Yosemite

This past weekend we went to Yosemite National Park. I haven't been there since I was a kid and Scott (and Matthew!) have never been there so we wanted to take the opportunity before we move far far away from California. It was a good time of year to go, beautiful fall colors, not very many tourists and very nice weather. We hiked a little bit and took a tram tour of the valley floor (on which Matthew only cried a little bit and was admired by all). My favorite thing was looking up at the rock face of El Capitan and being able to see the tiny tiny rock climbers part way up the wall. It really puts it in perpsective how huge the mountain is. I think Scott's favorite part was when we saw a black bear running near the side of the road. He even stopped to look at us before he scampered away (see picture below of him scampering...it's a bear I promise!). It was a fun trip to a beautiful area.

Beneath El Capitan

Keeping warm on the tram ride

Half Dome

A bit like a Big Foot picture...but it's a little black bear cub running away from us...really!