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Photo: Half Dome from Mount Watkin's iconic tree.Trail head and parking: Olmstead Point on Tioga Road.Fee: $35 park entrance fee or pass.Trail head elevation and Mount Watkins elevations are both about 8440 ft. There is a 400 foot elevation change between those two points. Description: Moderate 9-mile out and back to Mount Watkins which faces Cloud's Rest and terminates across from Half Dome.Dinner: Trailgate at Olmstead Point.No dogs on this one.Last hiked: 7/15/17.Note: In order to get a…See More

Photo: Jackie on top of Mosaic Staircase.Photo Album: #122.Description: About 11 miles in a figure eight. This can be shortened.Trail Head: Forest Hill Muni Station at Dewey Blvd and Laguna Honda. The 19th Ave. Muni Line. Directions: Take BART to Civic Center Station and transfer to Muni, 19th Ave. line. Or drive there and park.Pack a lunch. Bring the dogs.Dinner: Hopefully, a Mexican restaurant that everyone enjoyed in 2014.Last hiked: 4-19-14See 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 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

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: 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: 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

I want to take part in the Yosemite hike on Saturday, July 6th.  My car is not reliable for the trip right now.  I’m looking to catch a ride with someone and pay for transporting me.  I live in Vernalis which lies between MODESTO and Tracy.  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