Yosemite Day 1 - June 7th 2016
After the madness of the weekend, post rush hour San Francisco was pretty tame. It took a few minutes to figure out how to get down to the airport, but that trip went smoothly. Soon, my rented Hyundai Accent was zipping down the 101 towards Palo Alto, and eventually towards Groveland.
The GPS continually guided me east, across the bay and through the hills on the east side. The urban jungle gave way to rolling hills covered in tall, tan grass and spread out trees. The countryside looked a lot like western North Dakota, only with more tress. After crossing the Don Pedro Reservoir (which appeared a good deal lower than normal), it was back into the hills.