Yosemite Blog

Category: Travel

  • Special Guest Jon Shannon Answers Reader Questions About 8-9 Day Backpacking Trip

    David Johnson sent in an email asking about ideas for a longer trip with a bunch of boy scouts. Here’s the email David sent in: I saw your Yosemite blog on the net and thought I would drop an email for feedback on a trip we have planned in August of this year with a…

  • Where can I get money in the park?

    I know I always wish I’d brought a few extra dollars when I’m shopping around Yosemite Village. Luckily most of the shops take Visa or Mastercard but if you feel you simply MUST pay in cash then you’re in luck. There are quite a few places you can get cash around Yosemite. Yosemite Village South…

  • Going to the Park? Next time go Superbowl weekend.

    Holiday weekends are a great time to visit the park but unfortunately, everyone else feels the same way. Usually the park is really busy and crowded with people sharing in the beauty. But, here’s a secret I just discovered…Superbowl weekend the park is nearly deserted leaving plenty of opportunities for you to enjoy the park…

  • More Trip Planning: Hiking, Camping, and Fishing In Yosemite

    Craig from Tennessee writes: I visited Yosemite a few years ago and was amazed. I went with a buddy and our time was kind of pressed. We hiked through the Mariposa Grove and camped in the Valley for two nights. I had a great time and really enjoyed the trip, just wish we could have…

  • Going Hiking in Yosemite? Grab Your DVD Player.

    Grab your credit card folks because here’s one you’re not going to want to miss. Jon Shannon loves Yosemite. Love it a lot in fact. Loves it so much that when he decided to take some of his photography and make a new style trail guide he was sure it’d be a hit. The DVD…

  • Thinking About The John Muir Trail? Here’s One You’re Not Going To Want To Miss

    Passing through some of the most beautiful and rugged country, the John Muir Trail epitomizes High Sierra backpacking to many a hiker. When I started researching the trail while planning a backpacking trip I looked through many, many books and one of the best I found was the“Guide to the John Muir Trail” by Thomas…

  • Ahn Likely Killed Traversing Creek

    Hyundo Ahn, a 25-year-old South Korean exchange student who had just completed a year at the University of California/Davis, obtained a wilderness permit for an ambitious eleven-day hike on the John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney on June 20th. After the hike, Ahn planned to visit several other sites in the U.S.…

  • Unusual Snow Pack Spells Trouble For Even Experienced Hikers

    Fresno Bee: “Sun-blushed hikers lunch at picnic tables next to banks of snow. Waterfalls thunder and there are lakes where no lakes were before. It’s an unusual beauty. While not exactly Christmas in July, it is at most early spring in the high Sierra this summer as a deep snowpack melts slowly. But the unique…

  • Lee Vining Comes To Life As Pass Opens

    There was a write-up of one of my favorite “just outside of Yosemite” destinations n the L.A. Times. Lee Vining is a small town set at the foot of Tioga Pass where every morning is a view of towering peaks and beautiful Mono Lake. There’s lots to see and do there as well as campgrounds…

  • 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park by Marc J. Soares

    Amazon review: “Your guide to the best assortment of family walks, day hikes, overnighters, weekend trips, and backpacking adventures that Yosemite National Park has to offer! 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park includes Yosemite Valley (Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, El Capitan), Tuolumne Meadows (great for peak bagging), Hetch Hechy Reservoir (excellent, less trafficked trails above…