California - Coast to Coast and headed back now!

CALIFORNIA!!! If you think you are missing out because you have never been to California, let me tell you that the cities are cool.. But the true beauty is in the land. We met one guy that insisted that the High Sierras are the most beautiful place in the U.S., however I believe God has created beauty in so many places that we just sometimes don't stop to notice it. Are you missing out by not visiting California? Well have you noticed the simple beauty in your own backyard? Or God's touch in the faces I your own children?

San Francisco:
Our favorite part of San Francisco was putting our feet in the ocean during the sunset. In fact, driving the streets of San Franscisco is rather frightening. The hills are out of control. We really didn't take the time to tour around the city a whole lot with Jonas and Lucy being so young, so I am sure there are some cool things. People there don't even know about the Mackinaw Bridge! And we all know its bigger and better than the Golden Gate! ;)

Yosemite:
The beauty and grandeur of the Sierra Nevada Mountains is magnificent. We dry camped for free in the Stanislaus National Forest about 7 miles from the Yosemite Big Oak entrance.
(On a side note; I felt like an Amish family during tourist season. We and Lucy in particular were photographed multiple times by Asian people. I am assuming they were just taken with her blonde hair an blue eyes. If they weren't photographing us they were at least staring or pointing and smiling at us. I felt quite famous, haha.)
The valley of Yosemite is the most touristy, but the kids loved it. There is a nice river that everyone swims in down there and the kids loved wading and playing with the rocks. Jon set up his hammock in a grove of trees and let Lucy take her nap there. We also drove up to Glacier Point one evening and stayed there until the stars came out. The view was awesome.
Some of our pictures are also from Tioga Rd. where we saw beautiful mountain lakes, snow capped peaks and a Periguin Falcon flying so fast above us we could hear the wind slicing in front of it like a jet.