Seirra Navada

After posting the huge box and saying our thanks and goodbyes to Julia, the plan was to head south and go across route 120 through Yosemite. There have been fires in the area and we had to check the route was ok. Julia went on websites for us and sent the info to me by txt. We headed down hwy 49 to Sonora, our next stop on the GPS should have been Grovetown but I must have missed this step when setting up the GPS around midnight.

The Ashfielt is so hot the bikes stand sinks in.

This bear was showing an interest in the bike.

We found ourselves going over the Sonora Pass (at an altitude of 9625 feet) on route 108 instead. This may have been a good thing as we were told 120 had been shut at one stage. The smoke from the fires is everywhere on the east of the mountain range.

The trick with this bear is that you place a coin on the bears tongue to see if it falls into the stump. If it goes in You make a wish and rub his nose. You only have three turns though.

At our final destination, Lee Vining, we were watching humming birds drinking from a bird feeder whilst we ate our meal however I wasn't quick enough to video them or get a photo.