We'd been advised to spend a day hiking to Mirror Lake in Yosemite Valley. Though the suggested route combination was 6 miles including 600 granite steps, we chose a more direct route from Curry Village, that ended up being about the same distance anyway. Ha!
Daddy and I have been using iNaturalist for awhile, and now Asher is using it on a regular basis. I love that he's interested in identifying what he finds. (iNaturalist is a free app that can identify anything living - plants, animals, insects, fungus.... If the app can't identify it based on location and photo, it can be left as unidentified and another user will most likely identify it for you!)
The air was much cooler as we walked thru these large boulders. The kids were growing tired, so they took a short break on one.
And we finally made it to Mirror Lake. A nice, fairly popular spot to enjoy the beautiful surroundings.
The bright, green grasses were waving in the breeze. Such a mesmerizing thing to watch.
It wasn't until we crossed the river that we realized Half Dome was right behind us.
A great last hike in Yosemite National Park!
