Episode 4: Yosemite Journey

capricious_k and I had the pleasure of sharing Thanksgiving and the fifth anniversary of our fist date at Yosemite National Park this year, one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places on Earth. It'd been several years since I was last there, and K had never done a thorough exploration of the valley, so it was a very special trip. It was also the fourth and final episode of our Fall Season of Adventure.

After a lazy morning sleeping in on Thursday, we took a lazy drive directly to the Blackberry Inn, a bed & breakfast we'd booked which is not too far outside the valley. After checking in, we changed into fancier duds and enjoyed a marvelous Thanksgiving dinner in the famous Awahnee Hotel dining room. The giant dining room was quite crowded, as the event is a popular one and booked up months in advance, but it was very much worth it.

Our hostess at the Blackberry Inn, it turns out, is one of the world's foremost experts on hiking in California, who's published a couple of dozen books on the subject. Each room at the B&B had a couple of her books in it for our reference, so we took advantage of the excellent advice and spent all day Saturday and Sunday hiking. We probably did 8 or so miles each day, so we just might have burned off all the calories we'd consumed from the Thanksgiving feast. Although slightly chilly, we were well prepared and the weather was gorgeous.

Photos from our hikes can be found in my gallery here.

Last year we were in NYC for Thanksgiving, this year Yosemite. I wonder what we'll do next year?

Thanks for five wonderful years and unlimited adventures, sweetie!