Welcome to the second installment in a series of posts called “Where to Go in Yosemite With Kids,” especially young kids like mine (5 ½ and 2 years). If you have any specific questions, please feel free to email me at tdj2004 [at] gmail [dot] com. If I had to pick the single thing I love most about Yosemite, it would be the trees. I am awestruck by their size, strength, … [Read more...]
Where to Go in Yosemite With Kids: Chilnualna Falls
Welcome to the first in a series of posts I’ll be writing over the next month or so called “Where to Go in Yosemite With Kids” (especially young kids like mine, aged 5 ½ and 2 years.) I couldn't share everything here, so if you have any specific questions, please feel free to email me at tdj2004 [at] gmail [dot] com.I’ve been coming to Yosemite National Park every summer since … [Read more...]
My Favorite Yosemite Moments
I’ve been home roughly 24 hours and am already longing to be back in Yosemite. Funny how a place can get to you like that.This trip to the family cabin was the first in which I began to feel a circle completing itself as I watched my kids play in the same places I did when I was young.Maybe it’s because the big explorer is a year older; maybe it’s because the little explorer is … [Read more...]
When Nature Found Me
This post was written by Lora Barrett, a northern California mother of two who loves to learn through exploration. She visited one of my favorite spots recently, Yosemite National Park, and was nice enough to share a very special story from that trip. You can find more of her adventures and family travel ideas on her blog, Tripping with Kids. “What kind of animals do you … [Read more...]
Best Hikes for Tykes in Yosemite National Park
Some of you know how much the family and I love Yosemite National Park. Heck, I’m already busy at work planning adventures for our first trip of the season next month. It’s thanks to a family cabin located in Wawona, a town just inside the South Entrance of the park, that we spend so many wonderful days and nights there. Check it out (the mint green paint color is a holdover … [Read more...]