Saturday was quieter in San Francisco so we had an early breakfast in Johnny Rockets then left for Yosemite. We crossed the bay bridge to Oakland, but we were on the lower level so the view was not good. We stopped at the Raiders stadium (above) in Oakland for a few snaps and then back on the bumpiest freeway in California IS 880. After that it was a steady drive across the central valley and into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. We pretty much kept on all the way to Yosemite and it started raining just as we got there.
We had a quick look around in the valley floor, but we could see the cloud closing in so we headed to Glacier Point before it disappeared into the mist. We had time for a quick look around and took some shots of Half Dome in the clouds. Then the clouds really closed in, it started to rain in earnest so we headed back to the valley floor. On the way back down the visibility was zero in places - scary since we saw some of the drops on the way up! It was the poor weather that clinched the "stay another day in Yosemite" option. So we headed off to Mariposa, a good hour drive, for the night. Nice pizza restaurant in Mariposa - good grub!
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