{"id":2192,"date":"2016-10-23T13:48:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T20:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/?p=2192"},"modified":"2016-10-23T13:48:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T20:48:55","slug":"yosemite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/23\/yosemite\/","title":{"rendered":"Yosemite"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven’t done this in a few years, but it’s a little less intimidating to write up a weekend trip than a weeks-long summer vacation. Friends in our Sunday School class invited us to stay at their place near Yosemite last weekend, and we were able to make it an extended three-day trip because Monday was a “reading day” at the college. <\/p>\n

We spent Saturday and Sunday visiting Glacier Point and Yosemite Valley, though because it rained all day on Sunday, I left my camera in the car that day. This was our family’s first trip to Yosemite Valley, aside from a visit I made as a child. <\/p>\n

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The view from Glacier Point is popular, for good reason. We changed our plans at the last minute to visit on Saturday morning, and that turned out to be a great decision as clouds soon came in and we wouldn’t have had a good view any other time. The big rock in the distance is the famous Half Dome.<\/p>\n

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The major impression that I will always have from this trip is the beautiful fall colors. We enjoyed this even when it was raining on Sunday and couldn’t take photos.<\/p>\n

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Here we have a beautiful family in a beautiful place. Thank God.<\/p>\n

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Before we headed back on Monday, our friend took us out for a drive in his 1915 Model T. He taught all of the kids to drive it.<\/p>\n

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Yes, all<\/em> of the kids. I am still shaking my head over this one. Our six-year-old had to keep his foot on the floor to keep the car in (low) gear and he controlled the gas with his right hand (with a lever similar to today’s turn signal). Because we had 8 people in the Model T, a few had to ride on the running boards, and that proved helpful on a few occasions when Mark was able to guide the steering wheel.<\/p>\n

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I was able to drive the car as well, and it wasn’t as easy as I expected it would be after watching my kids drive it. We are very thankful to our friends for making our weekend so special.<\/p>\n

On our drives, we listened to an audiobook recommended by another friend in our Sunday School class. We would all recommend Bud, Not Buddy<\/a><\/em> to your family as well. (Amazon lists it as ages 8-12, but I would say it’s 8-88.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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