September 6, 2011 - Yosemite Part 1!

We had an incredible day hanging out at Yosemite. Brooklyn got a little sick driving the windy mountain roads into the valley, but she made it! We all tried to hold our breath going through the tunnel...if only we could have gone a little bit faster, I might have made it! We explored the museum, learning how the granite mountains were formed and how the park became the first to receive the National Park Grant thanks to Abraham Lincoln. We hiked to the Lower Falls and dipped our feet in the freezing river water. We topped the afternoon off with a visit to Fern Springs where we filled our bottles up with the best, most natural tasting water! See more highlights of the trip in parts 2 and 3.

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