First view of Yosemite

We could not get Internet connection yesterday - so, hopefully, two today. We arrived late in the PM, but had an opportunity for two walks and evening snacks and wine at the Alwanhee, a grand hotel built by the railroaders to entice visitors to Yosemite. Yosemite is a Park as big as Rhode Island, but 90% of the visitors jam into the Valley, a seven mile long canyon of granite, sheer cliffs, waterfalls, and conifers. It is on the one hand, one of the most beautiful spots on earth, and on the other, Disney Wilderness on steroids. If you blow up three of the pictures, you'll see cars and people - very, very small.