Yosemite, Half Dome

Yosemite is a day trip from our home in California. We often travel to the "Gold Country" and then - especially when we have house guests - we travel into the Yosemite Valley. In this picture, Half Dome is just kissed by the snow. There is not much this year. Still, summer or winter, Yosemite is as awe inspiring as any place you will ever go.  It is a not-to-miss on the West coast. In the summer there probably more Japanese speaking folks there than in most small cities in Japan. We recommend coming before school gets out in the spring or after school resumes in the fall as the best times to visit and miss the large crowds.