Camping Trips Big Sur and Yosemite

Yosemite El Capitan mountain

Eden with El Capitan in the background.

Our Yosemite cabin.

Lola at Pfeiffer Beach at Big Sur, CA.

The girls dancing above the ocean. It's our secret spot with beautiful coves and tons of jelly fish and an underground tunnel.

Lola dancing up a storm there.

Eden at Pfeiffer Falls. So cute!

Our water baby in the cold cold Big Sur river. It's the first thing she did when we set up camp...well while we set up camp.

Enrique and kids at Pfeiffer Falls.

Pic time at Pfeiffer Big Sur Park.

We had so much fun on our trip to Big Sur, California and Yosemite. We had a river site at Big Sur Campground and cabins which was great because the girls played in the river the whole time. We did so much on this trip. We hiked up to Pfeiffer Falls at Big Sur Park, which was nice because last year due to the fire, we didn't get to do this hike. They are still rebuilding, of course, but so much of the park was destroyed in the fire. What was so incredible though was all the new growth. There are little trees growing all over and new leaves. It was beautiful and makes you realize why nature has those natural fires. For regrowth and to preserve the life of the forest. Seems bizarre, but makes sense after witnessing that.

The weather was just perfect so we got a chance to enjoy Pfeiffer Beach which is usually too windy and too cold. There are pics of the girls in a small tide pool at the beach. I have been really afraid of them going into the tides especially because so many people are losing their lives in the ocean. We just had this happen to some locals here, so I am extra cautious especially at beaches notorious for undertoe and ones that have caution signs all over. The girls were quite happy in the tidepool and I got a chance to read my book.

The next part of our trip took place at Yosemite, Ca. I had never been there before and it was probably the most beautiful place I've ever seen. The trees are beautiful, the scenery, nature all of it was breathtaking. And to think this natural beauty is so close to home. We will definitely be there again.

I was really afraid of bears and so I was beyond cautious and made sure we stayed with the crowds. Luckily we never saw a bear. The girls really enjoyed this place. The mountains were enormous and intimidating! There's a picture of the girls with El Capitan behind them and you can barely see them compared to the mountain! One of our favorite hikes was the Yosemite Falls. At the end of this short hike, you can get in the water at the base of the waterfall. The water was so incredibly cold! I've never felt water that cold. That's because it's water that comes direct from the mountain. It's melted snow! It was freezing, but because it was such a hot day, the girls loved it. Afterward we went to the Happy Isles. They had a kids nature center. the different Isles were absolutely beautiful and the rivers were raging and rushing by. It was really thrilling. It was so picturesque. The trees were so majestic.

We ended our trip with a bit of fishing in the Merced River. I caught 3 nice sized Trout and about 10 small ones that we threw back. They sure were tasty.