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Vista Point
On the way down into the Yosemite Valley
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Three Brothers
That's Rory on the left, me in the middle, and Tedd
on the right.
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Half Dome
A nice view of Half Dome about half an hour before sunset.
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We parked in the Curry Village lot and I went to figure
out about our first night accommodations. We had a
campsite reserved for Sunday night, but almost had to
leave the valley on Saturday if we hadn't gotten the
last village tent available.
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Alina calls dibs on one of the four identical beds in
the Curry cabin we got.
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We climbed up the mountainside to get a novel view of
the falls.
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I love that little finger-like peak, though I never
can remember what it's called.
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The girls spent quite some time hopping around the stones
in the river and generally having themselves a great
time.
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Windswept by Falls
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This is a high dynamic-range shot I took to show the
intense interplay between light and shadow.
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Secret Passage
Tessala squeezed through a hole in the Indian Caves
just big enough for one at a time.
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Secret Passage
Alina squeezes through, also.
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Another nice view of Yosemite Falls.
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Taken by tourist
Another tourist took this shot of us.
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This is what I saw most of the time, as I followed behind
the girls in my inline skates.
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The view when I got ahead.
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Hiking at last!
It took quite a bit of convincing (bribery, really)
for Alina and I to get Tessala to come on a hike with
us to Vernal Falls. Alina found this really light,
strong hiking stick for her sister, and I offered to
give her a shoulder ride in two places of her choosing.
After she agreed, she led the whole way, hardly looking
back!
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Vernal Falls
Vernal Falls at last!
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Spot the Tessa
The girls and I spent an hour or two climbing on rocks
and playing hide-and-seek with walkie-talkies. This
was probably the best (and most memorable) part of the
trip.
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Bridal Veil
A view of Bridal Veil Falls on our way out of the park
and home on the third day (Monday).