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Yosemite Walking & Hiking: The Natural Wonders in California's Sierra Nevada

  • San Francisco, California
  • Active & Adventure
Yosemite National Park Walking & Hiking North America United States California, California, United States

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from $2,998* per person6 DaysJune-October
Luxury accommodations Exertion level: 5
Operator: Backroads 20 people max

John Muir knew exactly what he was seeing. So big, so beautiful, so worth preserving. Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls - legendary landmarks in a legendary park whose grandeur is almost overwhelming. It's no surprise that many 19th-century tourists to this glacier-carved wonderland saw it as a new Eden. Soak up jaw-dropping vistas from Glacier Point. Marvel at soaring granite cliffs that the early travelers once likened to Gothic cathedrals. Bask in the shade of towering sequoias. Welcome to Yosemite National Park: 761,266 acres of "wow!"

  • Sublime hikes to thundering waterfalls, alpine meadows and spectacular panoramas
  • Glean secrets of Yosemite Valley from a local naturalist
  • Sprawling Tuolumne Meadows, with endless trails
  • Walk amid the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, Yosemite's largest stand of giant sequoias
  • Ahwahnee Hotel, the best way to stay in the valley

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Yosemite National Park Walking & Hiking North America United States California, California, United States

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Day 1 Sublime hikes to thundering waterfalls, alpine meadows and spectacular panoramas in the Sierra Nevada, called the "Range of Light" by John Muir After fueling up with a picnic, get your legs moving on the Lewis Creek Trail Perhaps you'll be up for a swim or a spa treatment at our hotel, cradled by the pines of the Sierra National Forest.

Day 2 Walk amid the awe-inspiring Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, Yosemite's largest stand of giant sequoias The grove's famous Grizzly Giant tree is estimated to be 1,800 years old - give or take a few centuries.

Day 3 Ahwahnee Hotel, the best way to stay in the valley  Travel to Glacier Point, with commanding vistas of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome and the Sierra Nevada As you hike to the historic Ahwahnee Hotel, feel dwarfed by the vertical cliff walls looming above you.

Day 4 Glean secrets of Yosemite Valley from a local naturalist The valley is yours to explore however you wish, be it horseback riding, hiking to Lower Yosemite Falls or paying a visit to the Ansel Adams Gallery.

Days 5-6 Sprawling Tuolumne Meadows, with endless hiking trails, glorious high-country scenery and a profusion of summer wildflowers Cap off the week with a trek from Camp Four to El Capitan Meadow to catch expert rock climbers in action.

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