I take the gear from the shelf where all the pieces are patiently waiting for me, displayed neatly as if behind a front window of a store the exact same way I put them there a few weeks ago. I admit, I’m more gentle with my camping/backpacking gear than with my sole existence and entire life.

I find a place for each and every piece in the back of my car. Loading the boot makes me feel so excited that I have to start singing. In only a few days, I’ll be able to bring back my first report from Yosemite in the year of 2018!

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If I was able to sleep, I’d be woken up at half past two by the sharp beep-beep-beep of my alarm. But to be honest, sleep wasn’t really working for me – and what more, a few minutes before the alarm was supposed to go off, my friend Machi opened the door quietly and ‘woke me up’: “Pavuli-na… Pavuli-na? How do you get warm water in the shower?” And so I got up, turned the hot water on for her, brushed my teeth and started packing the last few necessities we needed for the weekend.

A quick shower and a breakfast later, a little bit after four in the morning, we were leaving our driveway and heading towards Yosemite.

LINKS TO ALL PHOTO LOCATIONS ARE BELOW THE GALLERY

 

 

PHOTO LOCATIONS:
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1. Half Dome from Half Dome View
2. A mushroom in Crane Flat Campground
3. Bridalveil Fall from Bridalveil Fall Viewing Point
4. Yosemite Fall in the far away from John Muir Trail
5. Vernal Fall and Merced River from the Vernal Fall Bridge
6. Vernal Fall from the Mist Trail
7. Merced River from the Vernal Falls Bridge
8. A bear (!) from the top of Vernal Fall
9. Merced River above the top of Vernal Fall
10. Nevada Fall from below, Mist Trail
11. Merced River from the top of Nevada Fall
12. Merced River cañon from the top of Nevada Fall
13. Drops of morning dew in Crane Flat Campground
14. Yosemite Falls from Swinging Bridge
15. Some ferns and sand nearby Yosemite Creek
16. Half Dome from Cook’s Meadow
17. Yosemite Falls from Lower Yosemite Fall Trail
18. Some ferns and sand nearby Yosemite Creek
19. A reflection in Merced River
20. Yosemite Valley Chapel
21. Falls on Tamarack and Cascade Creek from Big Oak Flat Road
22. Big Oak Flat Road

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