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This Spring Break (2018) we flew down to Sacremento, rented a car, and drove to Yosemite National Park. The weather was both good and bad; the bad was that the park was closed on the first day we were supposed to be there, due to rains and flooding. We did get in on Sunday though, the next day. The good was from Sunday on. The waterfalls were flowing, the sun was out, and the temperatures were pretty mild. It was perfect.

We assumed we were ahead of *most* of the crowds on Sunday getting in, and went to the John Muir trail just after lunch. This is supposed to be the busiest trail in the park, and we thought it a good place to start. After seeing Vernal Falls, we returned to the car, and finally checked in to our cabin for night.

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The park was closed the first day we arrived, so we stayed at a local hotel 12 miles outside of the park entrance. This giant bear was on the grounds, and the girls were quite excited to see him.
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We had a nice breakfast at our hotel before heading into the park. Rumor was that the park would be closed until a "determination would be made" at about noon, so we were in no hurry.
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The grils drove back into Groveland for some coffee before we checked out of the hotel. A very cute little town.
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This is in the Tuolumne Grove, not far inside the park entrance. We decided to spend some time here before the park hopefully opened, and saw some sites.
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