Category: Yosemite Travel Blog
“Going Against The Grain” (Yosemite – June 15, 2017 to June 18, 2017)
I wasn’t sugar coating it telling them they had at least another hour or more just to even get up to the 3rd Chilnualna Falls, which would be the next opportunity to cool off…
“Special Event Status” (Yosemite National Park, CA – February 16, 2013 to February 18, 2013)
…I was sort of lukewarm to Horsetail Falls. Then, Julie showed me her photo on her iPhone. I took just one glance at it and I knew immediately that I had been in the wrong spot all this time!…
“Something New Every Time” (Yosemite National Park, CA – June 2, 2011 to June 4, 2011)
Julie was having an interesting time trying to reach back into her memories to try to see where the flooded sections of the trail were. The dangers of that day were nowhere apparent on this day…
“Chasing the Firefall” (Yosemite – February 24, 2006 to February 26, 2006)
Driven by the thought of trying to get that sought-after firefall, my wife and I went on another spontaneous Yosemite trip. I was concerned about my old 1990 Legend making it…
“Cramps and Thunderstorms” (Upper Yosemite Falls Hike – April 30, 2005)
Of all the waterfall hiking and viewing I’ve done up to this point, the one thing missing was getting to the top of Yosemite Falls. My inner voice kept nagging at me to do the hike…
“The REAL Waterwheel Falls” (Waterwheel Falls Day Hike – June 5, 2004)
Determined to see Waterwheel Falls after my disappointing discovery last week, the time had come to retry in a day a hike that I and two others had done in three days…
“The Hungry Bear” (Glen Aulin Backpack – May 29, 2004 to May 31, 2004)
I called the backcountry office to make sure they secured our permits in case we didn’t show up before 10am. It felt pretty good to have things in hand – or so I thought…
“Slithering Company” (Hetch Hetchy Backcountry – April 24, 2004)
My parents and I headed back to Yosemite, but this time the goal was to at least see what Rancheria Falls looked like. The weather was quite nice – as opposed to the storm last week…
“Small World” (Yosemite – March 19, 2004 to March 21, 2004)
With reduced maximum vacation hours in lieu of sick leave hours, I had to take a vacation or lose some of those hard-earned hours. That sucks! So, where should I go on a spontaneous trip?
“Bagging Half Dome” (Half Dome Hike – June 7, 2003)
Now that the proposal was over, the task before us was the physical challenge. With logistics out of the way, we now faced the big hike we trained two months for. The moment of truth was upon us…
“Indecent Proposal” (Yosemite Day Trip – May 31, 2003)
I had to think fast when Julie anticipated that I would propose to her on top of Half Dome, and she thought it was too cliche. And so I decided upon Alder Creek Falls…
“High and Dry” (North Dome Hike – July 6, 2002)
Even at over 8000ft, the summer heat intensified, the breathing got heavier, and my nose kept bleeding. This was not the mountain high I was looking for…
“Locked Out” (Panorama Trail – May 31, 2002 to June 1, 2002)
It took a while to get the car shuttle set up for the one-way Panorama Trail. Plenty of drama as thunderstorms threatened to sabotage our planned hike. But even as we returned…
“Crossing the Streams” (Hetch Hetchy – May 31, 2002)
It was our first time in Hetch Hetchy. Greeting us were the sweltering early summer heat and full waterfalls. I wondered what that sign in front of the tunnel was far. We were soon…