Leaving Yosemite
After three nights, its time to leave Yosemite.
We've really enjoyed our time here, as the park is very beautiful and
the girls really enjoyed it, with lots of running around and animal
watching. Its a shame that the accommodation wasn't everything we'd
expected, but then if everything in life was perfect, nobody would have
anything to talk about!
As we left, we pulled over at a small parking lot
on the exit road. There were no signs to it, and as it was 'behind us'
on a one-way road, we were really lucky to spot it. But from there,
we had the most amazing view of the valley - with the huge cliffs of
El Capitan on the left, and the cliffs of the opposite side on the right.
And in the middle is the area where we camped. A great last photo opportunity.
As we left, we pulled over at a small parking lot
on the exit road. There were no signs to it, and as it was 'behind us'
on a one-way road, we were really lucky to spot it. But from there,
we had the most amazing view of the valley - with the huge cliffs of
El Capitan on the left, and the cliffs of the opposite side on the right.
And in the middle is the area where we camped. A great last photo opportunity. 
Tahoe
is a good example of a 'weird thing', created by the presence of State
lines. It sits on the border between Nevada and California. Driving
here last night it was easy to work out where the State line was, even
though there were only small signs on the road. On the California side
was a long road, lined with motels, hotels and fast food restaurants
- and all of the other urban detritus that goes with that - like laundromats,
wedding chapels and liquor stores. And it was all low-rise - nothing
higher than two floors. And there, on the state line - literally one
foot over it - were huge tower blocks of casinos. And nothing else -
we drove for a mile into Nevada, and once you were past the casinos,
there was nothing else but blackness.