These are some video shots of Yosemite National Park that I took on a trip I took this summer. I wrote "Bears" while I was camping in the area around Mammoth Lakes, California in the Eastern Sierras on the same trip. I did see one bear alongside the road when I was riding the tour bus n the Yosemite Valley Park. When I was there half the park was obscured by smoke - not Yosemite Valley though, from a prescribed burn that was going on. I heard the burn got out of hand though and jumped a line so I don't know how much of the park is left to see right now. I'm just kidding, I'm sure most of it's still there. I figured I might also capitalize on Ken Burns new documentary about National Parks that's coming out by just mentioning his name here and Yosemite National Park. I'm using an open E tuning on the mandolin. (less info)