Finally I got to Yosemite right after noon yesterday. It was a lot longer drive than I expected. Lots of middle of nowhere driving and good mountain road driving. It was a fun drive though. The weather was a little cloudy, but dry. I got to the park, used the restroom and then went to the information booth. All signs pointed to all the campgrounds being full. Still, I asked if there was a tent site available. The woman at the counter said that I was in luck that someone less than 30 minutes before me had checked out a day early and I was able to get their site! It was perfect timing.
So I setup my site and did a driving tour of Yosemite. I would’ve liked to do some hiking but there simply wasn’t any time for it. Yosemite is gorgeous! One of the most beautiful places on earth. It is definitely giving Yellowstone a run for first place as my favorite national park. I got to see a lot of amazing stuff. Unfortunately since I was constrained with time I wasn’t able to see everything. I vow to go back to that amazing place again!
My friend screwed up his flight and ended up missing the original one. So I had some time before having to pick him up so I went to the University of California Berkeley campus to check it out. It’s pretty nice. I definitely like this area. It’s a lot busier than I have gotten used to over the last few weeks though.
Anyway, I’m off to pickup Jeff from the airport and then hang out around San Francisco. Not sure what I’m going to see or where I’m going to stay yet, but I’ll figure it out.
The end of the trip is rapidly approaching. The turn back day is only 2 days away. Starting Saturday, everyday I’ll be significantly closer to home. Oh well, it had to end sometime.
As of this moment I have driven 7,023.5 miles since beginning this trip. I will easily clear 10,000 by the time I get home.