August 10, 2010
Even this morning we get up early because we want to tour around before leaving Mammoth. Take the car and after a few km we reach an area full of lakes and frequented by a lot of fishermen. We do some stops to enjoy the scenery and then we proceed to enter Yosemite from the Tioga Road.
easily reach the Tioga Pass and then the green meadow of Meadow Tuolomne , where we stop to admire the domes of granite mountains that surround the area, most notably in the distance, the Half Dome.
I km. forward are not many, but often because we stop at every corner there is something to be discovered: in addition to 'Half Dome, symbol of the Park, Tenaya Lake, the Capitan, myth of each climber, the Merced River .....
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Again I can not help but think that here everything is multiplied by PER2, for 3 to 4, from 10 ........ landscapes with a glass of coca cola or coffee, to the giant trees from the streets, from cars to the size of people!
arrive at Curry Village, which is still early, but we do check-in, even if we have to move later to take the keys. So let us take the shuttle bus that takes us to Yosemite Village, where we stroll and visit the museum dedicated to the life and culture of the Paiute Indians who inhabited this area before the arrival of European settlers.
It is now 5:00 am when we decide to pick up the keys of our house, because this time the house is, even if it consists of a simple tent mounted on a wooden base, complete with a door, and within 2 beds as well as a shelf equipped with a safe.
Graziella, strengthened by the fact that "Unity is strength" is proposed to stay together, it is fearful that some bears may come to visit us, after considering the recommendations of the rangers who continually call for caution. However
stow the little food we have and everything in bins that smell-proof Bear and prepare our bed.
spend the evening in the village, affollattissimo of people despite the low lighting (no electricity is wasted here) and after dinner we grabbed a few rocking chairs placed under a wooden porch that is so far west, with his eyes toward heaven as a star so you can not, trying to spot some shooting star (is the night of San Lorenzo or not?), while the notes of the song " What a Wonderful World "by Frank Sinatra accompany our lounge.
We are just at ease and we wonder who can never feel better about us
August 9, 2010 
last a day without clouds and rain!
After the usual breakfast (plenty for someone and sober for someone else) we move to Mammoth Lakes, located just over 300 km.
This is also a stage of transfer, which will take us to the gates of Yosemite, the park will be visiting in the coming days and the last scheduled before San Francisco. 
The road we travel is a long ribbon of asphalt that runs through the desert first, then gets up mountain passes to reach an altitude of 2,200 meters height where the rare shrubs finally give way to trees. We thus come to California and in less than no time we reach Mammoth Lakes, at the foot of the mountains and major ski resort in winter, but also places very lively in the summer. 
a bit tomorrow morning patrol 'the area ....
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