Comments on: Impressions on Yosemite

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:03:26 +0000

Interesting perspective…if you are not going to climb I recommend visiting the Valley in the winter where with the lack of crowds you still find some of the magic of the place. Otherwise, as been said, go to the high country and get away from people.

On the other hand, if you are visiting the Valley as a climber rather than a tourist I think the experience is a bit different.

By: Dexter on stage « Xi'an's Og

Dexter on stage « Xi'an's Og — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:22:44 +0000

[...] rental place, presumably making those last hours the most memorable ones of their vacations, while Yosemite was undoubtedly the lowest time!). Here are a few pictures they took during the whole occurence. [...]

By: xi'an

xi'an — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:57:46 +0000

Thanks, David, for the comments. We would have loved to go further away from the mall atmosphere but did not want to leave our kids for 10 hours every day, they were surly enough with our morning strolls!!!

By: David

David — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:13:16 +0000

That’s a shame that you didn’t enjoy Yosemite but I can only agree with your impressions of the valley — the development there is grim and depressing. I spent a couple of weeks in the park last year and really loved it. The difference was that I walked up out of the valley immediately. We followed the John Muir trail up to Little Yosemite Valley, past Half Dome then on to Tuolumne meadows and around the Ten lakes track. From the valley up to Half Dome, there were literally hundreds of people but as soon as we passed the Half Dome turn-off, we saw maybe 10 people a day. It really was one of the most beautiful places I have been, with it’s huge dramatic landscapes and constant variation in habitat. There are plenty of animals out there too. So I’d encourage you to visit there again but get a wilderness pass and go where the tourists aren’t, it is definitely worth it!