Yosemite and Sequoia Hiking

Hike California's Renowned National Parks

Hike in two of the nation's finest natural wonders--Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. These treasured parks provide a stunning landscape of giant sequoia trees, tumbling waterfalls, alpine lakes, and granite peaks. You'll be in constant awe hiking amid this natural grandeur. In the evenings, we relax in historic inns enjoying sumptuous meals at the area's finest restaurants.

Days 1-2 Sequoia. From Fresno we shuttle to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Our first hike takes us through majestic stands of sequoia trees in Giant Forest and then via the High Sierra Trail to lush Crescent Meadow and to Moro Rock. The following day we ascend through rich forest of white fir, cedar and sugar pine enroute to the high country. We travel along the famed Watchtower route with views of Tokopah Falls, tumbling over 1000 feet. Above tree line, Heather, Aster, and Emerald lakes will welcome us along the way to our Pear Lake destination.

Days 3-4 Mariposa Grove-Glacier Point-Yosemite Valley. After a morning shuttle to Yosemite, we hike in Mariposa, the Park's largest of three groves of Giant Sequoias. Mariposa Grove contains several hundred of these monarchs, including two of the 25 largest trees in the world. The following day is spent on the spectacular Panaorama Trail, with cascading waterfalls, granite monoliths and magnificent views of the valley below.

Days 5-6 Tuolomne Meadows-Yosemite Falls. We venture into the Park's high country to Tuolumne Meadows and a hike to Lower and Upper Cathedral Lakes, among the most impressive of Yosemite's granite-wrapped High Sierra lakes. Our final hike provides a spectacular conclusion to our week as we pass through red fir and lodgepole forest to Yosemite Point with a commanding view of Yosemite Valley below. We then descend past Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls, zigzagging our way to the Valley. Following a shuttle to Fresno, we say our farewells.

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Inn Trip:	6 days/5 nights
2010 Dates:	June 13-18 FULL June 27-July 2 August 29-September 3 (singles) September 12-17
2011 Dates:	June 12-17 June 26-July 1 (singles) September 4-9
Trip Rating:	Moderate
Price:	$2598
Single Supplement:	$650
Gateway City/Meeting Place:	Fresno, California
Activities:	hike (6 days)
Inn Highlights:	Beautifully crafted of cedar and stone and located within Sequoia National Park, Wuksachi Lodge is perched on a rocky outcropping some 7,200 feet above sea level with panoramic views of the high Sierra. Situated on the banks of the Merced River and at the doorstep to the national park, Yosemite View Lodge provides all the comforts of home. The Toulomne tent cabins bring back memories of Yosemite as the pioneers experienced it.