USA Day 9: Jamestown, Yosemite National Park, Jamestown (2014-10-04)

USA Day 9: Refreshed after a peaceful night, we went to the old hotel saloon for breakfast. They had really delicious food and even good coffee. This tasty breakfast motivated us to stay another night. This is how travel should be.

Right after that, we headed to Yosemite. The mighty rock formations are impressive, as are the giant trees and forests. Since we only want to spend one day in the park, we drove straight to Yosemite Valley, where Yosemite Village is located. Since everyone else had the same idea, this plan turned out to be rather inconvenient.

There were far too many tourists (people like us), only paved hiking trails, and endless shuttle buses ferrying tourist hordes from A to B every 5 minutes.

We also took a shuttle to B and decided to go on a hike to one of the few waterfalls that had water this time of year. However, the only exciting thing here was when one tourist dropped her new Samsung Galaxy into a gorge. LOL *Schadenfreude* 🙂

Back in the village and at the car, we drove to Glacier Point. An hour and a half away and at an altitude of 2200 m. The view here was great. You could see the mighty El Capitan, the largest rock, guarding the park. However, it was difficult to find an open spot to take pictures. There were an incredible number of people there. On the other hand, you could buy souvenirs and have lunch here, and even go online. Unfortunately, Dennis was sad because he had to use Helene's Swiss Army knife. She had thrown his away. Hmph....

Conclusion from today: Yosemite National Park is truly impressive, but first, it looks exactly like Switzerland, and second, there are definitely places in the park with fewer crowds.

Back at the hotel, we had food brought to the veranda again and chatted a bit with the hotel owner. He had the Hotel Reopened in 2014 after a two-year renovation. All rooms are very spacious and decorated in different colors and themes. Really great.

The building itself was built in 1850 and also Jamestown emerged during the gold rush era in California.