Hey y’all this is the Sneezys coming back at you again!! We
had a veeeeeerrry eventful day today, even though we drove for most of the day
(shout out to Mr. G, he’s a trooper!!!)
We woke up bright and early today in San Francisco at 5:30am
to Dallas making her car alarm noise!! We hurriedly got ready for the day and
managed to cut our time down to 30 minutes (Matt was extremely proud of us.) We
began our very long drive to Yosemite National Park, saying goodbye to the very
beautiful San Francisco!
A lot of us were sleeping but some of us saw the amazing,
rolling, golden hills!
After a lot of us caught up on sleep for a couple of hours,
we were woken up by the very inviting prospect of Wal-Mart shopping (it was not
a good idea to shop for snacks before we had breakfast because many of us spent
too much money, sorry Mom!!) Once we got back to the bus and vans, the cooks
served us a very delicious breakfast of donuts and fruit snacks for our vegan
friend! The donuts had sprinkles and cream filling and glaze, it was almost
like being back at Krispy Kreme!
We stopped at Bridal Veil Falls for our first stop in Yosemite! It was AMAZING!
Dallas, Lillie Griffin, Camryn Bernhardt, Jordyn Burrell, Rylee Gaus, and Ashlee Hamrick! |
Mackenzie Wright, Olivia Kafer, Leah Mosher, Dallas, Emma Parson, Cayla Gregory, and Callie Matthews! |
Bridal Veil Falls! |
A few more hours of driving a lot of motion sickness, and a very filling lunch of chicken Caesar wraps with Sunny D and pretzels, we reached the very scenic Yosemite National Park! WOOHOOO!!! The traffic was CRAZY at Yosemite; we drove around and around trying to find a place to park the bus and vans!After a lot of pictures and one big group photo (we didn’t
know where Eugene and Miss America were so those people are not dead they just
didn’t make the picture, we promise), we had the option to either go see the
base of the waterfall or go straight to the gift shop!
The gift shop group accidentally made a wrong turn and ended
up hiking on a trail instead of buying t-shirts, but we’re glad we got our
steps in!! While we were lost, we ended up near stables and a lot of us saw the
horses and mules! We did make it to the gift shop finally where we all bought
tons of gifts for everyone back home! On top of getting lost, some of us were
not dressed for the weather! We had been told it would be chilly, since
Yosemite usually is but today it was quite warm, close to 80 degrees!!!
Then came the drive out of Yosemite! We got stuck in traffic
that brought us to a dead stop. In the midst of our boredom the two Vans got
into a small battle. A few bad trade deals led to a windshield smeared with
Oatmeal crème pies and a gluten free tortilla stuck to the driver’s side window
with peanut butter!! The radio was also used for a tense “trash talking”
session. While it did take a long time, it was completely worth it. It was one
of the most beautiful drives we’ve taken so far. Some were surprised to see
snow on the ground right after we were walking in 80-degree weather! The pass
we went through, Tioga Pass was just opened this morning, the day we are
driving through it! How crazy! The snow pack on the pass had been around 7
FEET! There were beautiful lakes, towering mountains, and
scary-steep cliffs. A few of us got very carsick! We went from about 10,000
feet to 8,000 feet in just a few minutes! It was breathtaking!!
Mr. G handled the bus on those steep mountain roads like a…
G? We finally made it to our lovely campsite in Mono Vista RV Park in
California! However, not 10 minutes after we arrived, the complaints started
coming in. Apparently a group of 82 high school students is not what the
residents like to fall asleep to L.
The first complaints were about the bus and how loud it was because we were
sure to be quiet all through the night!!
We had some people share research, Brogan Brown told us
about Bridal Veil Falls, Caleb Mann shared a very interesting presentation
about the Sequoia trees, and Liza McIntyre let us know about the famous
Inspirational Point!
Liza McIntyre telling us about Inspirational Point! |
Caleb Mann giving his presentation on the Red Woods/Sequoias! |
Brogan Brown telling us about Bridal Veil Falls! |
All of us being quiet as mice at the Mono Vista RV Park! |
The cooks making a delicious dinner for all of us! |
Yay cooks!! |
SHHHHH!!! Don’t upset the locals! J
KA-CHOW -- Dab on ‘em!