Camping Yosemite National Park in the Winter. Winer Camping Tips and Suggestion I went to bed in the rain and woke up in the snow! Now I’ve been camping and backpacking in some not so friendly weather but camping in actual snow is something one must prepare for. But with the proper preparation and set up you certainly can enjoy winter camping. As you will be able to see from the images in this post. I’m not talking about a…
Yosemite National Park Winter Hiking In a previous post here, I went over a lot of the benefits of visiting Yosemite National Park in the winter, however I would be lying if I didn’t tell you that there are also some drawbacks. Some of those drawbacks being that some trails are closed, some roads are not accessible, and the quickly changing weather can make for dangerous conditions all around you! We ran into some of these drawbacks when hiking on…
Can’t stop…won’t stop…chasing those darn waterfalls! On any visit to Yosemite National Park this is a must see, fan favorite, very popular, crowded attraction. Don’t miss out on seeing Yosemite Falls. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in the park offering you an upper and lower waterfall to view. The falls reach a height of 2,425 ft. The best time to view Yosemite Falls is in the spring when most of the snow is melting. And get this….sometimes…in the summer,…
Welp, I think we can all agree that this view is rather beautiful. Yosemite National Park is one of those places that has beauty to offer visitors year round. But, one of the benefits of visiting the park in the winter is it being less populated…because well yeah it’s slightly freezing and the snow can make for difficult driving conditions. But that snow also makes for a magical fairytale setting where you can’t help but feel like you’re in a…
This was a trip for the books, one that not only had a sunset summit viewing but also a sunrise summit viewing. That’s the beauty of backpacking, versus day hikes, it’s like the whole mountain belongs to you with no time limit. You can explore all day and all night. I’m so excited to share pics with you all from this adventure. Let’s get started! We decided our best plan of action for hiking and backpacking would be taking the…
I just got back from my first backpacking trip and boy am I hooked. I sure hope Lemon feels the same way because we’ll be going often.I had always wanted to get into backpacking but it seemed so intimidating. The amount of money you have to shell out for the gear, the thought of being away from civilization with only the items you have on your back, and the fear that little Lemon wouldn’t be able to hike a mountain…