Overland in the Americas: Were not anti-yosemites

Yosemite could be accurately be described as a colder Zion with more pine trees, though it still an amazingly scenic place.

Five minutes into the park we saw two coyotes

El Capitan

There is a big problem with people not storing their food correctly in Yosemite. Savy black bears can break into cars to access food. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xa0JLPgiPA like so. Also check out this entertaining Attenborough clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiFSSnFA13Y

Camping in the snow at Camp 4 near the base of El Capitan. We woke up to a white Yosemite.

The snow really added something to the scenery. This is the Merced River in the Yosemite Valley.

Nice side parting. As the snow melted and fell off the trees it was like being pelted with snowballs.

Looking along Yosemite valley from Glacier point trail

Half Dome was amazing to look at, so much so that you may get bored of the following pictures...........

On the way up to Glacier Point

Following in a bears footsteps

Black bear prints

Half Dome

Upper Yosemite Falls

Setting off on Eagle Peak trail.

Upper Yosemite falls

Not sure what made this trail but its tail must have been very cold

Even though the trail was completely hidden by snow we could see the occasional marker of a cut tree

The green of the tree stood out well against the snow

Half dome

Eagle Point, a welcome sight after hours walking in the snow. We were the first people along the trail and kept losing the way in the snow. A couple of guys had been following our footprints and we all ended up temporarily lost at one point. It turned out they were friends of a famous American climber Alex Honnold who was attempting a speed climbing record of El Capitan and they were going to meet him at the top. He climbs without ropes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzA5S-5w13M

On the rocks at eagle peak

Half dome again

Fi plays the natural xylophone

Yosemite Falls on left and Half dome in the middle

The campsite was pretty in the snow but quite cold and wet

Sierra (the co-pilot) a very cute dog at the campsite who loved the snow. Craig is a really cool guy we met at the campsite and is travelling with her in this van. They had met Alex Honnold the climber when he was deciding to call off the speed record attempt while we were lost on the trail with his friends at the top, apparently he was very nice.