Well once again Dee and I had reason to rejoice in another
year of wedded bliss and in doing so for this our 27th we opted for
a ride to Yosemite where it all began and then over to Kings Canyon
because, well just because I needed to. Dee’s bike picked a prime time to need mechanical work
and so it was Skibold to the rescue and he loaned us one of their trusty
steeds. There is no way for me to say
thanks enough to Ken and Gail for the loaner.
We tried to take the
road less traveled as much as possible and since we were going to stay in
Mariposa for a couple nights we went up North Fork Road off 41 and went by Bass Lake.
Friday night we were
nearly lured into the Pizza Factory for dinner but since we had Costco pizza
the night before we decided on Mexican thinking we would hit the Pizza Factory
Saturday. Saturday morning we saw smoke
billowing from up the street and on walking up to check it out I noticed the
creek was filled with foam.
Getting to the main
street this is what I saw. The Pizza
Factory had burned to the ground the night before. This is a tough hit for a small town like
this.
After our continental
breakfast we headed on up to Yosemite. Here we have some pictures of the Merced River and the bikes.
Yosemite Falls
and the valley shot.
We headed on up to
Glacier Point where we captured a bunch of photos and here are but a few.
Sunday morning we
headed off toward Kings Canyon N.P. taking the back roads. We had to figure out where we were now and
then but we finally made it. Here are a
few spots along the way.
Kerckhoff Lake
Watts Valley
Road at Maxon
Road.
The wife’s flower
shot.
Pine Flat Lake looks like a great place to launch
the boat!
Many old barns
dotted the countryside along the way.
Some of the
residents of Wonder
Valley along Elwood Road came
out to greet us.
We stayed at the
John Muir Lodge in Kings
Canyon.
The next morning we
headed down into the canyon and here is a view of the road.
Dee and I.
The Kings River.
Grizzly Falls.
On the way out of Kings Canyon
we stopped at Hume
Lake and enjoyed the
views. Looks like it would be a nice
place to relax for a few days.
Thanks for checking
out our photos.
