I was up at sunrise and made the short walk down from my tent to photograph the final waterfall of my trip: Lower Rancheria Falls. At 91 ft. high, the lower falls is a glorious fanning waterfall cascade and slide. It is certainly my favorite of the waterfalls here at Rancheria. After enjoying the waterfall I climbed back up to my campsite, packed up and made my breakfast and coffee.
For me, being here on Easter was both glorious and melancholic. I missed being in church and playing my favorite Easter song which we essentially only sing once per year (I play drums in the band). On the other hand, what better day and place to delight in the beauty of God’s creation.
I could, of course, worship God beside the beautiful waterfall by reading the resurrection story on my Bible app. But wait, no I can’t! Because my stupid phone was not working! I could not open any apps on my phone. Although they are supposed to work offline with no cellular service they just would not open. I could not send messages to my wife. I could not view my maps. I could not watch Netflix. I could not read my Bible. This could have been a serious problem if anything went wrong on this trip. Thankfully, everything went perfectly fine. I was able to open my Music app so at least I could play my favorite Easter song.
I found one more waterfall to photograph on the hike back home. Tiltill Creek Falls was still in shade when I got there so I decided to stop. I was not planning to but hey, why not. I found a much better spot to photograph this waterfall. I won’t say if I was or was not standing in a very dangerous spot while doing so. (in case my wife is reading this)
It was a four hour hike back to the Hetch Hetchy trailhead and I thought I made good time. That is, until I was passed by a couple tall hikers. I am not short but I do wish I had longer legs so I could hike faster. These people just cruised by me and I could not keep up with them. I arrived back at the car at 12:30PM and drove straight to Pizza Factory in Groveland. It was a glorious 3 day trip to Rancheria Falls at Yosemite National Park.
