Coleville, California

It's almost impossible to get a campsite in Yosemite. Let alone the week of...luckily that's where Hipcamp comes in. We may not have been inside the park. But we were close. And we booked the site week of. AND it was clean and quiet and not crowded. Thank you Luke for snagging that site for a cou...

Today, National Geographic broke the story that Alex Honnold, the best free soloist in the world, climbed El Capitan via Freerider (5.12d), without ropes. It is the first free solo ascent of El Cap, and arguably one of the crowning achievements of climbing up to this point. A reasonable compariso...

If you’re reading this, you’re obviously not in Yosemite (at least we really hope you’re not in Yosemite and staring at your phone) but you can do the next best thing and watch one of the four live webcams that the Yosemite Conservancy has placed at scenic locations around the park. Pretty rad, r...

"Anyone who has ventured into the prolific boulder gates and hiked the never-ending trails to roaring waterfalls collectively taller than skyscrapers will tell you how arduous it is to simplify their fondest memories of Yosemite into just three categories, nonetheless here are mine..." Glacier Po...

National Parks are some of my favorite places to visit in the United States. Of course, Yosemite National Park is on the top of my list, but I cannot grapple with the crowds, traffic jams, and long lines. I avoid Yosemite Valley in the summer and instead drive up Tioga Pass to Tuolumne to experie...

Video Link November 3, 2017 By: Edward Arthur Dalton & The Dream Chasing Family This Yosemite trip is more of an adventure-filled love story than anything else, and one that is hard to match at that. I don't think it is possible to take a bad picture in Yosemite.｜Edward Arthur Dalton If you...

I was in Santa Teresa, CR in November carrying two beers and a lime past the groundbreaking of a new Selina's Hostel on my way to the still rutted, muddied footpath to the beach. I must have passed a former Wi-Fi signal saved in my cell because a message came through from my brother, Josh, sugges...

Tioga Pass just can’t seem to make up it’s mind this spring. With the short-lived plans to open up this past weekend, all you can do at this point is keep daydreaming and hoping for the best. If you want to turn those dreams into an epic road trip, start planning in Yosemite Valley and make your ...

When Delaware North Concessions (DNC) lost their contract with Yosemite National Park to Aramark in 2015, they made a massive claim on several of the historic names in the park—some more than a century old. Unable to pay the upwards of $50 million demanded by DNC to continue using the names, Yose...

Yosemite is one of America's most popular national parks, attracting over four million visitors in 2015! Like most parks, the majority of that activity occurs during the warm summer months. The days are long, camping is easy, and all the roads are open, which help usher in crowds of nature-seekin...

In 1997, the Merced River flooded Yosemite Valley and caused the longest closure in the park's 107 years.  "National Park Service officials said preliminary estimates indicated that the damage to buildings, roads, sewers, power lines and bridges in the park could reach more than $178 million."   ...

We know you don't need any more reasons to add Yosemite to your adventure to-do list, it's probably already there. Just to get you even more excited about it, here is some spectacular footage from Project Yosemite of one of the most impressive national parks in the world.

Way back in February of 2016, me and a couple of close friends had elaborately planned a week-long backpacking trip to the Canadian Rockies for late September. The two big adventures we had planned for our trip included overnight stays at Mount Assiniboine and Floe Lake. In late September of 2015...

Get Outside is a weekly dose of inspiration to get you off the couch and enjoying what nature has to offer.Some adventures require miles of hiking or days of backpacking to reach the payoff. Getting to this epic view required nothing more than a hammock, my favorite snacks, and some good company....

Director's Order 21 outlines changes to National Park Service policy surrounding donations and recognition of donations. Specifically, the areas that have caused the most consternation are the changes allowing park superintendents to solicit donations, and allowing for recognition of donors.Now, ...

Vernal Falls in Yosemite has finally been established! After 2 years of dreaming, multiple scouting trips, and a failed rigging attempt, Ryan Jenks, Scott Hong, Michael Melner, and I finally rigged this 420 ft line, the second longest in Yosemite, and the only waterfall line in Yosemite that is a...