Bear Trail Inn

... ; Zac and I decided to hike to the bottom of the trail - even though the turn to the bottom of the falls was closed.  Not a long trail, but a long way down.  Good for him.  Good for me.  A pretty end to the trail as well - right at the ...

... , some bare and some green, just amazing. We were searching for moose on this hike and we saw lots of moose droppings on the trail but unfortunately no moose sightings. UNTIL; as we heading back down the track to the parking lot there was one off to the ...

... doing, have the time and have planned for it. Seeing as I had none of these re requisites day hikes were my limit. The trail I chose starts just outside Yosemite Lodge and is about 4.6 miles it also rises or falls 3300'. I chose the easier option which ...

... fishing and deep woods are not (i got bitten so much my back is just red!) Second day wasn't nearly so bad, was an easy trail to follow went up lionshead peak (not sure why it's called that) we had another failed fishing trip at lunch (but this time ...

... . We all had a comfortable night at the Green Highlander Lodge. We rose early to get ready for our 8 hour trip on the Cabot Trail. We had a light breakfast downstairs in the Yellow Cello, operated by the owner, Bill Stephens. At 8:30 sharp we boarded a 15 ...

... a little touring of the city.  We visited the Basilica of the Annunciation, where Mary was told that she was going to bear the Son of God.  It was quite beautiful.  There was an interesting collection of Mary/Jesus art in the courtyard and ...

... the road got much more interesting as we winded our way up the mountain.   When we arrived at our hotel (Alpine Trail Inn) the clerk informed us that we did not have a reservation on THEIR record, even though I had a confirmation number...uhhhhhh. ...

... den Cabot Trail zu sichten. Denn: als Trail verstehe ich eigentlich einen Wanderweg. Und als mir Jenai im C’Mon Inn gesagt hatte, dass sie vom Bear on the Lake einen Tagesausflug von ca. 6 Stunden auf den Cabot Trail gemacht hat und auf der Website ...

... fro offered less views than scenery than previous treks.  Several park trails still closed in late June due to bear activity.  Mt. Washburn trail, one of the premier day hikes had only one trailhead open and it was discouraged due to heavy snow ...

... beginning to dissipate as the sun rose higher. We went down into the valley to begin our hike with Camelbaks filled. The trail started out through groves of desert trees and rocky outcroppings and then opened up to the blazing sun beyond. We trudged on ...

... Inn in Merced for that night at a more reasonable $45. We then went into the information centre in Lee Vining and picked up some trail maps for Yosemite before driving into the park using our Annual Pass to get in - so it felt free! There was quite a lot ...

... as many of these as we could. Bridalveil Falls was first and we then took the short drive to Curry Village where we started the Mist Trail which is the most popular trail in Yosemite. It is easy to see why this trail is so popular and you work your way up ...

... stupid things with bears and getting in trouble. One fool wanted to entice bears into his yard to take pictures. He laid a trail of doughnuts and sure enough one turned up. This worked so well that he extended the trail of doughnuts into his garage ...

... on reindeer harness. The idea is that you wear them on your boots as part of the strategy for avoiding bears along the trail. The other parts include clapping and yelling out something like "HELLO BEARS" every few minutes as you're hiking, cooking in ...

... overlooks and saved some for the way back. I parked at Sprague Lake Trailhead just after 4:00 and walked the flat, half mile trail around the small like. Everywhere I looked was stunningly beautiful. All day I was seeing every color of the rainbow in the ...

... ;s wonderful and you should go see it for yourself. At one point on the walk, we had a near miss with a bear. As we started up one trail, a woman warned us about a small black bear further up. I immediately took the lens cap off the camera and took point ...

... had to wind through the mountains to get to Yosemite, so we bit our tongues and headed off. We decided on going for a short trail walk through the woodland, via a quick drive through Tunnel Log. I thought this was the tree that you could drive through, ...

... with the inn.  We immediately re-arranged our backpacks and walked down the hill.  First stop was the Appalacian Trail Headquarters.  M got VERY excited. I didn't really understand how much he really liked maps until I saw him in action ...

... to keep the camera from being soaked and destroyed was the 3 sol plastic poncho that I'd bought from Ollataytambo for the Inca Trail. Awesome! We arrived back at the lodge extremely wet. There was no real prospect of drying anything either as the air was ...

... man! Everywhere people are very friendly and helpful - one shop proprietor asked a customer to lead us up to a very fine nature trail, which she did very willingly. Talking of moose, we, and particularly Anne, had a special day with wild life.  ...