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News is Hwy 108 will open to Eagle Meadow Road. We’ll drive as far as we can on Eagle Meadow Road, then hike as far as we want.Hike length: We’ll hike as far as we want to go.Bring the dogs.   Dinner: Mia’s for Fish & Chips Friday. 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.No dogs on this one. Dinner: Evergreen Lodge or Trail Gate.Last hiked: Apr 15, 2023.** No YNP reservation necessary for this date. See More

Photo: Denise, Jackie, Becky & Debbie at Hwy 4 Lake Alpine in 2012!Hike name: South Wall Overlook but some call it Baby Dewey Point.Description: 3-mile out and back with a 500 ft. elevation gain.Snow depth: Anywhere from 4 ft to 9 ft of packed powder.Park at Dodge Ridge Ski Resort. Snowshoes can be rented there.Dinner: Strawberry Inn or Mia's.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: 2013 Group crossing the road to begin the hike.Photo Album #92.Trail Head and Parking: 1/4 mile north of Forest Road junction on Big Oak Flat Rd.Fee: $30/car, Annual Pass or Geezer Pass.Elevation: About 4850 ft at the trail head with a 1300 ft. elevation gain.Description: Moderate 7.1-mile up and back to the bridge at Cascade Creek above the falls.Features: Passing through the 1990 A-Rock wildfire burn and two creek crossings.Dinner: Cocina Michoacana in Groveland or Trail Gate.Last…See More

Description: Easy 5.8-mile out and back with a rail grade incline of 528 ft. Turn-around at Old Strawberry Road.Note: Distance can be doubled by parking on 4N01 near Hwy 108.Parking and Trail Head: About 2.5 miles down Fraser Flat Road (4N01) before a bridge.Fee: None.Bring the dogs.Dinner: Strawberry Inn or Mia's Pizza.Last hiked: Never.See More