When Life Throws a Storm, Slow Down & Look Up | Yosemite Valley Adventure

After our short pause, we're back on the road—and Yosemite greeted us with rain, hail, fog, and a full-on August snowstorm. In today’s adventure episode, we recap our wild entrance into Yosemite Valley, the unprepared tourists scrambling for ponchos, James trying (and failing) to get a tetanus shot, and the breathtaking moment the storm lifted and revealed the valley walls and waterfalls in all their beauty.

This is an honest look at what travel really feels like—messy, unpredictable, hilarious, and healing. And a reminder that sometimes the storm gives you a better gift than the sunshine ever could.

What We Talk About

• Rain, hail & 38° August snow 🤯

• Crowds scrambling for overpriced umbrellas

• Why rainy national park days are usually the best

• The chaos of Yosemite Valley traffic

• Lower & Upper Yosemite Falls roaring from fresh storms

• Why the outside areas (Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass) might be even better

• James’s foot injury update

• RV challenges, triumphs & the art of rolling with what is

Links

🎥 Watch the YouTube adventure: https://youtu.be/QsfwPpUffJk

📝 Blog with campsite details & photos: https://kerouacscruising.com/when-the-storm-doesnt-scare-off-the-crowd-our-rain-soaked-and-hilarious-yosemite-valley-day/

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