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Day 5 - Yosemite Valley
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We thought the view where we were staying in El Portal was pretty amazing, but then we drove down into the main part of Yosemite Valley. Wow! Photos and words just can't do it justice. The sheer size and beauty of the granite formations is unlike anything I've ever seen. We were in awe all the way down.
We decided to do one of the shorter walks, as we had to drive further south, so we picked the walk to Vernal Falls. Right from the very beginning it was beautiful!
The walk was listed as 'moderate to strenuous', but it was a pretty steep trail! Climbing 1000 feet (300m) over a 4.8km walk seemed a little more strenuous than moderate! But it was worth it. The scenery along the trail was spectacular!
And once we saw the falls from the bridge we knew we had to go higher! At first we thought that they'd got the walk description wrong, as it was quite easy, easier than the first part. But then it got steeper and steeper and there were several sets of steep steps.
I stopped midway up the last set of stairs, but Oliver went up further and took some photos for me.
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