Travel Stories

• road trips

• destination practicalities

8 min read • Feb 6, 2023

The roads around Yosemite National Park are a driving utopia. Here are the very best road trip routes.

• hiking

• activities

7 min read • Jan 31, 2023

Lace up your boots and head out on two feet: Yosemite has 750 miles of trails, from short scenery-packed walks to overnight backcountry treks.

• destination practicalities

• tips and advice

5 min read • Jan 30, 2023

Yosemite dazzles with its natural good looks, and its four seasons each offer something special. Here's when to go.

• national parks

• activities

8 min read • Mar 10, 2022

For outdoor adventurers who chase waterfalls, nothing in the US delivers like Yosemite National Park. Here are the best.

• camping

• activities

8 min read • Jan 24, 2022

Both parks are wildly popular, but there are significant differences between the two. Here's how to choose the one that's right for you.

• wildlife and nature

• activities

4 min read • Nov 4, 2019

As visitor centers evolve in the digital age, the debate rages on about how to best use them.

• sustainable travel

• connections

6 min read • Sep 23, 2019

On a private tour of Yosemite, an Ansel Adams expert taught me to shoot like the famed landscape photographer. Here's what I learned.

• wildlife and nature

• activities

2 min read • Jul 9, 2019

The national parks are America’s wild playground. Some charge a nominal entry fee, but once you’re in, they’re full of fantastic free escapades. Go on a…

• road trips

• destination practicalities

3 min read • May 14, 2019

With such an incredible variety of landscapes, California is the perfect place to reconnect with nature. But what if you just don't like to tough out…

• wildlife and nature

• activities

6 min read • Mar 6, 2017

Yosemite National Park is a gearhead’s dream. Just spend a few days in Camp Four and you'll see that what makes this a singular destination for climbers –…

• wildlife and nature

• activities

6 min read • Jan 20, 2015

There’s no better way – and often no other way – to see Yosemite than by parking the car and hitting the trail.

• wildlife and nature

• activities

4 min read • Jan 20, 2015

It seems like nearly every traveller has Ansel-Adams-fueled dreams of visiting Yosemite National Park (and the ones that don't should), and with those…

• wildlife and nature

• activities

3 min read • Jan 20, 2015

You’ve seen the postcards, admired your friends’ vacation photos. Ever wonder why everyone has pictures of the same places from the same angles? The showy…

• hiking

• activities

4 min read • Jan 20, 2015

To truly experience the breathtaking grandeur of Yosemite National Park, it's best to take to its unbeatable, uncrowded (and sometimes unforgiving)…