Labor day had arrived! We are doing the opposite of everyone else, we are going TO our destination. We saw a steady stream of cars leaving the park. Normally we will take highway 41 into the park since it is the most direct. But I wanted a change. The stretch from the south entrance to the valley floor is kind of a long haul and the last time we were there (not too long before) they were tearing it up and there was a lot of gravel. Gravel and aluminum don't mix! An alternative was the highway 120 entrance but we had also done that many times and it too was a long haul to the floor.
We took the alternative, highway 140. We stopped and had lunch in Mariposa before continuing on. Our son and his girlfriend were going to go to Yosemite for a drive and meet us at the campground for a bit. They were ahead of us. The one drawback to 140 is the slide bypass. However reading up on it I realized that we could do it with no problems. It was kind of fun too!
It seemed to take forever to get there and we wondered what happened to our son. We were in the line to enter the campground and we saw them coming OUT of the campground. They turned around and followed us back. We then setup the trailer. Roxie wanted a picture of her and I in front of the trailer. To give you some background here, Roxie had rotator cuff surgery one month prior to our trip. She was still supposed to wear a sling but didn't want it on when the picture was taken. Luckily a shot was taken with us by the trailer. I am asking her is she is serious about taking off the sling. Bottom line, this is my blog so I am posting this picture:
Aaron and Kellyn left. We setup the lounge chairs and kicked back. While resting the squirrels were all over the place. One even jumped up on me!
We got dinner going and Roxie had me put out the tablecloth on the picnic table. One camper (in a tent) came by and said it was fancy. I think he was just jealous.
That evening we went to the ranger program and learned about mountain climbing of all types. Interesting.
Time for bed. ZZZZZ
