May 30

Miles Traveled: 102
Total Miles:5265

Today we drove into Yosemite. It is a large valley surrounded with 2000-3000 ft high cliffs. We could see at least 5 waterfalls. Some of the formations/cliffs that we saw were Sentinel Dome,
El Capitan and Half Dome. The waterfalls were magnificent with all the spring water flowing over them. We took a short hike to Bridal Veil Fall, and a 3 mile hike to Vernal Fall. The trail was nicely paved, but there was a lot of people on it, and by the falls lots of water was running down the steps, making it very slick. About a mile from the end of the trail, it started to rain. By the time we got back to the shuttle, we were cold and wet. It was simply amazing to see high cliffs and waterfalls in every direction you look from the valley floor.