Are you going to go into Yosemite? We were there one May in the 2000’s during a heavy runoff and the waterfalls and rivers were spectacular. We stayed in Yosemite Lodge next to Yosemite Falls. We could hear the falls all night. It was wonderful. Somebody stretched a tightrope at the top of the falls but I never saw the tightrope walker. A lot of fun.
I have never been there and somewhat worry about the crowds that are there. I went to Muir Canyon one Saturday after Christmas and it was mobbed to the point of tripping over people — I was thinking of spending a day driving through Yosemite but staying a day or two in the Kings Canyon area on my way into the bay area.