We drove a few thousand feet down to the valley into Yosemite Village. Very extremely beautiful road that ran along the river! By that time, it had become more crowed with tourists (like us.) Actually, the most tourist we have seen on our trip. We saw a good size bat flying around. It seemed disoriented and unsure how to get out from under an over hanging roof. Must have been sick or rabid. We had salmon burgers for lunch in a nice wooded area with tables outdoors. We ended up driving through the valley, making many stops at turn outs along the way. Lots of waterfalls, rivers, mountainous rock formations. Just amazing! We continued out of the valley, heading to our next stop, Bishop, CA where we will spend the night. The road was treacherous for many miles. Narrow, twisty, no guard rails between our tires and steep cliffs. Amazingly, people speed dangerously on these roads, ignoring the signs that say speed kills bears! Much to our amazement, there was still snow on the ground for much of the way. At one point, Joe stopped and made a snowball. I touched it. We stopped several times more for photos, and to enjoy the scenery. The most magnificent spot was Olmstead Point. Walls and walls of white rock. The cracks that ran through them made them look like a patchwork quilt. Out of no where a tree would grow where it seemed there was no soil. Truly spectacular. We took a 0.2 mi. hike down and were able to walk all over these rocky slopes. It was sooooo cold! Especially for Joe who insisted I wear his jacket. Shortly after this, our camera battery died. We missed some great photo ops, but we won't soon forget the remaining waterfalls, lakes, and snow covered peaks.
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