The hike to Vernal Falls is 2.4 miles round trip. It climbs 1000 feet during that 1.2 miles up. There is a footbridge you can view the falls at a little over a half of a mile. Many people stop here. The views on the way up are amazing. It follows the river all the... Continue Reading →

This is one is one of the largest waterfalls in the world at about 2400 feet tall. The trail is a well defined rocky hike over 7 miles out and back. The elevation in the 3.5 miles up is 2700 feet. The trail immediately starts climbing and is mostly one switch back after another. We... Continue Reading →

Big Trees! Enough Said. We didn't have time to get to Sequoia National Park so Mariposa Grove it is. There is a parking area and a shuttle that takes you to Mariposa Grove. We got in line took the shuttle and then its a large amount of trails. Most people just wander around the large... Continue Reading →

We planned a trip to Yosemite. We were supposed to hike then when Julie arrived we were leaving from Toulamme Meadows and backpack to Half Dome. Day one we arrived late and went straight to our Airbnb. We settled in and made a plan to go into Yosemite Valley to watch the sunrise. The crowds... Continue Reading →

Bridgeport California June 29, 2022 Sherri and I While waiting for Julie and Lisa to complete Half Dome we had some time to kill. The girl in the office at our hotel recommended we go to Bodie State Park. It was about an hour from where we were. If we were in the middle of... Continue Reading →

June 29, 2022 Sherri and I Our trip to Yosemite we were supposed to be hiking and backpacking to Half Dome. With a failed attempt at backpacking due to the Altitude and probably nerves I had to turn back. We were at around 10,000 ft. I was not feeling well. Sherri and I turned around... Continue Reading →

12/23/21 Daina and I My family went on a week long vacation over Christmas. Just like the movies we were skipping out on on all the Christmas hoopla. We decided to skip the presents, dinner and family this year and head to Florida. We are staying on Siesta Key and all arriving separately. On the... Continue Reading →

September 26, 2021 Mike, Sherri, Cooper and I So it is Sunday and Road Mountain is far for a Sunday but..... Mike wanted to take our dog Cooper. We arrived at Carver's gap. There were not many people here and we parked right across from the trailhead. That was a serious clue something was wrong.... Continue Reading →

October 14, 2021 Mike and I We are heading to Panama City, Florida for a couple days. We left after work Wednesday so when we went through Atlanta it would be less traffic. We stopped in LeGrange Georgia to get a hotel for the night. I remembered about this place and looked it up. Turns... Continue Reading →

October 10, 2021 Sherri and I It is a Sunday and we wanted to hike but not go to far so I asked Sherri if she would go to Stone Mountain NC with me to get two waterfalls I missed and one on the Blue Ridge Parkway. So that was the plan. At Stone Mountain... Continue Reading →