ADMIRATION FOR MONOLITH GIANTS DAY 13: Yosemite National Park We rose fairly early with a bear-free night's sleep and had a DIY breakfast in our tent before heading out to see the natural wonders that surrounded us. To maximise our viewing pleasure we decided not to hike the 10 mile round trip to Glacier Point but to drive instead on account of our limited time and lack of walking gear. Our first stop was Yosemite Falls where we climbed over boulders, rocks...

YOSE-MIGHTY VIEWS DAY 12: San Francisco to Yosemite National Park Before we embarked on our 4-5 hour journey from San Fran to Yosemite we decided to visit the Golden Gate Park, similar in size to Central Park in New York. Our main purpose was to visit the Japanese Tea Garden but when we go there although it looked lovely it was a little overpriced. Instead we opted for a Peet's (like Starbucks) so we stopped in Castro on the way out of the city. What sod's l...