After scarfing down a few breakfast burritos that Steve whipped up, we packed up some lunches and headed out to the see Yosemite Falls. This is one of the main attractions down in the Valley and we've come here at least once on every previous trip. The most interesting thing about it though is that depending on the time of the year you visit, the snowpack from the winter, and whatever other variables that affect the water flow -- it looks completely different each time. This year in particular, the water level was extremely high and the falls were flowing like I've never seen them before. It made the climb up to the base of the Lower Falls somewhat of a wet adventure, but fun and rewarding nonetheless.
Next stop was at the Rainbow Pool. I haven't been here since our first outing way back in high school, during which time we used this place as our daily 'shower.' Its not like we had much of a choice since we didn't have any shower facilities at our campsite! The main attraction here is the 20-25ft. cliff you can jump off of if the mood strikes you. Or if your friends peer pressure you into it. Or whatever. It scared the beejezus out of me when I was 18, and six years later, that part still hasn't changed!
I pieced together all the videos that Ollie took off peeps jumping off and made a short little movie out of 'em. Its not exactly action-packed in the first few minutes because there's a lot of footage of Dennis contemplating his fate up on top (no actual jumping), but after you get by him, there's a lot of jumps in a short amount of time.
We ended the day by taking a leisurely drive up to Glacier Point. Its centrally-located at the top rim of the Valley, affording magnificent views over a wide swath of the surrounding area. This is the same spot where Steve took a picture with the dude wearing the "I Love Spam" t-shirt all those years ago. It was a perfect ending to our day of relaxation (and playing tourist), in preparation for what was to be a very, very long day.
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