Is Your Child Ready For A Backpacking Summer Camp?
Finding the right adventure summer camp in California can be daunting, but the first question you should ask yourself, is your child ready for a multi-day backpacking adventure? Hiking by waterfalls, campfires alongside a lake, and reaching the summit of a peak tend to gain much interest from those youths seeking adventure. The journey to […]
Take A Budget-Friendly, Relaxing Vacation This Year
The holidays are a great time, but they can also be very stressful. That’s why you need to take a small trip when you can. Going away even for just a few days can help you feel better. But how can you pay for it? A week-long trip sounds great, but the costs of flights, […]
Five Ways To Prepare For a Family Backpacking Trip
Eager to do a family backpacking trip but not sure where to start? Lasting Adventures is here to help! Backpacking can be a new and foreign experience for anybody, let alone preteens and children. Introducing your children to backpacking early on is a terrific way to grow independence, confidence, and maturity in your kids. Here […]
#GivingTuesday and Beyond
#GivingTuesday and Beyond How Your Donation Can Help A Youth Experience Nature “Must we always teach our children with books? Let them look at the stars and the mountains above. Let them look at the waters and the trees and flowers on Earth. Then they will begin to think, and to think is the beginning […]
Yosemite Guided Tours You Can Conquer In 6 Hours!
We all know the mountains are calling, but sometimes you don’t have as much time to explore them as you would like. There are many reasons for having a time limit on your Yosemite hikes, dinner back at the campsite, tired little ones who can only go a half day or maybe you driving back […]
Yosemite Fall Backpacking: How To Backpack In The Rain
Fall Backpacking is a great time to get out on the trail. Crowds have gone down, temps are cooler and permits are abundant. For those reasons, Yosemite backpacking during this season is pure bliss! One of our most commonly asked questions though tends to be “What do you do if it rains?” Our typical answer […]
Top 5 Fall Hikes in Yosemite
It’s that time of the year again! The air is cool & crisp, the leaves are changing their shade and the crowds have slowly, but surely started to vacate Yosemite Valley. It’s Fall! While the summer months may be behind us the upcoming fall season presents a whole new Yosemite you’ve never seen before. Not […]
Rae Lakes Loop in Kings Canyon National Park
For the first time this season, Lasting Adventures is offering a brand new trip outside of Yosemite. Kings Canyon is located in the rugged High Sierra and has one of the most scenic landscapes of all our National Parks. Deep glaciated canyons, bald granite peaks and lush meadows are hallmarks of this superb wilderness, and […]
Yosemite Adventures: Top 30 Posts Of Summer 2017
With the summer coming to an end, it’s the perfect time to look back at the adventures that happened in Yosemite! One of our favorite things to do is to look back at the memories made in Yosemite with photos because Yosemite sure is photogenic. We decided the best way to send the summer off […]
Clouds Rest vs. Half Dome: Which One Should You Hike?
Of course, if we had our choice we would hike both no question. But alas, sometimes in life you simply cannot have it all. When choosing between 2 of Yosemite’s most iconic hikes, here is some information to take into account. A tough choice, but in the end you can’t go wrong as they both […]
How To Do 4th Of July Week In Yosemite Right
Yosemite can be an amazing place to be on the 4th of July, no wonder it’s one of the busiest weeks of the season! If you want to make the best of your 4th of July week in Yosemite, make sure to plan ahead and take this advice into account! Find Parking as Early as […]
5 Reasons To Get Young Women Outside
By: Amelia Roland Those of us who have spent time outdoors know there’s much to be gained from it. Whether you’re hiking, camping, mountain biking or just simply going for a walk in the park there’s something to be gained from being close to nature. Perhaps john Muir said it best – “In every walk […]
Thank You For Booking
By: Will Heaps I genuinely love my job. This could seem weird to some people that know me well. I am an introvert by nature and if I could afford it, I would live, travel, and adventure alone. I would spend my days alone in the wilderness and spend my nights alone in a sleeping […]
Take Care of Yourself: Three Common Outdoor Ailments
By: Kimball Stewart The first step to having a successful outdoor adventure isn’t finding the perfect Instagram shot. No, it’s not even buying the latest high-tech GPS. The first step is much simpler: take care of yourself! Amid the busy lives we lead it can be surprisingly difficult to practice good self-care. But nowhere is […]
What Lord of the Rings Taught Me About Backpacking
By: Otto Ross Recently I saw an online post asking about favorite backpacking movies. The standard titles came up near the top of the comment section: Wild, A Walk In the Woods, the Way, etc… but it got me thinking, what was the first movie that made me want explore wild places and strike […]