After my grand tour of the child-friendly hiking and biking trails of the Yosemite Valley, here is an overview of all the other activities you can try to make your experience at the Yosemite National Park unforgettable. Swimming If you’re staying at the Ahwanee, the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls or Curry Village, you [...]
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Lets say the odds of finding a winery versus a wilderness area are 450 to 1 in the Napa Valley and you understand why Napa hiking takes dedication. It’s not like there are crazy “hike this trail” sign at every street corner with opening hours and phone number. Despite being outnumbered by wine tasting rooms, [...]
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When we visited Northern California during ski week with our 6- and 8-year old girls, we made sure to stop for snow play at Lassen Volcanic National Park, an ancient volcano still active on the surface. Volcanoes are cool stuff for kids but fumaroles and boiling mud pots are even cooler and add to the sledding experience. [...]
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Four hours north of San Francisco, Lassen Volcanic National Park offers a rare opportunity to walk on a giant volcanic plug, snowshoe through red pine forests and sled down an uninterrupted mile in the snow ! Yes volcanic plug is a great word but don’t get frightened by the sleeping volcano. Think of it as Pompei [...]
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Snow dusting on Yosemite Falls. Photo by C.G. The Yosemite National Park may not be high on the family fun radar for winter but it has way more to offer than a trip to the visitor center and drinks at the Ahwanee – however much we love them. It’s an ironic contradiction that when the [...]
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