Child’s Letter to the Yosemite Ranger

Child's letter to the Yosemite Ranger

Evie is a Junior Ranger, who recently visited Yosemite and “accidentally” brought home a couple sticks. Apparently, the guilt gnawed at her until she couldn’t bear it, so she wrote this letter to the ranger–sticks attached–and asked that they be “returned to nature.” Evie’s letter reads: Dear Park Rangers, I am a Yosemite Junior Ranger. [...]

Yosemite Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

Half Dome from Glacier Point

Yosemite is one of my favorite places on earth. I’ve backpacked and hiked throughout the park on many occasions, and yet there is still so much more to see an experience. Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty met via Vimeo, and discovered a mutual love for Yosemite. They set out to capture Yosemite’s beauty in this [...]

Memorial Weekend in Yosemite

Yosemite Valley from Upper Yosemite Falls trail

Over the Memorial Day weekend, Joan and I met up some new outdoor friends to go camping and hiking in Yosemite National Park. Jeff A., our third partner in our upcoming John Muir Trail adventure, introduced us to a terrific group. I had never attempted to visit a national park on Memorial Day weekend, but [...]