We arrived a little late on Friday evening. But we quickly settled into our tent cabin.
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Always the scholar, Stephen seemed determined to ruin a relaxing weekend by bringing homework.
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It's hard to see but during the Spring, waterfalls just appear all over the valley.
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The morning dawned cold (mid 30's) but the forecast was to rise into the mid 70's during the day.
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That's where we're headed. The top of Yosemite Falls.
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Yosemite was experiencing it's largest water flow in 10 years.
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If you click the picture above to full size, you can read about the trail.
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Very soon we encountered switchbacks leading up the valley wall. This would be the theme for the day.
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View across the valley of seasonal waterfall.
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A shot of the switchbacks below us
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The trail was flooded in many places
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Shot down the valley to the West
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Another shot of Half Dome
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Lizard sunning him/herself
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Our first glimpse of Upper Yosemite Falls. Yes, we're going all the way to the top.
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These steps were really nice going up. Tough on your knees heading down. If you look closely you'll see a chipmunk on the trail.
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The view from the top! Yep, we started out at the bottom on the valley below.
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Top of Upper Yosemite Falls. You can also see the top of Lower Yosemite Falls below.
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