We have a comfortable room. We have a fan, but no air conditioning, so it was a little warm, but our building is surrounded by tall pine trees that shade it during the day. We were able to watch some Olympic events on TV last night and this morning. I walked over to the Lodge food court and bought some breakfast food including scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, orange juice, and a cinnamon roll. The pancakes were huge, and we couldn't eat them all. We decided that our first destination would be Yosemite Falls which was within walking distance of our room. The falls were still beautiful even though the water flow was low. The path was pretty level and there were quite a few people on it, but we spent over an hour appreciating the beauty of the falls. After that we drove to Tunnel View which is a wonderful place to look over the valley. Then we drove through the tunnel and up the winding road to Glacier Point. If I thought the previous views were good, Glacier Point is definitely worth the drive. We stood at the edge of a high cliff overlooking the valley below, and we had a bird's eye view of Half Dome directly in front of us. We spent about two hours at Glacier Point, and we bought souvenirs and ice cream at the gift shop before returning to the valley. We stopped at Bridal Veil Falls, and we walked the trail to the base of the falls to take some pictures. Then we returned to our room and relaxed. I tried the swimming pool, but the water was pretty cold so I didn't stay in too long. We cleaned up and went to the Mountain Room Restaurant for our dinner reservation at 6:30 p.m. We shared a meal that included a Prime Sirloin, mashed potatoes, salad, French Onion soup, and seasoned bread. The steak was delicious. After dinner we drove back to Tunnel View for an evening look at the valley and then returned to our room. It was a wonderful day.
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