Yosemite Ho!
August 1, 2023
Peter and Maya arrived last night, this morning we mobilized — packed, Bernardo’d, then set out on Hwy 50, thinking we’d skirt the crowds at the Northwest 120 entrance and slide into our Lee Vining cottage sans traffic. We stopped for a break at Horsetail Falls, then went all the way into Echo to check that out (miss that place). We walked up to the ridge to give Maya a look at Lake Tahoe (first time), then headed over to the old Sorensen’s (now either the Desolation Hope or the Wylder Resort… that was confusing) on 89/88 and had a great lunch at the Sorensen’s Cafe. Eventually crossed Monitor Pass and dropped onto the east side — just gorgeous scenery, I tell ya. Green, sweeping vistas, Mono Lake, fire remnants/regrowth… all just beautiful. Checked into the Lake View Hotel, whined about sketchy wifi as we delighted in the funky but generous accommodations, then finally had dinner at the Mobil station, which, funnily, is the best food around. Here are photos from the day.
Oh… and I’m so so so over the moon to be with these three for the next five days in the SIERRA. Happy happy happy.
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