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We were sore from the previous day's hike to Chilnualna Falls, so we decided to hike a flatter, more relaxing trail.. . . . Inna found an exciting hike to Wapama Falls, starting from Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.. . . . When we woke up, we initially planned to eat breakfast at our new local favorite breakfast spot - Pony Expresso Coffee House & Roasting. However,…
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In the morning, we decided to try eating breakfast at our Best Western Plus in Mariposa. However, we were not very impressed when we explored the dining options available. Besides cold cereal and scrambled eggs, there was not much to tempt us to stay.. . . . . Instead, we decided to try the Pony Espresso Coffee House, a mile away (still in Mariposa). I…
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Since my last visit to Yosemite National Park was 6 years ago (in 2013), Inna and I decided to re-visit the park during the off-season (spring) to re-acquaint ourselves with beautiful hikes, spectacular waterfalls, and tall redwoods and pines.. . . . We started our drive from San Jose to Yosemite Valley on Friday, April 19, 2019, at 8:30 am, through Hollister (152 East), encountering…
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Since I could not play tennis (due to my minor mole removal surgery), I decided to explore Pinnacles National Park, located only 90 minutes from San Jose.. . Despite living so close for many years, I was unaware that the famous Pinnacles National Park was close. I decided to drive and see it for myself (since Inna and Alex were on their Caribbean cruise).. .…
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After breakfast at Best Western, we drove to Lassen Volcanic National Park. Since we moved from Mt. Shasta, we took US-89, approaching Lassen from the north (this road is usually closed during winter).. . Our first stop was at Manzanita Lake. We hiked around the lake, enjoying the beautiful scenery. There were a lot of people kayaking and canoeing. We also saw several people fishing…
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Today, we took the train from Centraal Train Station to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, where I picked up a rental car from Avis for our drive to Hoge Veluwe National Park and our further adventures in Germany, France, and Belgium.. . I wanted to drive a VW Golf, but Avis selected an Opel Astra with Belgian license plates (since I would return the car in Brussels).…
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Today, we drove to Yosemite National Park to see the park in winter and spend a few days enjoying the snow and waterfalls. We started our drive to Tenaya Lodge, near the south entrance, at 6:00 p.m., but there was a lot of traffic on US-101 heading south. . . . After 30 minutes of driving on US-101, I realized I had forgotten our ski…
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We checked into Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park on the drive from Yellowstone. As we were hungry, we had a great breakfast/lunch and reserved a boat tour. The boat tour was canceled due to rain, but we could reschedule for Friday morning (August 10, 2012).. . . . Grand Teton is also quite a more extensive park surrounded by mountains. Here is…
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. Having heard many rave reviews from our friends, we were very interested in visiting Yellowstone National Park. We didn't know what to expect, as some of the photos we looked at didn't impress us.. . On August 3, we flew from San Francisco (SFO) to Salt Lake City (SLC) on a United Airlines regional jet (Flight #6418). The flight was only three hours long…
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