National Parks- Yosemite National Park- California

We stayed in Yosemite National Park on June 26. The first day we did a 3 mile hike along the Mist Trail to Vernal Falls. I was not only misted but I got completely soaked along this trail.

Vernal Falls with steps of Mist Trail.

That night we stayed at Hodegton Meadow- we had to store of food in metal locking cabinets because it is a $5,000 fee if you don't properly store your food away from the bears.

Our campsite was about 45 minutes outside Yosemite Valley from where our trial head was and the shuttle ran from. I felt like Yosemite did not manage thier tourist traffic well. There are traffic jams daily in the valley right in front of Yosemite Falls, El  Capitan and Half Dome (17 miles round trip and some say the Half Dome is a slightly  less intense Grand Canyon hike). The amount of cars in the valley was overwhemling; there are lodges and stores in the valley as well.  Visitors need to park away from the natural wonders and wildlife and then take a shuttle like in Zion to the trial heads and scenic views of the park.

Half Dome, Yosemite.

Photo Credit: Eric Robinson

Yosemite Falls.

Photo Creidt: Eric Robinson



Yosemite especially should put the shuttle system into practice because of the volume of people who come to the park.The many people of Calironia live close enough to treat it like a State Park and make Yosemite a weekend getaway.Unlike in say Yellowstone, where the trip is a week long vacation. Yosemite is more easily accessible for people to visit on the short term and therefore receives more people traffic.