{"id":89711,"date":"2014-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/the-wonders-of-yosemite\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:51:53","slug":"the-wonders-of-yosemite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/the-wonders-of-yosemite\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wonders of Yosemite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/the-wonders-of-yosemite\/yosemite\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31435\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-31435\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yosemite.png\" width=\"418\" height=\"417\" \/><\/a>When I told my dear friend that we were coming to visit the West Coast of the USA and hoping to see <a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/camping-in-big-sur\/\" target=\"_blank\">Big Sur<\/a> and Yosemite, I didn\u2019t really know what I was asking for. I\u2019d heard of Yosemite, of course, but never done any research into what it looked like or why it was so famous.<\/p>\n<p>In the days leading up to our camping trip there, my friend kept telling me how extraordinary it was, and I admit I was thinking, \u201cShe\u2019s blowing it out of proportion. It\u2019ll never meet my expectations now.\u201d Jeez Louise, was I wrong! Yosemite is quite possibly the most spectacular place I have ever been.<\/p>\n<p>We only spent two days there, which is not nearly enough, but we still managed to fit in a beautiful picnic by the river, an incredible night of stargazing, from our sleeping bags, on top of a giant rock under the night sky, a morning hike to the most amazing river and hidden mountain pool, another beautiful picnic, a sunset at the edge of the world, and a whole lot of laughter, gasping and photo opportunities in between.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so spectacular, in fact, that words can\u2019t do it justice. Unfortunately, photographs can\u2019t do it justice either. You\u2019re just going to have to go \u2013 and take my word for it, you won\u2019t be disappointed. We were extremely lucky to go with experienced Yosemitians (not a word), but even if it\u2019s your first time you\u2019ll be able to soak up a lot of the wonder\u2026 My advice? Don\u2019t stay in the valley, and don\u2019t get caught up in all the shops and creature comforts you\u2019ll find there. This is a place of wild wonder, and it\u2019s so easy to get away from all the other tourists and find your very own corner of it.<\/p>\n<p>Think I\u2019m exaggerating how wonderful it is? Don\u2019t worry, Yosemite will still exceed your expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I told my dear friend that we were coming to visit the West Coast of the USA and hoping to see Big Sur and Yosemite, I didn\u2019t really know what I was asking for. 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