{"id":218,"date":"2009-09-27T21:24:06","date_gmt":"2009-09-27T21:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellingtruths.wordpress.com\/?p=218"},"modified":"2017-10-04T08:27:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T08:27:35","slug":"yosemite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slingadventures.com\/destinations\/usa\/yosemite","title":{"rendered":"Yosemite National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"Las Vegas to Yosemite National Park. Thinking Google maps told me it was 400km away I was surprised to see it then would take 9 hours. Seems an awfully slow trip? And, we have a Mustang! The 400km were in fact miles so we did have a ways to go!\r\n\r\nAfter a seriously hot transit of Death Valley Allison and I passed the western themed town of Lone Pine before crossing Tioga pass which was just about to close for the winter. The landscape changed dramatically as we descended into Yosemite. Barren desert to large pine trees and rocky outcrops. None more impressive than El Capitan, at 9000ft the iconic climbing destination.We stop at dusk to watch some climbers half way up wondering if they will spend the night on the face of El Capitan, most likely.\r\n\r\n