Yep, Pywiack is an elusive falls, tucked in fold in a canyon and viewable from narrow angles. I once did a one day trek from Tenaya Lake to Yosemite Valley. We chose to go when the water was low. The swimming hole at the bottom of Pywiack was just splendid. This hike is not for […]

A little known waterfall in Yosemite is Three Chutes Falls. Also known as Hidden Falls, this waterfall is located about a half mile above mirror lake. It can be reached by walking the Mirror Lake Loop Trail and then hiking along Tenaya Creek for a quarter mile. It cascades about forty feet over open granite […]

Drove into Yosemite and passed this waterfall along the way…due to the large amount of snowfall this year, this waterfall was an absolute beauty to see. 0 Comments*Enter your name*2 characters minimum.Do not change these fields following 7 + 9 =

Two weeks ago I fulfilled a 60 year dream and made it to the top of Half Dome. Awed by the accomplishment as much as by the view, I stared, speechless, at the still snowcapped peaks. Then I saw Snow Creek Falls ! I couldn’t believe that I’d never seen a picture of this beautiful […]

I visited these falls April 2005 and loved them. It’s almost as good as Yosemite Falls but you have to be in the right place to view them Cascade Falls. I saw the same view as Johnny Cheng. Park at the Inspiration Point (near the tunnel) and carefully walk down the rockface northward to near […]

Carlon Falls was a great find because it was a hot Saturday. We needed a place to swim near our camp (5 miles outside the west gate), but didn’t want to fight the crowds inside Yosemite National Park. We almost had the place to ourselves! 1 Comment*Enter your name*2 characters minimum.Do not change these fields […]

My most successful backpacking trip was from Tuolumne Meadows to Glen Aulin with my two sons, my nephew, my oldest son’s friend, and two of my best friends (the two handsome old guys on the right side of the picture). To see all the water falls in the early summer is truly beautiful. The trip […]