Our 16th Anniversary

We celebrated our 16th Anniversary with a trip to Yosemite for two nights (July 8-10). It was just the two of us so it was such a treat. Lloyd and I both love being outdoors and with Yosemite practically being in our backyard we couldn't have picked a better place.
We got around the valley on our mountain bikes. It was a lot more fun than taking the shuttle. The first night we got there we had a beautiful ride at dusk, unfortunately that was the time when all the mosquitoes came out too!
We had a little canvas tent cabin in Curry Village. It wasn't real fancy, but you can't beat the location - right on the valley floor!

Our wedding day was 7-09-94. We thought it was very ironic that our cabin was #7-09. It was meant to be for our anniversary!

My best souvenir was this little towel from the pool. The attendant said I could keep it. I just love it because it's the perfect size for spin class!

The highlight of our trip was floating down the Merced River. It was so peaceful! I loved letting the river pull me along as I enjoyed the gorgeous views of Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, and all the beauty of Yosemite. Our only complaint was that our river trip was too short - less than an hour of floating and then the river is blocked off. I could have been on that river for hours!
You can see upper Yosemite Falls in the background!

We are so glad we brought our own boat. We didn't want to rent one for such a short trip!

Relaxing by the pool (without any kids) was heavenly!

On our final day of the trip (and Lloyd's birthday) we hiked to the top of upper Yosemite Falls. Here we are at Columbia Rock. The view was breathtaking! Here's Lloyd next to the falls on the way up the trail.
Here's the view of the valley floor once we reached the top of the falls...

...and here's the top of the falls!

Glad to have reached the top - hold on! The foot bridge over the falls was a cute little bridge.

We hiked a bit more to Yosemite Point. A nice man took this photo of us with Half Dome in the background. It was a strenuous hike. First it was all uphill and then, on the way back, it was all downhill. The downhill is actually a lot harder for me. We've done Half Dome the past two years so it was fun to do something different!

After the hike we celebrated Lloyd's birthday at Claim Jumpers, our favorite!

The kids sang "Happy Birthday" to their Dad and enjoyed his favorite birthday cake - an apple pie. We were so grateful to Bryce and Chareen for watching the kids. It was a perfect anniversary and birthday celebration for me and Lloyd.