It was still fairly quiet so there weren't many people around and we got to just enjoy being in Yosemite. We liked towards Mirror Lake and then hung out there for a bit just enjoying the moody atmosphere as the clouds and fog rolled around. It was amazing how clear the lake was.
Once we'd spent some at the lake we continued wandering along a trail that ran right next to Tenaya Creek, which fed into Mirror Lake. Whenever the cloud broke a little bit you'd get glimpses of the face of Half Dome which was insane. You really can't picture the scale here. Its just so huge.
After crossing over the creek we stopped near the top end of Mirror Lake for some lunch. Andrew took some more moody photos on the camera, Tim looked around at all the beautiful scenery and I watched (from a distance in a non-stalkery way) a couple get engaged. It was a good lunch stop!
We then wandered back from Mirror Lake towards the visitors centre again ready to take a hike in a different direction. It was a lot more rocky on the way back and there were some very brave squirrels that approached us looking for food. Don't worry we didn't feed them!
We then headed out along the Merced River to spend the afternoon climbing up to what we originally thought was Nevada Falls, but it was pretty foggy and to be honest a little treacherous due to the rain so we only made it as far as Vernal Falls. Still it was a pretty intense hike over the slippy rocks and up to the top of the falls. Amazing views again.
We then wearily went back to our accommodation as the rain set in again. The evening was finished up with a meal at an amazing local brewery and postcard writing to explain all the awesome things we'd been doing. Oh and an early night ready to make the most of day three!
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