Oakhurst to Lee Vining

Today was the big one so far. We left Oakhurst early and headed into Yosemite National Park. I have to say I was simply speechless. I have never seen anything like the views from our first stop at Glacier Point.





The drop to the valley floor and the views of the Half Dome and El Cap were stunning with waterfalls plunging down into the valley.

We then descended into the valley itself to Yosemite Village which is unsurprisingly set up to cater for the tourists in monumental hordes.



It did that efficiently and we ate there before pressing on to exit the park via the Tioga Pass at over 10,000 feet above sea level. Again, stunning views with snow still on the ground in large amounts





A long sweeping road descended through sweeping curves in a radically different, much drier environment down to Lee Vining on the shores of Mono Lake where we were to stop for the night.