Yosemite Final Day

March 25, 2010

We went to breakfast by shuttle bus again...yum.

Sophia was in need of a nap,

so Soso and I went back to the Ahwahnee for

a real deal nap day.

Day two was a bit much for her

to take in-hiking and looking.

Karen went onto hike and have fun.

Soso got a much needed solid sleep.

We just hung out close to the hotel after she was up.

They had fabulous patios with tables

on the backyard.
Sophia was pushing her stroller around.

When she noticed this squirrel!
The hunt was on.

I had to stop her from petting the thing.

He was a little tame...use to humans. Too funny.
She followed him around for a while.
We hiked around and enjoyed the sunshine.
Then, took an afternoon nap.

Karen came back after her adventures,

and we went to dinner in the bar at our hotel.

Sophia checks out the ice bucket in the hall outside our room.

We also hiked to the base of the waterfall next to our hotel.

The yellow arrow point to our hotel room window!

Sophia playing on the lawn behind the hotel.

Our hike began with crossing a stream.

Sophia paused to look for fish!

Daddy's girl!

She picked up pine cones,

because there were no rocks?

Our destination the base of the waterfall.

We didn't have a trail...

just kinda followed the sights and sounds.

There was a bunch of mist at the base.

The view of the waterfall...best I could

do with little camera and little light!

The forest had a ton of trees cut...

Sophia wanted to sit on every stump!

She told Karen and I which ones were

our seats!

Soso's first walking stick!

Karen showed her the concept,

and how to work it.

Little practice getting the feel for it...

And she was off!

(Every hike since that moment,

she finds her stick to use!)

Our VIP parking spot...

because they were afraid that

the bears were going to shred the boat.

Sophia hiking it in to the hotel entrance,

with her stick of course!

Every time she passed this window

with the fake grapes, she pointed to them

and jabbered something!

Back in the Ahwahnee later,

(after a diaper change)

we listened to a storyteller by the fireplace

in one of the big gathering rooms.

The staff had placed chairs, comfy ones around

the fireplace.

Sophia made it through one story

before we had to retire to our room.

We had a great time in Yosemite.

I can't wait to go back again someday!

(I highly recommend 'camping' at the Ahwahnee!)