Day 11- July 2

We make a quick breakfast in the microwave and head to turn in the U-Haul at TruValue. It again takes a while to get all the paperwork done. The allowed mileage from Vegas was ridiculously low, but the folks here know it and waive any extra mileage fees. They are also very helpful in unloading the bikes. We gear up and head to a local cycle shop where we pick up a couple of Cramp Busters to fit on the throttle grips. Later we hit another shop and get Ceci a wrap for her ponytail that should keep her hair from becoming so tangled. We have no luck, however, finding anything to relieve my aching posterior. At least the rest over the last few days has been welcome.
We head to Yosemite, fortunately the wildfires haven’t closed the roads between us and our destination. The ride is mostly flat straight uninteresting desert until we hit 120. Then we start to get some turns, some altitude, and some cool clean air. Smoke from the fires had been with us most of the trip and completely obscured Mt. Whitney, so we missed some scenery there. We also miss the scenery of Sequoia National Park, which we skip to make up time. We should be able to see some big trees in Yosemite anyway.
The roads in Yosemite are great. Nice twisties, though traffic and traffic cops make it a slow ride. The scenery makes the slow trip worth it though. Better than average snowfall through the winter means there is still plenty of snowmelt and runoff to keep the waterfalls going. In my previous two trips here it was dry. We see some big trees, but not the huge old Sequoias. It would be nice to spend a week or two exploring here, this place is awesome. I’m sure we see little it has to offer, but what we see is great. We get a nice campsite and pick up some supplies from the camp store. Beef franks cooked over the campfire with the last remaining Arrogant Bastard Ale. For the first time on this trip it actually feels like we’re really camping. We even have S’Mores for dessert.
We don’t manage to get a stamp for our book, so we’ll have to pick one up tomorrow. I do finally remember to write down the mileage, so at least tomorrow I should be able to get a somewhat accurate mileage for the days ride. I estimate we rode about 270 miles today. Despite the early smoke and uninteresting desert, this may have been our most enjoyable day so far. The park is that good.