Potus and his family came to Yosemite yesterday for Father’s Day, then off to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico today. Thankfully we had done the Yosemite Valley on Friday and that was where they were going to be. We saw signs saying 4 hour wait. Though, of course, he can come anytime he chooses, Saturday, according to the rangers , is the busiest days of the week. I did think of families who might be there for that one and only day.
When we drove out on Friday, a lovely enthusiastic Ranger suggested that we go to Hetch Hetchy Valley where most days there are only 50 visitors. The site is filled with a reservoir that provides water for San Francisco . Another draw is the myriad of wild flowers and some water falls. I love the wild flowers , hoped to see some animals and the majestic water falls! We saw two of North America’s largest falls plummet spectacularly over thousand-foot granite cliffs.
John Muir called Hetch Hetchy Valley “a wonderfully exact counterpart of the great Yosemite.” Enjoy the pictures. It is so beautiful that even my meager photography show the beauty !
Delicate shimmering blossoms accenting the dramatic landscape!
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Wonderful!
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It was 125 in Death Valley today.
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Not so wonderful!!!
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I know it is crazy but I love the heat but not so the sun!
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Ooh no, I can’t cope with the heat at all!!
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You are British! 😎
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True…but that doesn’t always equate!
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True !
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Love the photos Anne. Amazing how so much beauty can survive in so much heat and lack of water.
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With your love of flowers you would love it!
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Much easier on me to travel vicariously now Anne. As for loving the flowers, roses are blooming outside, so if/when the heat wave is over I’ll be taking my camera out for some new rose photos.
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Love roses!
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Most are very fragile and add a touch of color surviving the barren land.
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Such beauty in this barren land !
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You are so right. They bloom where the seeds fall often in rocky crevices ! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!!
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