We continued driving toward Yosemite in the morning, stopping at a Barnes and Noble when they opened to look up hikes online while we could still get WiFi. We found some information then we headed into the park. We asked the ranger at the entrance station about some things and then we headed off to find a campsite at Tamarack Flat. We definitely got one of the last ones. We headed down into Yosemite Valley to bike around for the evening.
We biked all over and up the trails to Mirror Pond, which is much less of a body of water anymore let alone a reflecting one. It was also overrun by a group of teens there on a trip so it was less than peaceful. We had a Clif bar snack while we were up there and quickly headed back to our bikes.
As we were coming back around the loop to get back to the car the sun was going down and there was this beautiful area by the water so I stopped for a long while and shot photos. Watching the sunlight slowly climb the giant rock formations is really amazing. The way light works in the valley is breathtaking.
After I got my fill of photos, we biked back to the car. It was basically dark by this point. It was a great ride. I was glad we had done something active and seen a lot of parts of the park at the same time. We headed back to our campsite, which was nice to have, and had dinner before turning in for the night.
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