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Photo from a previous winter hike.  Trail Head: Red Hills Parking lot off of Red Hills Road.Land Status: Bureau Of Land Management.Description: 8.2 mile moderate loop with 500 foot repeated elevation change.Hunt for wildflowers. Bring the dogs. Fees: none. Dinner: Cafe Bravo in Oakdale.Last hiked: March 17, 2018.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

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

Photo from Alltrails.Description: Easy to moderate 4.6-mile out and back to Elizabeth Lake with a 900 ft. elevation gain. Add more mileage by hiking around the lake and walking in Tuolumne Meadows. Trail Head: ** Because Tuolumne Meadows Campground is closed we’ll park and hike from the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. This adds about a mile each way to the hike. Dinner: Groveland. A trailgate may be too chilly.No dogs on this one.Last hiked: It was included in the 9/13/14 Obata Lake hike.See More

Photo: Round Top Lake Aug. 2011 by Nick.Moderate 7-mile out and back to Round Top Lake.Strenuous 9-mile out and back to Round Top Summit.Trail Head: Meiss Meadow Parking Lot.Day Use Fee: $5.00.Elevation at trail head: 8580 ft.Elevation at divide before Round Top Lake: 9429 ft.Elevation at Round Top summit: 10,232 ft.Dogs are welcome.Dinner: Trail Gate at the trail head.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: Muir Beach.Description: 7.3 mile moderate loop with 860 ft elevation gain.Trailhead: Tennessee Valley Trail Head. No dogs on this one.Dinner: Let's find a restaurant.Last hiked: Never.See More

Description: 6.7 mile moderately strenuous CCW loop.Trail Head: Juniper Campground parking lot.South Gate Rd entrance fee: $10.00.Elevation Climbs: Two. 2840 ft to 3850 ft. (summit) and 2032 ft. to 2840 ft. No dogs on this one.Dinner at a restaurant.Last hiked: Never.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

Description: Moderate 6.5-mile out and back along a 4X4 road to Leavitt Lake. Two creek crossings. Good fishing.Trail head: Small dirt lot 3.8 miles east of Sonora Pass on the right.Trail head elevation: 8455 ft.Leavitt Lake elevation: 9572 ft.No fees.Bring the dogs.Trail gate at the trail head.Last hiked: Never.See More

Down and back 12.3-mile trail following Yosemite Creek from Yosemite Creek Campground to the top of Yosemite Falls. Strenuous because of the mileage and the 530 ft elevation gain on the return.* Because it will be a warm day, most of us can hike all the way down the Falls trail to the valley floor which reduces the total mileage to 9.8. Drivers would need to turn around at the four or five mile point to return to collect the cars from the trail head.  Trail Head: Yosemite Creek Campground via…See More

Ten-mile out and back up Pacific Valley to Bull Run Peak Summit. Easy to moderate for the first four miles. Moderate to strenuous for the last mile to bag the peak.Trail head: End of Pacific Valley Road near the campground.Fee: None.Land Status: Stanislaus Forest and Carson-Iceberg Wilderness.Bring the dogs.Dinner: Trail gate at the trail head.Last hiked 7/30/2016.See More

Photo: Fallen Jeffrey Pine on Sentinel Dome courtesy of YosemiteHikes.com.Moderate Loop encompassing Sentinel Dome summit, Taft Point and the Fissures. 800 ft. elevation change. Easy out and back to Glacier Point viewing areas for a total of 8 miles.Trail Head: Glacier Point parking lot.Fee: $30 entrance fee or pass.Dinner: Trail gate at the trail head.No dogs on this one.Last hiked 6/10/2017.See More