Yosemite Blog

Category: Day Tripping

  • Yosemite Named One of the Top 10 Trips of a Lifetime

    If you could go to 10 places before you die where would you go? If you said Yosemite you’re not alone. Travelbag has named the trip to Yosemite from Los Angeles en route to San Francisco a trip they wouldn’t pass up. Travelbite.co.uk: “Travel specialists from Travelbag explained climbing the Sydney landmark at sunrise or…

  • Last Chance to Climb Half Dome This Year

    If you want to climb the cables up Half Dome this year you’ve only got a couple of days left. The cables are scheduled to be taken down October 15th – 16th. If you want to make the trek to the top you have 2 weekends left. Go for it. Photo by Alaina Browne via…

  • Thinking About Hiking Half Dome? Here’s Something You Won’t Want to Miss

    Although the cables up Half Dome are getting ready to come down for the season it’s the perfect time to lose a few pounds and start getting in shape to make the trek next year. Rick Deutsch, author of One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome, sent me an email to let me know he’s going…

  • October Color, Not in Yosemite

    Lots of people have been writing in to ask me “What’s Yosemite like in October?” Well…brown. Oh sure there’s a lot of plants that turn rich yellows and oranges but unfortunately it never makes a large display of color. Mostly everything is brown. But, good news! With just a short drive over Tioga Pass you…

  • Perseids Make for a Great Show This Weekend

    Headed up to the park this weekend? Stay up late and watch the Perseid meteor shower. The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to be at its best this year, producing one or two meteors per minute during its peak hours Sunday night and early Monday morning. Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through…

  • Can’t Get a Room in Yosemite? There’s Plenty to do in Tuolumne Meadows.

    Charlie writes in: We’re going to be in Yosemite on the week beginning Sunday 9th September for around three nights.We booked accommodation in Tuolumne Meadows, probably not quite realising how far it is to the valley. However there seems to be no bookable accommdation available at the main Valley places that I know (North Pines,…

  • Want To Do Something Different? Go Rafting!

    Most people don’t associate Yosemite with white water rafting but hey, some of the best white water in California is just outside the park and this year construction projects up river mean you’ll be able to raft all summer long! Zephyr White Water Expeditions: Due to the lowering of upstream reservoirs for routine maintenance (done…

  • Video: Hiking Half Dome the Day Nohara Died

    Here’s a video of the hike up Half Dome from June 16, 2007, the day Hirofumi Nohara died after losing his footing on the trail. The amount of people waiting to climb the cables is unreal.

  • More Smoke in the Valley

    The smoke you’re seeing in the Valley and on the webcams is from a controlled burn set to take place this morning. The burn is approximately 36 acres and runs between the Merced River and Southside Drive, from El Cap Crossover to the Sentinel Beach Picnic Area and is projected to last one day. If…

  • Take a Tour with Your Own Tour Guide

    Yosemite is a large, wondrous place but unless you have your own tour guide it’s hard to know what you’re seeing. That’s why the National Park Service, Yosemite Association and Big Escapes came up with the Explorer, a handheld device that leads you on a personalized video tour of the Lower Yosemite Falls loop. Developed…