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I vote in favor! I did the Camino Primitivo de Santiago last summer with my daughter, 17 days, and posted about it here. I only heard nice things in response. Keep posting your trips, and take us along for your adventures!

The New York Times ran an interesting article about the impact of foraging hikers on our national lands. We took a hike a few years ago in a fire-affected part of the Eldorade NF and were amazed by the number of foragers--some carrying a shopping bag full of morels. We managed to hike past them...

Tioga Pass, Highway 120 through Yosemite National Park via Tuolumne Meadows, opens for vehicle traffic tomorrow, June 10. It was open for bicycles only today. Get your gear, it's time to the trail.

I can't answer your question, but we're going in Occtober, so if you can wait that long... Meanwhile, do you really have to choose? Both have amazing things to see,

You might think it was lions, tigers and bears; or even rattlesnakes and scorpions. You might think... But here's the answer, according to the National Park Service: Car accidents Drowning Hiking misadventures Read the whole story here...

From CalTrans Highway information; SR 108 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA] No traffic restrictions are reported for this area. Backpackers, start your planning. Only Tioga Pass in Yosemite remains closed.

There is a nice Spanish expression that came up during my hiking of the Camino Primitivo to Santiago de Compostela. I thought I'd post it here and see what you think: “Si quieres ir Rápido, ve Solo. Si quieres llegar Lejos, ve Acompañado” If you want to go fast, go solo. If you want to go...

Wonderful report and great photos. Thanks for posting this.

Aramark, Deleware North, and Xanterra. There don't seem to be any winners!

2024 Total Bear Incidents: 0 2024 Total Property Damage: $0 Bear Incident Comparisons (year to date—previous years compared to 2024): Last year (2023) - down by 100% Most Incidents (1998) - down by 100% Fewest Incidents (2019) - down by 100% Bear Activity Summary: Four male bears have been...

They've been fired from Crater Lake. Now there are problems at Yosemite; https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks ... 449430.php

It is a complicated issue, indeed. Do we want more people to visit the wilderness, learn to love it, and vote to protect it? Yes. But increasing the number of people in the wilderness (and their favorite activities) will also certainly degrade the wilderness experience. Not an easy water to...

I thought it worth posting here. It's good news from a source that rarely delivers good news... https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2024/04/22/und-the-explore-act-one-of-the-largest-outdoor-recreation-bills-ever-poised-to-impact-utah/

completely depends on the weather and snow. This yer might be okay. Last year was a big snow year, and the mosquitoes lasted a long time.

The last report of the season. Those snow rangers in Tuolumne Meadows are on their way down, but have posted one last report from the High Sierra. As usual, it's a great read, with both info and photos. Check it out--and be happy that spring is on its way...

Thanks for these photos! Really beautiful. Can you tel us what your basic itinerary was?

What's it like up there now? The Yosemite snow rangers have posted another report from Tuolumne Meadows. Snow conditions continue to evolve, and another storm this weekend could have an impact, but there is no question that spring is coming...

We're just back from ten days of exploring the desert: Virgin River Gorge, Warner Valley, Whitney Pocket, Red Rock Canyon, and Death Valley. We saw great petroglyphs in four different sites, hiked in a state park, a national monument, a national park, and a natiojnal conservation area. We saw...

The trails around Ft. Ord near Monterey have a different way of discouraging you from creating new shortcuts--a few cases of unexploded ordnance. I'm thinking this would work in the Sierra as well, where I spend some of my volunteer hours fixing the erosion caused by heedless hikers. Maybe this...

There will still be plenty of snow in the Sierra--big storms coming this weekend again. And make sure you know the roads are open in Big Sur. Some are closed. Points Reyes is magical but will be foggy. Henry Coe near San Jose is a good option as well. Check it out