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February 2023 day trip
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November
2- day trip
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Ahwahnee
is what the
Indians called Yosemite
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Millie said what they all were thinking..
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"
Let's go to Yosemite
for the full moon! Whoa! Big fun midnight adventures in
Yosemite Valley by moonlight!"
But Verne warned
"Bears! Mountain Lions!"
Tyler spoke up
"We
can run fast!"
Verne noted
"Yosemite Lodge half
priced off season...that's good!"
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Verne said
"OK you maniacs!But
this time you have to behave because it's a National Park so
there will be no pooping on the trails, no peeing on cars, no
chasing bears, mountain lions, or Bambi, -- no barking, no
howling at the moon, no begging food from tourists,
no mounting other dogs, no fighting, and Collie you are NOT
ALLOWED in the bar at the Ahwahnee..."
Verne droned on
and on... but they were not listening. They were lost in
fantasies about Yosemite Valley.
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Yosemite Lodge:
Wow! Half
price off season! OK dogs sleep on bed!
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Verne reserved a
room at the Lodge
While the Lodge was booked up
for Thanksgiving, a room was available a few days
before. So they would have two
nights for only $340.
Whoopeee!
Big fun Yosemite!
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First they would
go to the Lower Falls.
That's a wonderful place where
the dogs could set up their mobile petting zoo for confused
earthlings needing to connect with the unconditional love of
a therapy dog.
Collie had never seen squirrels
before. She called them tree rats. They
darted about near the trails hoping to pick
up treats from tourists.
Off season
Yosemite has few visitors, making it
peacefully quiet and special. Verne could
not imagine visiting during the hot summer
when the roads would be traffic jams of
buses, campers, and cars full of noisey
children.
He and the dogs visited in
the fall and late winter. They felt that was
the best time to enjoy the magic of the
valley. It was a spiritual magic that lasted
inside oneself for a long time.
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Maybe they could
visit Bambi in the Meadow...
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Then Verne could
get coffee
in Yosemite Village...
and
another souvenir hat.
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After visiting the falls
the collies blissed out in the woods at
a quiet stream.
They all sensed the deep peace of
being in nature. Yosemite is a wonderful, sacred
place.
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Hey! We can all have
lunch at the Ahwahnee Hotel!
The last
time they went there Collie disappeared. Verne,
Millie, and Tyler frantically looked for her.
Finally an employee brought her by the collar -
"I found her in the bar!"
"The
bar!?"
said Verne,
"She's not old enough to
drink!"
Photos of the Ahwahnee
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Getting there...and coming back. Verne missed the correct
turn in 2023 and drove the long, hard way--
...
s
hown
in green
and then blue
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That was at night...and the road long,
winding...with cars tailgating,
their headlights
distracting him as they hit his eyes from the rear view
mirrors.
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(below)
Is the route
through Merced better because the roads are faster? Less
winding mountain roads?
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