Popular Trips in Yosemite National Park
Easy trip from Tuolomne Meadows, out the Glen Aulin trail down to see the waterfalls. The winter was pretty snow-heavy, so the water levels were awesome. Part of the trail heading out was flooded, but besides the mosquitoes, it just made it that much more of an adventure.Though I believe this is considered a fairly popular route, we saw about 10 or so day hikers on the way to the High Sierra...
A lot to do in 4 days for us, but we had a great time. Lots of snattle rakes in Pate Valley and on the trail. more than i cared to see. The climb out is brutal going up to White Wolf, but we made it in pretty good time. lots of water to play in too, cold though.
Our original plans for the weekend were for a mellow family backpack with the girls but when the girls started to bail we changed plans and headed out to the Eastern Sierra. After leaving San Jose at 6am we arrived in Bridgeport at 12pm to pick up our wilderness permits at the ranger station. Unfortunately(or maybe serendipitously) our first choice of the Green Creek trailhead had filled up with 40 people by 8am...
Although I had heard about Yosemite's High Sierra Camps (HSC),
I had never been to one. A couple months
back, I made a reservation for Vogelsang HSC for Sept 6th, the last
night of their 2008 season. The weather turned out to be perfect, cool and sunny.
Day 1 – To Vogelsang - I started the hike at 9:15 am from the backpackers car park before Tuolumne
Meadows Lodge. Vogelsang can be
reached via Rafferty Creak trail (6...
This year, the family decided to spend the Easter weekend in Yosemite. While looking for a good hike (trail not closed or covered in feet of snow, either a dozen+ miles or 1500+ feet or so, not something I've already done a bunch of times), I realized we'd be heading out the last weekend that Badger Pass was open -- giving me a great chance to finally go snowshoeing. I asked around...
Yosemite Valley is the must-visit site for all tourists who visit Yosemite National Park. The best way to enjoy the surrounding landscapes on foot would be a loop hike around the valley. The loops, below the rims, follows many of the Valley's first east-west trails and wagon roads. The smaller loop (Mirror Lake <-> El Capitan Bridge) is about 14 miles long. The bigger loop (Mirror Lake <-> Pohono Bridge) is about 19 miles long. You...
Early in 2010 I ran across an old Backpacker article describing a loop through southern Yosemite's Clark Range circling Merced and Triple Divide Peaks. The trip included high passes, enough mileage for a weeklong trip, and a distinct dearth of people -- what's not to like?So I sent in my permit application and started training.This hike proved to be a Sierran classic: granite-rimmed lakes, thick forests and open meadows, fields of talus...
Glacier Point to Illillouette to Half Dome and Happy Isle
Yosemite National Park, California, United States
22 miles
22 miles
Arrived in Yosemite in time to pick up the Wilderness Permit before the office closed. As traditional in our family, our first meal of the trip was Pizza at Curry Village. We unloaded the backpacks and headed to the Backpacker's Camp behind North Pines Campground. The weather was so nice, we just pulled out the sleeping bags and left the tents in the packs.Next morning, up in time to catch the 10...
Hiking Mist Trail to Vernal Fall is one of the most popular activity in Yosemite Valey during the summer time. However, some people might feel it difficult due to the steepness and tall and wet stairs of the trail at the final approach to Vernal Fall. Hiking down could be more challenged for those folks. Here is a alternative. Instead of hiking down from the same Mist Trail you came from, you...
For my first snow camping experience, this trip to Yosemite proved to be educational and fun.Driving up on the day after Valentine's Day was moderately calm due to the lower volume of drivers during the winter. We took the road up to the Badger Pass Skiing Area and got out of the car to a brisk sunny day. Sunglasses were a must, and it felt like the start to any summer trip,...
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