#yosemiteinthewinter

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜... 🏔 . . I’m usually a warm weather girl, but I grew up in the mountains and I’ve been craving a lot of outdoor adventures lately. I think I’ll get my fix though, as our last trip was quite cold (stay tuned as we move to the Grand Canyon—more on that this week) and I’ve got a ski trip to Aspen, a backpacking trip to Havasupai February 1st (the first permits of the year—thank you @lace85 !) and another ski trip back to Jackson Hole—all in the next couple months. I think by the end of these I’ll probably be back to craving that warm weather... just in time to go back to Bali! . . So what are you doing this winter? Are you embracing the cold or escaping to warmer climates? 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙊𝙒: . . If you’re considering a trip to Yosemite this winter, read about my Winter in Yosemite guide, up on the blog. 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙞𝙤. . . #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #california #yosemiteinthewinter #yosemitewinter #adventurecalifornia #travelstoke #seecalifornia #themountainsarecalling #nationalparkphotography #nationalparkenthusiasts #wildcalifornia #wearethewild #adventureenthusiasts #mountainlover #adventure #getoutside #activenorcal #outside_project #trekkingtoes #parkroamers #winterdestinations #outdoorwomen #mountaingirls #likeamountaingirl #alpinebabes #sheadventures #wildernessbabes #adventureladies #peoplewhoadventure (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B63Qjbmh64I/?igshid=jqa0bielzo8t

You might assume that the colors of the foliage at Yosemite are best in spring and fall. Well, they probably are, but we were stunned by its beauty even in the cold winter. There were still vibrant orange leaves and greenery in the trees, but the blues and grays of the mist and the rocks may have been even more beautiful. . . Read more about our winter trip to Yosemite and how you can beat the crowds in the blog. Link in bio. . . #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #california #yosemiteinthewinter #yosemitewinter #adventurecalifornia #travelstoke #seecalifornia #themountainsarecalling #nationalparkphotography #nationalparkenthusiasts #wildcalifornia #wearethewild #adventureenthusiasts #mountainlover #adventure #getoutside #activenorcal #outside_project #trekkingtoes #parkroamers #winterdestinations #naturephotography #epic_captures #lensbible #national_park_photography #californiathroughmylens #earthpix #traveldestinations_ig #wildernessnation (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B60oXVUBHJR/?igshid=11ea00isbff7g

Find someone who will travel with world with you. Yes, that includes road trips close to home 😉 . . . #coupleswhotraveltogether #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #california #yosemiteinthewinter #yosemitewinter #adventurecalifornia #travelstoke #seecalifornia #themountainsarecalling #nationalparkphotography #nationalparkenthusiasts #wildcalifornia #wearethewild #adventureenthusiasts #mountainlover #adventure #getoutside #activenorcal #outside_project #trekkingtoes #parkroamers #winterdestinations #coupleswhoadventure https://www.instagram.com/p/B6s9g-zB30W/?igshid=1qhefuqqra2vv

Can’t beat these Yosemite views. 🏔 . . It had been years since my last visit to Yosemite, and even though I remembered the last trips vividly, I was still in awe of it’s beauty when we first saw the valley earlier this week. The photos just don’t do it justice. . . I’ve published a post on the blog today about why you should be visiting Yosemite in the wintertime. Link in bio. . . ⠀⠀ #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #california #yosemiteinthewinter #yosemitewinter #adventurecalifornia #travelstoke #seecalifornia #themountainsarecalling #nationalparkphotography #nationalparkenthusiasts #wildcalifornia #wearethewild #adventureenthusiasts #mountainlover #adventure #getoutside #activenorcal #outside_project #trekkingtoes #parkroamers #winterdestinations #outdoorwomen #mountaingirls #likeamountaingirl #alpinebabes #sheadventures #wildernessbabes #adventureladies #californiathroughmylens (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6qaebshHwS/?igshid=zs6ik346wuuo

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐈 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐈𝐈: We sat in a line of traffic, with thousands of drivers at a complete standstill heading East over the snowy mountain pass. All without a lick of cell service, with no way of checking conditions or finding out what was going on. We were inching along, sometimes completely stopped for 15-30 minutes at a time. People were getting out of their cars walking up the road to see what was going on, peeing in the bushes, and sitting in complete bewilderment at what could possibly be causing the hold up ahead. Some thought it was chain control, others said it was a major accident up ahead. .. When we started heading over, it was still daylight and conditions were clear. The longer we sat there though, the icier the roads got, as the building darkness brought the cold in. We continued to sit, stranded, with no ability to turn around and no information about what lied up ahead or how long we would be there. .. As we finally reached the top of the pass, we discovered a tour bus without chains that had gotten stuck in the snow in the Eastbound lane. Just a few yards past it, a motorhome was on its side in the snowy embankment to the right, with a semi-truck that slid off the road to the left. Cars and trucks were sliding off the road right and left, taken by surprise by black ice. .. With cars inching along at a standstill, and long periods of time with cars not traveling forward past the vehicles that obstructed the roadway, the roads grew icier and the black ice just accumulated. From a stop, it was nearly impossible for most of the cars to gain enough traction and momentum to move forward on the ice, so they just remained stuck in place, prohibiting the 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 of motorists behind them from passing. .. It was a total clusterfuck, and a very scary situation, as everyone on that road we’re facing a very likely chance of skidding off the road themselves, or getting stuck at the top of the pass, in the snow and the ice, looking at having to sleep there—most with no food, water or other provisions. (𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭) .. #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #california #yosemiteinthewinter #yosemitewinter #traveldisaster (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6n-2qLBxUj/?igshid=1e4deyji6k6mz

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐈 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐈𝐈: Well, it wouldn’t be a proper road trip without a hiccup or two, right? Thursday was by far one of the gnarliest travel days I’ve ever had, and it’s the reason I’ve been MIA with my real time road trip posts. .. The day after Christmas, we were set to travel to Vegas as a halfway point on our trip to the Grand Canyon. Our route was supposed to the the 5 South to the 58 East to the 15. Due to weather conditions, CalTrans closed I-5, the major artery connecting Northern California to Southern California (and also the main route leading to the routes that get to Nevada if you’re trying to get to Vegas or Arizona (like us). So with the 5 closed, we had limited options. .. Then there was the 58 East, which was also closed at Tehachapi due to snow. So other than driving 10+ hours to go back toward the coast, down around LA and East toward Vegas from there, our only option was the 178 East over Walker Pass. .. Neither of us had ever driven over Walker Pass, so we weren’t familiar with that route. We used just about every maps app we had and got little to no information about the pass or the conditions. All we knew was that the weather forecast for the future was clear (no more snow). We found no road closure notices and Waze was telling us it would take us about 30 mins to get over the pass so we could head down toward the Valley. .. Well... 𝟲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, we made it across the short 30 mile pass, exhausted and nowhere near where we had a place booked to hook up and sleep for the night. .. (𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭) .. #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #california #yosemiteinthewinter #yosemitewinter #adventurecalifornia #travelstoke #seecalifornia #themountainsarecalling #nationalparkphotography #nationalparkenthusiasts #wildcalifornia #wearethewild #adventureenthusiasts #mountainlover #adventure #getoutside #activenorcal #outside_project #trekkingtoes #parkroamers #winterdestinations #disastertravel #walkerpass #snowymountainpass #travelhell #traveldisaster (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6n-VLdhRhE/?igshid=1fgolevp1yta0

𝕐𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕖 🏔 .. .. .. 𝔽𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕞𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕋𝕚𝕜𝕋𝕠𝕜: @𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕝_𝕚𝕤_𝕥𝕙𝕖_𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕖 .. .. .. #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #california #yosemiteinthewinter #yosemitewinter #adventurecalifornia #travelstoke #seecalifornia #themountainsarecalling #nationalparkphotography #nationalparkenthusiasts #wildcalifornia #wearethewild #adventureenthusiasts #mountainlover #adventure #getoutside #activenorcal #outside_project #trekkingtoes #parkroamers #winterdestinations #tiktok #tiktoktravel (at Yosemite National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6l-y-PB6SF/?igshid=l407isml84gj

The combination of the mist in the valley with the light dusting of snow on the peaks really made the Yosemite Valley pretty magical in the mornings. . . . #yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #california #yosemiteinthewinter #yosemitewinter #adventurecalifornia #travelstoke #seecalifornia #themountainsarecalling #nationalparkphotography #nationalparkenthusiasts #wildcalifornia #wearethewild #adventureenthusiasts #mountainlover #adventure #getoutside #activenorcal #outside_project #trekkingtoes #parkroamers #winterdestinations #naturephotography #epic_captures #lensbible #national_park_photography #californiathroughmylens #earthpix #traveldestinations_ig #wildernessnation (at Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, U.S.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6lYWSAhN2x/?igshid=1h1ysy7zpxds1