Griswold Family Christmas Part III

Day after Christmas, we drove into Yosemite again, this time to see the valley.  It was much colder, and dark clouds threatened.   But we seized the opportunity to grab some pictures of El Capitan and Half Dome on the way there.

See me use my camera timer for the first time.

We parked at the Ahwahnee Hotel.  It's a spectacular place. 

Here is the great room of the Ahwahnee.   

I think it's so beautiful there.  They were all festive 18th Century style.

I don't know if you can tell, but in the middle of the room there are TWO pianos, and both were being played at once as we waited to meet up with my mom.

Everything was on a grand scale, especially the walk-in fireplaces.

My brother and dad and I did a little walk to Yosemite Falls.

On the walk back to the bus stop, we spied a bobcat.

That's about it.  We went for barbecue, came back, packed.  There was a 4 car pileup on the return, which put us at a standstill for more than an hour. 

Comments

[Kelli]

Great shots! And what a fun trip. They tried to recreate that lodge at California Adventureland. Have you been? It is neat, and also large, but the original is much better. (Lodge and Disneyland)

[Vaguely Urban]

When did your dad get a beard? It is hard to focus on the beauty and charm of all those pictures when all I can see is JM's beard!

[TasterSpoon]

Isn't it great? We think he looks like Hemingway. Or the Old Man and the Sea. I first saw it in September, when he hadn't yet figured out how to trim it. It was a shocker. I think my mom's not crazy about it, but I'm a fan. He looks so jolly!