Spring Trip to Yosemite
Planning a spring trip to Yosemite is always a lot of fun, anticipating the delights waiting inside the national park boundaries. The waterfalls are always at their best in the spring and the valley begins to turn green and lush. On this trip we are staying overnight at Curry Village in the tent cabins...heated and with electricity. We have been to Yosemite in May before and ended up camping in the snow so we opted for a little more comfortable accommodations for our spring trip.
The price is reasonable and we reserved a cabin that includes a buffet breakfast in the room price. I am always hungry at breakfast and with a snack we can make it through to an early dinner (saves money and time). Note the bear locker outside the cabin door. You MUST keep all your food and fragrant items in a bear locker to prevent bear problems within Yosemite National Park.
So what are we planning on doing on this May visit to Yosemite?
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| Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park |
I am hoping there is no snow and we can hike up to the top of Vernal falls. That is the plan anyway. We are going to try a much longer hike in July and this would be a warm up hike…we may even go up further to the base of Nevada Falls or to the top…depending on weather.
The Pacific Dogwood may be blooming too and that will be another subject that I could study while we are there. This trip is hopefully going to be filled with spring things that are abundant in Yosemite. Even though we have been there many times, we always find something new to learn about.
But, plans are easily changed if something better comes along.
Of course we will share our adventures when we get back.
You can read more about our adventures and hikes in Yosemite on my Yosemite For Families page on Squidoo.
I wish that we lived close enough to take small trips to Yosemite, or that we had enough money to travel all the way out there. It has been on my bucket list since before I was married.
We feel very blessed and love going there at different times of the year.
I went to Yosemite with friend from church in my single days in California. They were excited about doing the Half-Dome hike. I, however, was not able to leave camp for 3 days because I had a LOT of trouble acclimating to the altitude…the camp is beautiful however and I know you will have a wonderful time! Take lots of photos for us!
I went to Yosemite with friend from church in my single days in California. They were excited about doing the Half-Dome hike. I, however, was not able to leave camp for 3 days because I had a LOT of trouble acclimating to the altitude…the camp is beautiful however and I know you will have a wonderful time! Take lots of photos for us!
I am sad to miss the trip! My friends were there a few weeks ago…and they did Vernal Falls (so not too much snow!).
Love you!
Amanda
May I come along? 😉
Oh I am so excited for you! Absolutely gorgeous photos…
Wow – what a wonderful looking place Barb! Stunning photographs.