Tag Archives: Yosemite

Summer Travel: Expect To Pay More At Some National Parks

I’ve spent many blogs touting the wonders of various national parks in hopes that readers would be inspired to pack up their families and see for themselves what incredible resources these areas offer. If the recounting of my adventures wasn’t enough to persuade you to make the trip sooner rather than later, perhaps this bit of news might: the government is about to raise entrance fees at several national parks over the next three summers. The National Park Service is planning to phase in higher rates for annual park passes and fees per vehicle or person at about 130 of … Continue reading →

Christmas At Yosemite

Do you traditionally spend Christmas at home? Or are you the type who prefers to head to a tropical location, or to ski country for the holidays. If you categorize yourself as one of the latter, perhaps you will consider spending next Christmas at one of the country’s most iconic destinations–California’s Yosemite National Park. Each year hundreds of families make visiting the park at Christmas time a family tradition, but they do so not simply because it’s one of the most peaceful and picturesque places on Earth, but also to take in a special holiday event—“The Bracebridge Dinner.” Eight decades … Continue reading →

Visiting California’s Yosemite National Park

If your days are spent juggling the stress that comes with getting everything ready for the holidays and the everyday stress that comes with raising a family then I’m sure you there is a least a part of each day that you long for a Calgon moment. The rigors of getting your home ready for the holidays is enough for anyone to want to escape… and take a nice long vacation. When I am being run ragged I think back to my trip to one of the most peaceful places on Earth– California’s Yosemite National Park. It is one of … Continue reading →

The Ultimate Geocaching Lodge

Geocaching, the high-tech scavenger hunt that uses handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) units, has become so popular that one of the nation’s most well known parks is catering to followers of the relatively new craze. Whether you consider geocaching a hobby or an addiction, a hotel just outside Yosemite National Park has a package deal that is hard to resist. Tenaya Lodge is currently offering a geocaching program along with its nature hikes and horseback riding outings. The 244-room hotel consistently receives four diamonds from the AAA and is considered, “the grandest of Yosemite’s perimeter gateway hotels catering to the … Continue reading →