Yesterday we hung out at the trailer because we had to do the laundry and I had to dump the waste tanks. It was uninteresting.
Today we were again free to explore because we did our chores yesterday. We had a good breakfast here in the trailer then took off on a tour of the campground. We were unaware of about half of the extent of this park, surprising because we have been in Yosemite Lakes TT twice prior to this year’s stay. We found this facility has two different tent camping areas, getaway cabins across the Tuolumne River, tiny shacks called bunkhouses up in the bushes, a bunch of yurts and a hostel, apparently for cyclists. It also has a little store / gas station combo where they happily charge about six bits more per gallon than we paid down in the flat lands. They are quite busy because fuel is only sold here and a couple other spots between Yosemite and Merced.
After irritating our fellow campers by spying on them, we left the campground and headed about 5 miles west down CA-120 where we found a spot on the Tuolumne River called Rainbow Pool. It looks like it would be a great swimming hole but there were no takers today, maybe due to the near-freezing snowmelt running through it. There were a couple of fisherman there and one of them was doing quite well. The other guy was sullen.
We also took a spin on some back roads northeast of Groveland which is located a bit further west on 120. We spotted nice patches of flowers, a big flock of Canadian Geese feeding in a pasture and many confusing road signs and pavement markings. After a bit, we found our way back to 120 and headed back for our trailer because the sky was starting to look sort of ominous. Just as we got home, a gentle rain started which soon changed into more substantial precipitation before transitioning into a nifty thunder and lightning storm. The thunder produces some extraordinary echoes here in the mountains and valleys of the Sierras.
Happily, we found no leaks in our trailer.
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