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<\/a><\/p>\nWe woke to a BEAUTIFUL blue bird sky day. A wonderful way to spend our last day in Yosemite.\u00a0 Another pack up before we toured the park and headed out to Sacramento.<\/p>\n Before we left, I spent some time in the guest lounge using the wifi, checking email and watching the squirrels chased each other around in the lounge and looking for snacks!!<\/p>\n Here is the other side of the North Dome we ascended on our first day in Yosemite as we gazed east towards Half Dome.<\/p>\n The falls . . . nothing falling at this time of year!!!<\/p>\n We drove up to Sentinel Point and had a great view of Half Dome. The valley has quite an ecological history . . .<\/p>\n . . . having cooled from the magma that formed the mountains . . .<\/p>\n . . . having been scoured by the first glacial period . . .<\/p>\n . . . and a second . . .<\/p>\n . . . the retreat of the glaciers\u00a0 . . .<\/p>\n . . . leaving behind what we see today.<\/p>\n . . . mbbt tour director, Greg, explains the geology to willing listeners. \u201cLook this way, grasshopper!\u201d<\/p>\n The hotel that had been erected at our second stop, Glacier Point, is long gone . . .<\/p>\n . . .but at the time would have offered fantastic views\u00a0 . . .\u00a0 and to sit and enjoy a cocktail. Something we plan to do tonight!<\/p>\n It was time to head to Sacramento as we began our long descent out of the park. Fall colors along the way . . . . No, just mile after mile of trees killed due to forest fires.<\/p>\n We stopped in a cute little town named Groveland for a little lunch. How about a tea room for our gentiile group of mbbt members? The G went across the street and had a beer at the oldest tavern in California!<\/p>\n It was onto Sacramento where we lodged \u2018down by the river\u2019. It\u2019s a renovated area trying to look like San Antonio but more of a Mackinaw Island\u00a0 feel with the t-shirt, fudge and candy shops.<\/p>\n On the river . . .<\/p>\n Hey, how about a Vesper martini . . .<\/p>\n . . . followed by a nice lime tequila marinated steak . . .<\/p>\n BIllyB and Greg had the quiche, French onion soup and Caesar salad.<\/p>\n The B considers dessert . . . buts decide against it.<\/p>\n Not Greg or me as we feast on pieces of Mud Pie! The diet and new way of life starts TOMORROW.<\/p>\n For the B and TommyH too, who on the way back to the hotel couldn’t resist . . .<\/p>\n . . . stopping for a sweet<\/p>\n . . . in the form of a chocolate covered Twinkie!!!!<\/p>\n Full tummies led to a full nights sleep with no one stirring until 5:30am.\u00a0\u00a0 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz . . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Woke up still dreaming of the nice Pork Schnitzel from the night before . . . we had \u2018artfully\u2019 prepared the presentation of the credit cards for our server. We woke to a BEAUTIFUL blue bird sky day. A wonderful way to spend our last day in Yosemite.\u00a0 Another pack up before we toured the … Continue reading Day 13<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n