There are many different trails here of all levels of intensity. Today I walk to the top of the Yosemite Falls. These falls are a striking feature here and are very visible from the camp grounds. I think they sport some record of being the highest in the USA (yes, that gas just been confirmed). There is plenty of water coming over, which is very unusual for this time of year. California is experiencing strange weather and there is still melting snows up in the Sierras that are contributing to keeping water courses unseasonably alive. To get to the top of the falls is over 900 meters of continous up. The views from on the way up and at the top are stunning. There is a lot of shear-faced granite and huge pine trees. There are cute squirrels everywhere as well. The variety up here in the hills seem different to the cheeky ones that scavenge around the tables at the various eateries in the village area and pinch food from campers at every opportunity. These wild ones are reasonably quite and don’t mind their photo being taken.
The crew in the camp ground next to me are from England. They are a young group of men and women here to climb. Climbing is very popular and people come from all over the world to test their skills against some iconic climbing rock. El Capitan is one such site, as is the distinctive Half Dome. This group is more used to the limestones of Britan and have come here especially to experience some hard shiney granite. Each night the climbers get together and discuss their day.
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