Black Hawk Lodge Coarsegold

... together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and an accident. Your Mother and I had it, we had roots that grew ...

We finally said good-bye to Bakersfield and started to head north. We made our first stay at Yosemite South Ranch RV Park. Their name is appropriate, as it is located in the beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills, only 23 miles from the south entrance of the glorious Yosemite National Park. The resort is located at the 2,400 foot elevation just south of the Historical gold Mining town of Coarsegold: where you can ...

... ourselves on getting out by 9am to avoid the crowds. The road in was quiet, but that was because the crowds were already in the Park valley where the visitor centre and most of the shops / facilities are. Despite the heat and the crowds, we could already begin to appreciate the grandeur of the valley. It's distinction being the huge, almost vertical granite cliffs which dominate the roadsides. There are several waterfalls that can be visited easily from ...

... were a few trees/sites along the way- Falllen Monarch (which was made famous by a photo of it lined with US Cavalry when they estimate even at that time it was already several hundred years old. Then there was the Grizzly Giant and the photo opportunity of the California Tunnel Tree. There was a queue of people getting their photos taken here. As we carried on up the trail the amount of people got fewer (obviously the ...

... small) using this trail as there was fresh "nature" deposited at regular intervals along the trail. We also met some more squirrels who sat still long enough for me to get some good close video and pictures. 4 paws and fur, they can do no wrong! We started down the switchbacks further down leading back to the Vernal viewpoint at the bridge on the river. On the way down we met a trek on their way up to leave more little bits of ...

We stayed in a tiny town called El Portal just for one night so we could have a quick look at Yosemite National Park. It was beautiful, and we didnt expect it to be as snowy as it was!!! It even snowed overnight, covering our car in a light dusting of white. We went into Yosemite village and on the way had a look at El Capitan and some of the scenery along the way. We saw a coyote by the side of the road and some deer as well ...

... is where we've been for the past couple days. Silas' brother and his brother's girlfriend have been totally spoiling us with their homemade/homegrown food. Fresh fruit and veggies from their garden, home made salsa and sauces, even home made sausage. Yum! Oh, and tonight I FINALLY got ahold of Jenny! We've been playing phone tag for the past month, just leaving messages on each other's voice mail, but tonight I finally caught her. It was really nice to hear about what's been ...

... 347;my się w punkcie widokowym na El Capitan. Na ścianie tej skały widać było maleńkie światełka. Szaleńcy nocujący nad przepaścią. Nie to jednak robiło największe wrażenie. Gdy tylko wysiadłam z auta i zgasiliśmy światła, Bill`owi wyrwało się "WOW!". To była jego reakcja na niebo usłane gwiazdami. "To jest takie romantyczne!" - wyznał. "Następnym ...

So we have our plane tickets, travel backpacks and passports now we gotta wait until June 10th to leave! Our flight leaves from Fresno to LA then to London. We'll try to find a computer with the internet at each place we stay to update everyone on our status...

... are clearly taking off and landing, so I'm not worried. But I should have been. When I get to the Departures board, my 5:30pm flight to Fresno has been delayed one hour. Not too bad, except that the aircraft is still sitting in Lincoln, Nebraska, waiting for winds in Denver to die down, so it can land, being a small plane. Soon, the 6:45pm estimate becomes a delay to 7:30pm. Then, we're given a gate change, which is often a good sign. Soon, 7:30pm becomes 8 ...