Family vacations often turn into a headache if you don’t plan properly. Too much planning and then everyone can feel rushed. A little planning and you can sleep in your vehicle for a night or two to take care of the bears. This guide will help you plan a good family vacation in Yosemite by giving you basic guidelines, tips, and tricks. This guide is for people who drive in Yosemite-National-park”>Yosemite National Park.
Step one: Do what you don’t want to buy later. Although Yosemite National Park< /a> is beautiful It is a region where God does not spare the great wonders of time, our capitalist society comes to the practice that many people will visit and inevitably forget things. Yosemite General Store in Yosemite Valley tends to stock some essentials. Deodorant that was normally $3 was $6. If you forget the S’mores supplies, they have a great one with 2 candy bars and 1 small package. graham cracker and 10 high for 8 dollars. Juice boxes are marked at least $3. My kindness! And the supply was also flowing from the regular boxes of Graham Cracker! How does the National Park run from the graham cracker in the off-season?
For this reason, invest in a large backpack cooler and bring the essentials. For your cooler, grab a bag of ice and throw in hot dogs, meat sandwiches, burger patties, soda juice boxes small plastic bottles. I also consider charcoal and lighter fluid just in case, if you are looking for a grill. You put extra film in your backpack, extra batteries and put them in a plastic bag. Place them in an easily reachable part of your backpack. Yosemite National Park has so many landmarks and photo opportunities that your batteries can easily die from all the photos. Believe me; You don’t want to buy batteries anywhere else in the Valley. Sunscreen and bug spray are also essential depending on the time you travel.
Step Two: Plan carefully! If you stay outside Yosemite Valley or plan to see Glacier Park or some Sequolias woods, you will encounter a very mountainous drive. For in the valley there is just nothing but in the mass. When you hit the last villages before the valley on roads 120 or 140, take a break, use the bathroom, and stretch every part of your body. You may find yourself steering the wheel when you’ve never had a focus before. If you do the speed limit and be careful of the winds you should be o.k. But that will not guarantee the other guys on the road. Also many spectacular views of Yosemite from all the mountains. Rubbernecking can be very tempting especially when Brideveil Falls, El Capitan and Half Dome lure you there. Just know that with every good idea there will be a place to pull over, park, and take pictures. So don’t like rubbernecking. Leave it to your passengers to say “woaaaaah!” you have to pull it over when you have to pull it over.
Step Three: Prepare for a long walk. It sounds funny, but many people don’t properly prepare to walk or hike at Yosemite. I saw so many people trying to get in flip-flops in the woods. Some were more concerned about cuteness than comfort. In Yosemite, you really want to opt for comfort in order to properly enjoy the view.
First choose your shoes and socks. Some people want to buy hiking boots and spend hundreds of dollars on them only to see them lost in the mud. If you are with a young family that will not last more than 3 hours on the trail, make sure you have sturdy shoes with a good tread. I hiked Yosemite in steel toe military boots and couldn’t be happier. They are not expensive, very protective and very breathable. If you’re going for the cute factor, black goes best with blue. For your little kids, expect to give the pig a few back rides because many parts are mountainous. Their legs aren’t nearly as long as yours, so don’t roll your eyes if the kids can’t walk all the way. on the trails of Yosemite. Just take shoes with a good heel and if the pants are tight, put the socks on high.
Before the hike, drink a lot of water and then use the bathroom. You won’t find many ports in Yosemite National Park. Make sure you take small water bottles with you. Avoid snacks and foods. It may be unlucky and attract some extra sharp-toothed campers. Also, bring a large mag-litte bag, an easy-to-fold blanket, and a pair. A large backpack might come in handy if you run into one of these special visitors. I brought all of that along with a few others (aids, extra socks, etc) and didn’t feel burdened. Yosemite has so many beautiful trails you don’t want to have an excuse to walk around anything.
Yosemite National Park can be a beautiful experience if you do well, do well and hike well. Regardless of size family I recommend Yosemite for excellent privacy. Just prepare ahead of time so you spend less hours frustrated and more hours playing.
