The hike to Upper Yosemite Falls is reviewed as one of the more challenging hikes at Yosemite. It did not hit me how tough it was until I was entering the trail head and there was a park medic at the bottom vetting the hikers. She was asking everybody how much water they had, how …
This Father’s Day Weekend was a historic one for Yosemite. In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the US National Park Service, President Obama became the first President to visit the park since JFK. To avoid the crowds on more popular hikes; my hiking group did a more hidden and less known trail at …
On my second trip to Yosemite I decided to bypass the traffic and people of the valley and found a hike close to the south gate; Chilnualna Falls. The Chilnualna Falls hike is an 8.5 mile trail which begins and ends with beautiful falls. The namesake waterfall, Chilnualna, is at the top of the climb …
Yosemite has been on the top of my bucket list of things to do during my Central Valley assignment. I could not help but think of Muir talking about the Sierra’s and saying: “The Mountain’s are Calling and I must go!” I finally got to go and was in total awe. I went to Yosemite …
