If you’re planning a trip to California and want to get that ‘national park feeling’ – with bears, roasting marshmellows over bonfires and camping in the woods included – you must take a break at Yosemite National Park. Located in the central-eastern part of the state, it’s one of America’s most famous and oldest parks (Abraham Lincoln created the Yosemite Grant in 1864) and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Most of all visiting Yosemite is a marvellous way to get closer to nature. It’s a serene area that has breathtaking vistas, 3 of the world’s 10 tallest waterfalls and the largest single piece of exposed granite on the planet. Pretty wicked right?!
Feel the mist on your face of the Bridalveil Falls, grab your camera and take that iconic Yosemite shot at Half Dome View and Tunnel View, drive all the way up to Glacier Point, hike the absolutely gorgeous Panorama Trail (or just the last bit of those 11 miles along the Mist Trail), hear the rumbling sounds of the Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall, resist the temptation to feed the squirrels along the way :), climb the Half Dome (make a reservation far in advance for this!), eat a slice or two (or three) at Pizza Deck in Yosemite Valley and enjoy the last golden light on the surrounding geological giants, take a dive into Tenaya Lake, grab a coffee and a break at Tuolumne Meadows, leave no traces except for snowmen, drive along the curvy Tioga Road, be impressed by the massiveness and survival mode of the giant sequoia’s at Tuolumne Grove, try to picture one (quite a challenge!), don’t forget to admire their huge pinecones in between and after all of this, take a last stop at Olmsted Point before leaving the park with an enormous amount of outdoor adventures!
Marjon
December 13, 2017 at 7:22 am
what a beautiful snowworld!