Day 11 - Harry Potter and Sequoia Nat'l Park

Day 11: (pictures to follow) After we packed up we drove a short way to Fresno and stopped at a Wendy's for lunch. The campers where very excited because we had talked about a special surprise throughout the tripand it was now time for the reveal. We had tickets to a early preview of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! We watched the movie (It was great!). Then we drove up to Dorst Creek in Sequoia National park. At about 11pm we had an uninvited guest: a large black bear!

Day 10: Glacier Point and Sententinal Dome walk

Day 10: After we packed up we drove to Glacier Point to see some of the most incredible views of the Yosemite Valley. After a brief visit we walked to the top of the Sententinal Dome where you can see a 360 degree view of Yosemite. After we stoped for a picnic and a splash in the river we said goodbye to Yosemite to drive to our Hauted Ranch - The Sky Ranch Inn.

Day 9: All Day Yosemite

Day 9: We woke to a breakfast of pancakes and bacon and headed in to Yosemite. We spent the morning biking through the valley and teh afternoon spalshing in the river (Sorry no pics of river the camera broke). Before we left the valley we went to check out Yosemite's premier 1st class hotel The Awananee ($400 a night).

Day 8: House Boat and Yosemite

Day 8: We woke on the houseboat and met Incredible Adventures at the laundry and drove into Yosemite. In the evening we went gold panning in the Merced river.