Yosemite Blog

Looking for a little adventure this winter? I recommend checking out theTioga Pass Resort. What better way to spend some quality down time than skiing and snowshoeing the Yosemite high country. At the end of the day head back to a nice warm fire and great food at the lodge.

Located at 9641 feet elevation, TPR is surrounded by the lakes, rivers, meadows, and mountains of Yosemite National Park, the Inyo National Forest, and the Mono Basin National Scenic Area.

The lodge and cabins - built from 1914 through the 1980’s - provide charming, rustic accommodations, paired with delicious fresh foods.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs at 5000 feet 44 to 54. ..at 8000 feet 47 to 57.

Tuesday night: Mostly clear. Lows at 5000 feet 22 to 32. ..at 8000 feet 16 to 26.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs at 5000 feet 43 to 53. ..at 8000 feet 41 to 51.

Wednesday night: Clear. Lows at 5000 feet 18 to 28. ..at 8000 feet 14 to 24.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs at 5000 feet 45 to 55. ..at 8000 feet 39 to 49.

Thursday night: Mostly clear. Lows at 5000 feet 24 to 34. ..at 8000 feet 18 to 28.

Friday: Sunny. Highs at 5000 feet 52 to 57. ..at 8000 feet 45 to 50.

Friday night: Clear. Lows at 5000 feet 27 to 32. ..at 8000 feet 19 to 27.

Christmas day: Sunny. Highs at 5000 feet 52 to 57. ..at 8000 feet 46 to 51.

Saturday night: Mostly clear. Lows at 5000 feet 31 to 36. ..at 8000 feet 22 to 32.

Awesome! The National Geographic Travel Guide: Yosemite National Park.

Millions of visitors come to Rhode Island-size Yosemite each year, most to the mile-wide (1.6-kilometer-wide) Yosemite Valley, which was cut by the Merced River and then enlarged by glaciers. Huge domes—notably El Capitan and Half Dome—and high peaks close in the valley, which makes up only one percent of the park. Hundreds of miles of hiking trails cross the green meadows and woodlands found across a roller coaster of different elevations. A great variety of wildlife is protected here, including black bears, mule deer, and hundreds of bird species. Today more than four million people visit the park every year, for rock climbing, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, camping, skiing, and snowshoeing.

Everyone knows the best time to visit Yosemite to see the waterfalls is in the spring. Don Bain presents a great tour through the Waterfalls of Yosemite with pages on each of the prominent waterfalls found throughout the park.

The spectacular scenery of Yosemite would be famous just for its cliffs, forests and meadows, but the waterfalls give it life, movement, and special interest. People are strongly drawn to the falls, to take pictures and have their picture taken. They clamber to the bases, hike to the tops, swim in the pools at the bottom, and are swept to their deaths over the giddying drops. If this national park were a man-made theme park, the theme would be “waterfalls”.

Planning on taking the kids to Yosemite? Here’s a fun roadside tour of the Roadside Geology of Yosemite Valley from my former Geology professor. Good stuff! Impress the wife.