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 […]
Top 5 Books to Read Before Your Yosemite Visit!
Become a Yosemite Buff with these Informative Reads! By: Otto Ross While Yosemite’s natural splendor and waterfalls will keep you enthralled during your visit, reading some of the great works written about the park will give your trip a whole new depth and perspective. Yosemite Falls is all the more amazing when you’ve read […]
6 Ways to Find Local Adventure!
The Best Website to Help You Discover Adventures in Your Own Backyard By: Will Heaps Today I decided to get caught up on social media. I cleared away the cobwebs of emotionally charged political comments and “share if you care” posts. What remained was a series of inspiring shots of nature that got me itching to […]
Take Only Photos, Leave Only Footprints
Discovering the Importance of LNT Principals By: Kimball Stewart With well over 5 million people visiting Yosemite National Park this past year, understanding an individual’s impact on the land is critical. Like with all of our protected lands, we love Yosemite because it offers us a taste of the wilderness—or at least of the environment […]
The Top 5 Reasons To Get Your Child Wilderness Certified
By: Amelia Roland Believe it or not, summer is only a few months away! We know it can be hard to motivate your child into participating in anything other than group chats and Netflix binges, but what if we told you your child can have an amazing summer experience, gain leadership skills and confidence in […]
Baby Your Booties and Save Your Soles
5 Tips on Walking Confidently on Your Next Adventure! By: William Heaps Last fall my wife and I travelled to Spain to walk the Camino de Santiago. In my last entry, “START. TODAY.”, I discussed the history of the trail and the call it gives us to begin wherever we are and jump into […]
A Month in the Backcountry
How a 30 day Adventure in the Wilderness Will Change your Life By: Kimball Stewart (For more details, visit Yosemite Leadership Expedition.) A short backpacking trip is often enough to instill delight and gratification beyond what many other activities can offer. By simply stepping into the wilderness for a few days—and leaving the routines […]
Backcountry Gourmet!
Five Backpacking Recipes You’ll Drool Over By: Kimball Stewart Most people equate backpacking food with dehydrated food. Simply adding hot water to a bag of ingredients is easy and surprisingly tasty, but it’s not the only way to eat in the backcountry. After a long day spent on the trail, hunger can be an unwieldy beast. […]
START. TODAY.
What the Camino de Santiago teaches us about the first step. By: Will Heaps The Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage that traditionally passes through the northern provinces of Spain. It was walked 1,000 years before Christ in celebration of the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. The route ended at Finisterre, meaning “the end […]
No Half Dome Permit? No Problem!
The Best Yosemite Summits Without a Permit By: Otto Ross No Half Dome Permit? No Problem! While Half Dome is certainly an iconic Yosemite destination, acquiring permits in the lottery can be an arduous and frustrating ordeal. Here are five amazing summits in Yosemite National Park that allow you to skip the permit process […]
Our Winter Review: Oros Apparel
We love summer! It’s our season. The weather is warm, the grass is green and the backcountry campfires seem endless. So needless to say when we decided to offer winter trips for the first time we didn’t entirely know what we were getting ourselves into. Sure I’d considered myself a seasoned snow person. I’ve been […]