{"id":153,"date":"2017-04-04T05:47:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T05:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkingfromthelaw.com\/?p=153"},"modified":"2023-02-18T22:06:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T22:06:29","slug":"halfway-to-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/04\/halfway-to-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Halfway To The Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Monday, Mom (my chauffeur to the trailhead) and I left rainy, gray Southwest Washington and headed South on I-5. Yesterday, we arrived in sunny Mariposa, California, a cute little town on Highway 140 with a history as a mining town and a gateway to Yosemite National Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mural welcoming visitors to town. So cute!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then today we headed into the park! \u00a0I’ve been looking forward to this for a while, as I’ve only seen the iconic images of El Capitan and Half Dome in print and documentaries. This was a great time to go…the weather was mild, the crowds weren’t insane, and the scenery did not disappoint.<\/p>\n

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Half Dome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lower Yosemite Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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El Capitan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course, we had to stop at The Majestic Yosemite Hotel to put our feet up on the patio for a bit. The place is gorgeous, and as soon as I win the lottery I’ll come back for a few nights.<\/p>\n

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The view of the Royal Arches from The Majestic Yosemite Hotel (formerly The Ahwahnee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/span>Tomorrow we will hit the road again, but in a few months (if all goes well!) I should be returning to the park, albeit on foot through Tuolumne Meadows on my way to Canada. \u00a0See you later, park rangers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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