In the middle of everywhere...

Have you ever walked alone in the middle of nowhere, right in the middle of everywhere??  That's what my walk  home was like tonight.  Twilight, gentle rain.....So quiet.  I did not see a squirrel, a bird or a bear.  I did not see anyone until I crossed the bridge into Housekeeping Camp, and that was more a hearing than anything.  There were no campers around the fire, no children running with flashlights.....I had the whole walk to myself...the whole of Yosemite Valley was mine for 15 minutes.......I arrived on the other side of Housekeeping Camp just as the Shuttle (which I could have taken home instead) arrived there.  It was jam-packed!! standing room only!! with folks that missed out on a beautiful, wet, warm, quiet, refreshing walk.