Tag: Yosemite Valley

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Transportation Solutions: Biking Yosemite Valley

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Biking around Yosemite Valley is a fun way to explore the park, especially with the fair weather and traffic of the summer months.

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A Happy Dog at Happy Isles

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Bark Ranger Owen Parker and crew trek to Yosemite National Park for a magical winter visit.

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Bark Ranger Owen Reporting for Duty in Yosemite

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The Cranky Campers head north to Yosemite National Park where Owen earns his second BARK Ranger tag, and he and Emily are mistaken for junior park rangers.

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Yosemite Valley Nature Watching

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With its diversity of habitats as well as biodiversity, Yosemite is a great place to view wildlife while being respectful of their natural surroundings. On this adventure, the Cranky Campers explored the meadows of Yosemite Valley and bird-watched while keeping an eye out for bears. The most common sighting: the opportunistic, plucky California ground squirrel.

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Glacier Point

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Glacier Point offers stunning views of Half Dome and the Yosemite Valley below. On this visit, we also took a hike at nearby Mono Meadows.