Spring Break in Yosemite 2012

                                Dear All in Cabin 1A,

We enjoyed a wonderful Spring Break here at the Wawona Retreat. Arriving the day before Easter we were SO pleased with the upgraded kitchen. It made cooking for 10 quite a treat! Easter Sunday we had brunch at the Wawona Hotel then hunted for eggs there.

We came back and hiked to Chilnualna Falls and the Swinging Bridge (about 5 mi). We had another egg hunt in our backyard while our Easter Ham and dinner cooked, although we had to wait for the THREE DEER that were relaxing to leave

Can you spot the 3 deer. 2 there in the center and one off to the left 

Mashing Potatoes! 

washing up their dishes! 

Monday we hiked to Mirror Lake then over to Happy Isles where we took the Trail of Mist up to Vernal Falls (around 7 mi).

 Tuesday we went all over the valley. Bridal Veil Falls, Lower Yosemite falls (even took JT to climb up the rocks), The Ahwahnee Hotel, The Meadow, Le Conte Memorial, through Housekeeping camp, here, there and everywhere.

Wednesday the weather changed sharply from the warm spring days we'd enjoyed so far and we woke to rain. Deciding to brave the rain we headed to the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias trees only to find it closed due to the abundantly falling SNOW! We parked the trucks and walked the two miles uphill, in the snow, to the grove entrance. It was another mile from there to see the Grizzly Giant, serious flurries the whole way up! 6 miles with 5 kids under 8 in 3 hours.

Our last night we had s'mores and hot chocolate after our Talent/Show and Dance Party!

We definitely feel awesome having gotten to do so many things in Yosemite and experience both the beautiful warm spring AND the lovely white falling snow! Best of Both Worlds. Thank you for having such an amazing cabin and for sharing it with our families. We couldn't have asked for a cooler spring break!

With Love the B's and the S's