Yosemite National Park (SF part 2)

El Capitano and Half Dome
see all photos »

For my last adventure in San Francisco, I headed off to Yosemite National Park for a day trip. After a very early start we hit the freeway and were in the park by mid-morning. We headed straight to what Yosemite is famous for, El Capitano and Half Dome. These are 2 huge granite rocks that are pretty impressive. We got pretty close to El Capitano but sadly only saw Half Dome from a distance. After a couple of strolls to see some beautiful waterfalls, we stopped to watch some crazy climbers up on El Capitano, apparently it takes 3 days to get to the top! Lunch was spent sitting right next to a waterfalla and then we headed to see the Giant Sequoa's. These are trees that are the largest living organisim in the world. And, boy, are they big!

see all photos »

Well, after 10 days in San Fran I think I have pretty much seen everything there is too see! Its been fantastic and tomorrow I fly to my next adventure, Costa Rica. I will be spending the 1st week attending Spanish School in San Jose and staying with a host family and then I meet up with my project on the 2nd of July.

yosemite