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June 13, 2007
City boy mighty impressed by Yosemite
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I've always been a city slicker who preferred the comforts of a warm bed to the grit of the outdoors. When I visited the Grand Canyon as a child, I consciously sized it up to see how many strip malls would fit inside.
But even I was awestruck when I visited Yosemite National Park for the first time on Sunday. While I'd seen the Rocky Mountains and badlands of South Dakota, I hadn't come across anything like the towering granite formations and the elegant Yosemite Falls cascading over the edge.
It's well worth the drive through California's less-than-scenic heartland to spend some time among El Capitan, Half Dome, and a seemingly endless supply of chubby squirrels.
While the scenery was awesome, the most interesting feature of the park was what I didn't see: a single Starbucks.
Posted by Greg Sidor at June 13, 2007 06:17 PM