Tuolumne Lodge

ate yummy salad and creamy potato onion soup for dinner on a cold night here after a long drive by mono lake.

they serve you family style with a huge salad bowl and i sat next to a very friendly6 man named gib. he's been coming to yosemite each year since he was a boy growing up in cali. i loved talking to him.

that's the beauty of traveling alone. i can strike up a conversation with anyone and feel right at home.

i've talked to people from all over the 50 states, aussies and brits, and heard many germans, italians and spanish speakers here. with the dollar low, we are getting many tourists!

this building was built in the early 1900's; it's basically just a tent. they have red checkered tablecloths and candles and old photos everywhere. feels like you're stepping back in time.