite Falls, which is another long hike (7 miles).  And again, it was VERY STEEP!  We started the hike and got about half way up the mountain… we stopped for lunch where we were supposed to get our first glimpse of the Falls.  The Falls were dry!  We didn't know this, but Yosemite Falls dry up almost every year at the beginning of August.  This year, everything dried up earlier because they didn't get as much snow as usual.  We were disappointed and decided not to hike to the top of the Falls.  We headed back down the mountain after finishing our lunch and rode the bus to a swimming hole before heading home.  On the bus ride, we saw a bear!  We didn't have our camera out, unfortunately.  But, it was neat to see a bear wandering through the woods.  We were tired from all the hiking both days, but yet again, we were astounded by the beauty of the Park!

On our hike up to Upper Yosemite Falls

Upper Yosemite Falls... just a trickle

This little guy wouldn't leave us alone while eating lunch

Half Dome

Patrick in the swimming hole (with a beautiful background)