Tag Archives: John Muir

Hiking the Eastern Sierras

Our family loves Mammoth Lakes, but we’ve only all been up in that area in the winter months for ski vacations. We decided to add in a Fall trip this year to see sights that we can never see in the winter when every place is snowed in. We got lucky and our trip fell right at the peak of Fall leaf colors – the aspens were gorgeous! We hiked roughly 20 miles over six days, visited a historic state park, and explored a few town sites. Continue reading

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The Mountains Were Calling: Yosemite

In early May, we ventured up to Yosemite National Park and spent 5 nights/6 days hiking and exploring. Dan and I had been to Yosemite before with friends and family and with each other to hike Half Dome, but the kids had never been. We were so excited to show them another national park, especially one as famous as this one. Continue reading

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