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I finally accomplished one of my US Trip bucket list items - visiting the Yosemite National Park. We planned a 2-day trip with two of our other friends and visited this majestic masterpiece of nature in September, when the weather was just right to witness various cliffs and mountains and lakes and waterfalls.
We stayed in an Airbnb inside the park for a night and drove around to famous places like Half Dome and El Capitan. We also hiked to the top of Bridal veil falls - which I learnt is one of the most common names for several waterfalls across the country - a waterfall that free-falls as a thin stream, resembling a bride's white veil, giving it the self-explanatory name.
One of our friends had been here before and she came up with a fantastic itinerary that ensured we covered the major points like Glacier Point and a few other MacOS wallpapers, and maintained a balance between hiking and driving such that we didn't tire out doing either full-time.
On our way near the entrance, we even saw a grizzly mama bear with her three cubs, settled near a tall tree, but perhaps on hearing car noises, the four of them scurried away deep into the forest. That was our first experience witnessing bears in this country.
We ended our trip by driving to a nearby place called Mammoth Lake, and also stopped on the way to take pictures underneath Giant Sequoias at the Mariposa Grove.
Oh what natural wonders the Pacific Northwest has to offer!
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