Barbara Hayes's Page

Description: Moderate out and back from Tioga Road to May Lake with a 1000 ft elevation gain and loss. 5.5 miles total.Or continue from May Lake past Polly Dome Lakes and wait for a ride at Murphy Creek trail head. Downhill from May Lake 1100 ft., 9.3 miles total for this option.Trail Head: The crosswalk marked in white stripes after Olmsted Point but before Sunrise parking lot. Park on the right after the crosswalk. Fee: Yosemite entrance fee or Pass. RESERVATION REQUIRED.  If you are a…See More

Photo: Nick's rainbow at Wapama Falls from the first footbridge.Trail head: O'Shaunessy Dam parking lot.Elevation: 3728 ft. at the trail head.Mileage: 5.5 miles round trip to Wapama and back. 13 miles round trip to Rancheria Falls and back.Difficulty: Easy to moderately strenuous because of the total length of the hike.Fee: $35/car YNP entrance fee or pass.Dinner: Evergreen Lodge.Last hiked: May 19, 2022See More

Trail head: End of Pierce Point Road, Point Reyes.Fee: None.Description: Easy 9.5 mile out and back with a repeated 400 foot elevation change.  Elevation: 300 ft at trail head, descends to 80 ft, ascends to 470 ft.No dogs on the trail. Dinner: Trail Gate away from crowds.Last hiked: 3/31/18.See More

Photo courtesy of Yosemite Hikes.Description: 3.6 mile loop, partial cross-country.Destination: Series of cascade falls on the Tuolumne River.Destination: Top of Pothole Dome for 360 degree views.Fee: $30 entrance fee or pass.No dogs on this one.It will be warm this weekend. We’ll take it easy but we can add walks in Tuolumne Meadows or at the Pass. Early Dinner: Whoa Nellie Deli. See More

Photo: Taken from the Upper Merced River Watershed Council website. Easy 7-mile out and back with minimal elevation change.Trail head: The site of Savage's Trading Post, 21 miles east of Mariposa on Hwy 140, just east of the 2006 landslide and detour.Parking: You're driving eastbound on Hwy 140. Cross the bridge over the South Fork of the Merced River and the parking lot is immediately on your left. We cross the highway to get to our trail head.  Fee: None. Dogs are welcome.Dinner: Trail Gate…See More

Photo: Female #878, fledged in the Pinnacles, fall of 2017. Parents are #569 and #589, photographed doing it in Jan 2017. Description: Moderate 6.1-mile loop through Bear Gulch Cave and up High Peaks Trail, completing on Condor Gulch Trail.Trail Head:  Bear Gulch Day Use Parking Lot.Parking: Bear Gulch Day Use Parking lot and overflow parking behind the Visitor Center with shuttle service to the trail head.Land Status: National Park.Fee: $30.00/car entrance fee paid at the visitor's center, or…See More

Trail Head: Four-Mile TH on the Valley floor, just beyond Sentinal Beach/Yellow Pine picnic areas on Southside Drive.Fee: $30 park entrance fee or pass.Description: Strenuous 9.2-Mile up and back to Glacier Point. Add the Panorama and the John Muir Trails for a 13.6-mile one way effort to Curry Village.Elevation: 4000' at the Valley floor to 7200' at Glacier Point for 3200' elevation change. No dogs on this one.Dinner: Probably the Mountain Room Bar.Last hiked: May 9, 2015.See More