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The travels of Willard the gnome

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Mon
29
Jun '09

Yosemite National Park (Hetch Hetchy and Glacier Point)

After spending the night in a wonderful little bed & breakfast, we journeyed back to view more of the park. First on today’s agenda: Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Hetch Hetchy was described in the past to be as equally stunning as Yosemite Valley. I’d love to have seen what it looked like before the dam was [...]

Sun
28
Jun '09

Yosemite National Park (Tioga Road)

The next stop along our journey was the famous Yosemite National Park. We chose to enter from the east, driving over the 9945 ft (3031 m) high Tioga Pass. Next we stopped at Tuolumne Meadows, where we refueled and observed the local wildlife. Several scenic lakes lie along Tioga Road, including the scenic Tenaya Lake. [...]