Bob's Bench Yosemite National Park

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Ken and his brother at Bob's Bench

I met Ken and his brother at Bob's Bench. Two really nice brothers re hiking the Merced River area as a celebration of many trips they took in the area with their father when they were younger. They suggested I look at Fern Grotto and were kind enough to tell me how to get there. Fern Grotto Images and Photos on this page.

As the story goes, a guy named Bob visited this natural bench in the stone over a span of sixty (60) years. The bench faces Easterly and provides a cool shady place in the afternoon to stop next to the trail, meditate, take in some killer views and reflect on life. I think it's also a nice place to meet great folks like Ken and his brother. So, after 40 or 50 years, Bob became famous and his bench became a "sacred place" with the Yosemite crowd that frequents the area. I understand that Bob has passed away, but others are picking up the tradition, and stopping a while. I'll stop next time I'm back in the area too. I searched for Bob's Bench on the web and found no reference to it. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction to find out more about this special place.

Me, with Echo Creek in the Background.

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