after a busy week of conference, work, docter's appointments, work and getting ready, hubs and i got to relax in the trees and the leaves. fall has always been my favorite season. it's a time where all my senses are activated: my eyes are stimulated with colors and prancing leaves, my nose tickled by damp asphalt and leaves, nonstop pumpkin everything and the roaring sound of the wind and of course, stomping in crunchy leaves. that will never get old to me. i can't think of a better place to spend my anniversary with my high school sweetie than fall in yosemite. some years we miss the yellowing falling leaves, but other years like this one, we catch it perfect timing.
we camp on the outskirts of the park, in the stanislaus forest, away from all the other mainstream campers (meaning, toliets, running water, etc). it's the most perfect and peaceful time where we reconnect with one another, ourselves, and mother nature. there are many times during our day to day where our differences come out and sometimes clash (of course) but in the trees, we always come together, we are in common. serene.
this year, as usual, we hoped to make it into the high country and alas, the pass closes. so, we park it somewhere off of sawmill mountain, to a campsite we scoped out last year near a river. and it was perfect!
the coolest thing about this site wasn't just that it was exclusive, or that it came with firewood, or that it was a big flat area, but that it rained yellow leaves. in the tent when the wind would blow, you could hear the leaves falling like rain. amazing.
one luxury was added this year, a portable propane heater... what a difference at 28 degrees at night. especially when you're pregnant and have to pee at some odd hour in the morning and freeze your butt off...literally. somehow hubs and i got on the same pee cycle and that worked out perfectly for me and bambino!
since the pass was closed, we decided to get up early saturday and bike in the valley. last year we had a blast so, what the hay.
the beauties of yosemite are just so much more real and in your face when youre on the ground with a panoramic view. you can bike around so much faster than walking! and beats driving anyday.
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| bambino at 20 weeks. half way there.... |
we searched all the stores in the valley for something for our bambino but left somewhat disappointed. biking pregnant proved to be a little difficult, something that never really crossed my mind. but, we still had a great time, cruising around and seeing everything from the ground level. the deciduous trees were at their prime and beautiful.
day two in the park we decided drive out towards wawona and mariposa grove.
we left the forest monday after some riding around on dirt roads and some trekking along the river bed. the last day is always the hardest. by then we need showers pretty bad, i miss my kitties and my plush bed, but never ever want to leave such a beautiful place. it's so incredibility to spend so many days in a row with your love, snuggling and just having a good time. on our way out we stopped at one more place, a gas station/ general store...and found something special for our little boy!
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