Hey Pinfan

Happy to share and inspire  - thats why I am doing this - also I dont want to sit in a hotel watching crappy TV each night so I do the images and PC stuff daily and keep you entertained....

So we drive off into Yosemite National Park today.....just a little snow for the Hyundai Sonata rental to handle.........





Ok - like the Grand Canyon this is a place that no photo on the planet can ever do justice to - this is a spectacular National Park - I will show you some shots for those that havent seen the place - these are sheer granite walls thousands of feet high.

Once in the park via a nice 50 mile drive on a twisting snow covered mountain road you are surrounded by what you see below.











I so highly recommend a visit to this park if you come to California and have 2 days to spare - get here once in your life.



We went for a 'hike' to Vernal Falls - the 2km trail was paved but SO BLOODY STEEP.

There is no way of capturing steepness in a photo ( that I know of ) but here is a look at the path on the way back....it is a lot steeper than it appears in the photo




Half way there I was wondering why I did this to myself earlier today...



And we didnt even get to the falls as they closed the trail 50 metres from the bloody end - AFTER we clambered up ice packed slippery trails in our best hiking shoes - Nikes and Converse runners

I have ZERO balance capabilites so my Mrs thought it would be hilarious to photgraph me 'trying' to crab back down the steep icy trail like a pensioner - I was SO trying to avoid that centre ice section as the Mrs had already done the slip dance down there and I knew I would be on my arse if I attempted it and there was about a 30 foot drop off that left side onto rocks.



GREAT day in the park regardless and again GET HERE if you can when in California.