Friday, August 02, 2013

USA day 6 - Yosemite National Park

26 Jun - We woke up early in the morning to wait in front of our hotel for our pre-booked 1 day extranomical tour to the Yosemite National Park. The bus came a bit late (approximately 30 minutes) as it was waiting to pick up a few more passengers before reaching our hotel. Nevertheless, we managed to board the bus and are on our way to Yosemite on the chilly morning.

Our extranomical tour bus

Beautiful grassland along the way

Sequoia gigantic tree trunks

Explanation on the life of a Sequoia tree

Beautiful trees lining the road in Yosemite

A Sequoia tree

A route cut through the trunks of a Sequoia tree in the 1800s, causing the tree to die

The Yosemite valley



Waterfall in the background

Waterfall in another part of the mountain range

Explanation on how the half dome is created

Half Dome - created by glaciers undercutting the granite base in the past, causing slabs of rock to fell away from a broad vertical crack in the granite, leaving a sheer face

Beautiful clear water from the snow melts

Yosemite Falls - Tallest waterfall in Yosemite National Park

Explanation on how the Yosemite valley is shaped

Another granite dome



Last view of the Yosemite National Park

A&W - Extinct in Singapore

View of the San Francisco Bay

Enjoying sunset on a chilly windy evening

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