Riding Bikes around Yosemite Valley

The best thing we did was to bring our bikes on this Road Trip.  We especially appreciated them while in Yosemite.  This video leaves a lot to be desired, but it gives a basic idea of how much fun we had riding around the Valley as a family.  Joycie road with Holly and Sage road with me.

SPRING BREAK ROAD TRIP

Yosemite, Central California Coast, and San Fransico

The Jones Family RV Express

We drove from SLC to Reno where we parked in the SCHEEL's parking lot to spend our first night.  At 1AM the security guard awakened us and told us that we were not allowed to park RV's in that parking lot.  So much for internet knowledge.  We moved the RV to a street just outside the SCHEEL's parking lot and slept through the remainder of the night.

The next day we made it to a campsite about an hour outside of Yosemite National Park.  We didn't dare drive into the park and find all the last-minute RV sites full.  Every mile in the RV is about $.50 in gas so we don't like to back-track if it can be avoided.  We spend a very quite night near a nice lake.  Noah ended up with Poison Oak rash due to an early morning hike through the woods, but thankfully it cleared up without much problem.

Leaving the Snow in our Cruise America RV

The next day we drove into Yosemite and reserved a last minute RV site for the next two nights.  We felt fortunate to be travelling in the shoulder season when such reservations were available through a lottery system.  In the summer we would have been OUT OF LUCK.  The next two days were spent enjoying the splendor of Yosemite.  Granite cliffs, bike rides along the Valley floor.  Hikes up the valley walls, along pristine rivers, and through the giant Sequoia groves.  A few of our photos are included below:

WE LOVE THAT OUR KIDS ARE BEST FRIENDS

Running among the Ancient Giants