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Saturday, August 23:
 
This morning we headed out to Yosemite taking Tioga Pass to get there.  We stopped at one of the viewing areas before we got to the park and smelled a burning oil kind of smell from our engine area.  Mac checked it out and we seemed to be low on transmission fluid.  With all the heavy work that the transmission would be doing today climbing hills we decided to head back down to a gas station and get some proper transmission fluid.  We found some in Lee Vining and headed back up the pass.
 
We have not been on this side of Yosemite before and it was quite beautiful to see.  We could see some patches of snow still up on some mountains slowly melting.  We stopped at many vista spots and enjoyed the views.  It is really an awesome place to see.  We also walked up to Bridal Veil Falls much farther than we had before.  During the late summer many of the waterfalls are either dried up or just a trickle.  But what is there is still pretty to see.
 
We had lunch at the Ahwahnee hotel dining room  It was quite nice, rustic yet elegant and the food was great too.  We also stopped at a visitor center and a gift shop to pick up those obligatory souvenirs.
 
On our way up the pass before we reached the park we saw two deer at a small lake.  In the afternoon on our way towards the exit we had stopped at a viewing area and happened to see a coyote.  The coyote didn’t seem to be afraid of being near the road and walked down the road for a ways and then would go back into the woods and come back out to walk down the road some more.  It was incredible to see the deer and the coyote today.
 
On our way home after visiting Yosemite we decided to eat dinner out this evening.  We stopped in Lee Vining and ate dinner at Bodie Mike's Barbeque.  It was very good food and the prices were very reasonable.  We talked a little to a couple at the next table and found out some other interesting places to visit in the area.
 
I talked to my mom and found out that my dad is in the hospital on life support.  He has a DNR so they will probably be removing him from machines and medicines tomorrow.  We won’t be there to say good bye to him before he passes away.  But we are headed out tomorrow and going there to be with my mom in this time of sorrow for us all.  Please pray with us that we have a safe fast journey.  

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