We got to Yosemite around 5:00 and not a single camping spot was available. The park was insane with people! After being on the road for so many days, we've completely lost track of the day of the week. Note to self – do not visit Yosemite on a weekend. It's crazy! So, we drove to the south entrance to see if we could find a place to sleep. The campsite outside the park was full, hotels in the town 12 miles south were completely booked, hotels 25 miles south were booked...it was looking like we might sleep in the truck again. We finally found a state park with campsites available 45 miles south of the park. We set up our tent in the dark which really creeped me out because of snake warnings. I'm ready to get to the land where creepy things aren't as prevalent (no rattlesnakes in Seattle). We finally got the sleep around 11 and then Phill woke up around 1AM to a horrifying screeching sound as if an animal was being mutilated. Luckily I didn't hear the animal at all, but I did hear Bailey go nuts over it growling and barking. We both layed there quietly for a couple of minutes after it was over and I looked toward Phill and said - “are you asleep.” And he responded - “not a chance.” We were hearing every little noise at this point which was really creepy. So, we got all of our stuff and climbed into the truck to sleep a while. An hour later, we were sweating to death, so we ventured back into the tent. An owl was hooting at this time, which was a really nice sound to fall asleep to. I'm not sure if I've ever really heard an owl hoot.
We both felt pretty silly once we woke up and saw our surroundings (we didn't have a good sense of it since we set up in the dark). The site was right by the edge of a lake and the trashcans were close by with no lids. They obviously don't have a major animal problem. I don't know what Phill heard being eaten, but I don't think we should have felt as threatened by it as we did. Small children were walking around that had apparently slept soundly all night. Meanwhile, the two adults with their tent crawled into the safety of our vehicle halfway through. Yeah...we were feeling a little wimpy.
We got back to Yosemite around 9:30 AM and the park was packed! People were flooding in the gates. We couldn't drive to the giant tree grove because the parking lot was full, and the overflow parking lot was becoming too full as well. It was looking like it was going to be a miserable day fighting among people. So, we decided to can it and drive up to Sacramento to see the Faulkners. We'll be staying with them for a few days and will probably use one of those days to make a side trip down to Yosemite. I hope it's slower mid week so that we can actually see it. So, that's where we headed. It's probably good because we're ready for a nice bed, good company, and hot showers! Faulkers and your doggies...look out, here we come!
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