A G: CA - Camping at Yosemite National Park by Aaron

3 Nights Camping at Yosemite

~ Aaron

Half Dome, viewed from Cook's Meadow Trail

From left to right: North Dome, Basket Dome, Half Dome

viewed from Glacier Point

Half Dome, viewed from Glacier Point

Upper Pine Campground

in Yosemite Valley, between Glacier Point and Half Dome

Our hammock

High Sierra Loop trail board

I had a fun time at Yosemite National Park. The Nevada and Vernal Falls were very beautiful and very powerful. The Bridalveil and Yosemite Falls had lots of water around them. Glacier Point has some very beautiful views of the entire park. Yosemite was an excellent place.

Our tent

Camp shower bags

Hammock

Campfire

Marshmallow time, at the campfire

Marshmallow time

at the campfire

Yummy noodle

Tasty chili

The Nevada and Vernal Falls are only accessible by trails. The Mist Trail is the most famous one of them all. It goes right besides Vernal Falls and up to the top of Vernal Falls, from where a few trails lead to Nevada Falls. The Mist Trail was very wet this year, and it was difficult to go up the many steps without slipping. The Nevada Falls have many waterfalls and streams crossing the path towards its top. These waterfalls are very wonderful to look at.

A river

Vernal Falls

At the Vernal Falls Footbridge

The Merced River

The start of the Mist Trail

Mist trail

Near the Mist trail

Mist trail

Vernal Falls viewed from far

Vernal Falls

Rainbow at Vernal Falls

Vernal Falls closer look

At the top of Vernal Falls

John Muir trail

Nevada Falls, John Muir trail

John Muir trail

Nevada Falls

Upper Yosemite Falls

The Yosemite Falls are a pair of tall waterfalls that have plenty of water around their bases. They are the Lower and Upper Falls. The Upper Falls are much taller than the Lower Falls are, and the hike to them is steep and long. The Bridalveil Falls can only be viewed close up through a short trail. However, the base of the Bridalveil Falls has so much water around it that it’s a challenge to get close to the bottom. The Bridalveil and Yosemite Falls are very amazing.

Yosemite Falls, viewed from far

Yosemite Falls closer look

Yosemite Falls

At the Lower Yosemite Falls

Playing water at somewhere close to Lower Falls

Bridalveil Falls

Glacier Point offers some things no place else in Yosemite can offer. It’s very easy to view the many falls in Yosemite, Half Dome, North Dome, and many others. It looks pretty much the same as a postcard of the park. A little hut on Glacier Point offers shade and some facts about the surrounding landscape and the park. Some signs on the railing point out some of the more famous things that can be viewed from the point. Glacier Point is a very fabulous place with a great view.

At Glacier Point overlook

North Dome, Basket Dome and Half Dome

at Glacier Point

Half Dome and Nevada Falls, Vernal Falls

at Glacier Point

Nevada Falls and Vernal Falls

at Glacier Point

Nevada Falls and Vernal Falls

at Glacier Point

Half Dome, at Glacier Point

Glacier Point

Camping in Yosemite is a very nice experience. Campfires are allowed, and bark that helps the fire get stronger is very close by. The stars are very bright in the sky. We had a hammock with us, and was very comfortable to rest on. If you bring some camping equipment, the experience can be fun. Walking back to the campsite, it is possible that some deer appear in a meadow near you. A family of deer started eating the plants near us as we were walking past them.

Half Dome viewed from

Cook's Meadow Trail

Half Dome viewed from

Cook's Meadow Trail

Half Dome viewed from

Cook's Meadow Trail

Meadow walk

The Cook's Meadow Trail

Upper Falls, viewed from the meadow

Merced River across

the Cook's Meadow Trail

Merced River across the Cook's Meadow Trail

Merced River was up to my mom's height

in 1997 from the bridge

Merced River and the bridge

Deer at the meadow

Deer family had dinner at the meadow

Butterfly

Yosemite National Park is a very famous place with its many waterfalls and views. The Nevada and Vernal Falls are similar in many ways. The Bridalveil and Yosemite Falls are the 2 most famous waterfalls in Yosemite. Glacier Point offers the best scenery in all of Yosemite. Yosemite National Park is an awesome destination.