I don't know how long I have been sitting here, but I can't feel my feet.
I have to say, looking back thru the pics, I am ready to go back. There was lots that we didn't see. It was so relaxing and so fun. We saw some die hard campers, some die hard rock climbers. I really forgot what camping was all about. We were ready to just pop a tent that night. But hell, we couldn't find a place to even BUY one! We were very unprepared. The first hotel we stopped at was a complete dump. I went to see the price tho and when she said $175, I about fell over. Hubby said he'd rather sleep on dirt :)
We ended up staying at a really neat place. It had a store, a pizza parlor and hot tubs all over the place that overlooked the river I posted earlier. A bed, a store and pizza. What more could you want when you're camping :)
I hope you enjoyed the slide show! Until next time!
Monday, June 29, 2009
I hope it was worth the wait!
Our mule ride!
She was a bit testy about having to wear a helmet. Once you see some of the rocks we were riding thru, you'll understand. We had to sign waivers saying we knew we could die on this ride!!!
And, yes, she wore pajama pants. She wanted to wear shorts and we talked her into pants. This is the best we got!
Next 2 pics, kids and pets playing in the creek/river. I used to love doing this in Tennessee.
Next pic, I wanted to show that my dear mule, Clem, liked to walk along the edge. Not in the middle. Not on the side. I was hanging off the edge half the ride!!!!
Hubby was bringing up the rear with the cute cowgirl!
My mule did NOT like going down these hills. Not that I particularly cared for it either! Clem took care of me tho!
That girl ahead of me, she was so proud that in the middle of our ride, her cell phone got 4 bars of service! It must be the one place in the park you could get it :)
Lil Suzi was so sure she was about to die on a mule ride!!
I think my butt bruises are finally gone!!
Please, no jokes about the horse's ass :)
Meet Clem. He took good care of me!
There goes my crew!
We nicknamed these 2 Jack and Diego. They got along about as well!!
She was all smiles before the helmets!!
In the middle of a campground
I don't know what was funnier. Seeing an actual pay phone in the middle of a campground.....
Or the fact that we were taking pictures with it.
Hubby had to show Suzi what a payphone is :)
Tired of Yosemite yet?
These 2 pics are of the river that was flowing outside our hotel room.
Next one was as the sun was setting.
Can't imagine why we had no cell service!
Just for the record, anytime we go thru a tunnel, it is a rule that we honk. Suzi pretty much makes sure we lay on the horn the entire time.
Now, looking at this pic, thank goodness we didn't cause a rock slide!!!
We passed a road at dusk that had been a victim of a rock slide. I couldn't get a good pic because of the lighting. They ended up making a one lane road because of it. Pretty interesting. I hope it didn't all come down at once, and I hope nobody was on the road when it happened.
Excuse any bug spatter. There was a car behind us, so I had to shoot thru the windshield :)
Don't mind me!
I'll just enjoy the view from here!
Excuse my daughter's big butt! 
This concluded my hike down.
Crazy people kept going.
That's too much of a drop for me!!
But away they went!
If you happen to notice mismatched socks in any of my photos (of the kids) please ignore the fact that they never wear matching socks. It's their fashion statement. They have tons of socks and they're always clean. But don't ever expect them to be matching. He-man has grown out of this phase somewhat!
I cropped him out!
No, not really. These crazy people were climbing down the side of this and then telling me to come too. First rattle snakes, then cliffs. If something happens to me, you know where to look!!!
I don't know where my daughter came up with this pose, but this is one of the milder ones. 
