(For the pictures below, I know they are small, but you should be able to click on them and see them real size if you want to)
We got up there later then expected on Friday, and were already amazed at how well stocked they kept their bathrooms!
Turns out, normal toilets are actually not really in the campsites themselves, but they do have those 'hole in the ground' outhouses with a toilet look-alike thing on top...You would think that they'd be smelly and really hard to see in at night with no lights inside, and they are!We woke up pretty early on Saturday, and got going. Just so you know, we take our morning gear up time very, very, seriously.
Our plan was the Vernal/Nevada Falls hike loop - approximately 7 miles. Of course, we couldn't resist the picturesqueness of the park on the drive over to the trailhead!
Despite how spry
we were feeling that day, we decided against doing the Mount Whitney via John Muir Trail hike 
Gotta save that one for a rainy day!This drunk totally got in the way of our shot!
Just kidding Jeremy!It was a little crowded on the trail up to the first waterfall, but it was still beautiful and fun to catch glimpses of the Vernal Falls along the way.
Then we climbed
and climbed
till we reached a good midpoint to stop for a snack and enjoy the waterfall
People were down swimming in Emerald Pool at the base of the falls, it looked awesome!
Then it was off to the top of the falls
and to the next destination - Nevada Falls. But first, watching people ass-slide down a large slippery rock! 
and eating some lunch
and toasting to good old mother nature 
(I really like the reflection off the water in this one)
Ta-da!
These leaves had cool patterns eaten out of them
Then Nevada Falls came into sight
Umm...
teeheehee
Jeremy's 'gansta boy band' pose.
We didn't know if we'd make it
the way was steep
but we persevered.
View from the top
There was a nice pool of water at the top that we took the liberty of jumping into in our underwear. Then Jeremy and I were singled out by a park ranger (Jeremy thinks it's because we looked like we were having the most fun) and told that there was 'no swimming allowed'. Keep in mind, we were NOT the only people in the water. Ah well, we were refreshed and ready to get out anyways, so hmmpf!
But, before we could head back down, deodorant time!
Charleen 'claims' it was so that her arms wouldn't stick, but we were all secretly relieved because she really did stink.(hahahah! I'm KIDDING! Whew, this is a funny one)
More awesomeness on the way back
Oh, and in case you've never seen one of these before (It's a bear trap! The green thing, not Jeremy)
Back at camp
ready to cook up some steak burritos.Sunday we were a little slower getting up, eating and packing, but once that was done, we headed over to Glacier Point.
It was pretty awesome. That's half dome behind us 
After that we went on the Fissures and Taft Point hike, which was only 2.2 miles round trip. The hike to Taft Point was pretty nice, saw this growth
and some pretty flowers
Then we arrived here
which was by far one the the coolest places we went on this trip. Here's Jeremy peering over the edge 
Here's me diving!
Don't fall into that fissure!
The actual 'point' of Taft point
Is there anybody out there?
That's El Capitan to the right of Jeremy
We ate lunch out there and then headed back down the trail. But not all fun has been had yet!
That tree was pretty awesome looking
After the hike Charleen and Glenn headed back home (they had a longer ride) and Jeremy and I headed over to the meadow in front of El Cap. We were going to lie down and try to find climbers, but it was already past 4 and it was hot, so we figured there wouldn't be any, so we went into the river instead. Some nice people told us to go around the bend to swim because there was a big rock and 20 ft deep water around it, so we did. Jeremy jumped off of it a bunch, I was scared, but finally dared to take the 5ft jump off to swim to shore and end our Yosemite adventures. As I've probably said with all my National Park blogs, I can't wait to go back! Half Dome, here we come!
