Yosemite Hiking is Not for Everyone We are all individuals with our own tastes, talents, and needs. Some like sports, others more cerebral activities, and most enjoy watching their families grow up. Some of us like to leave a different kind of legacy.
Your Comfort Is Our Top Concern Just because you enjoy luxury doesn’t mean you need to miss some of life’s best experiences, such as an African safari or a private Yosemite hike with your loved ones in the wilderness. Luxury doesn’t just mean caviar and spa days; it also means going with the best of […]
Where Are The Best Luxury Hotels in Yosemite National Park? Reserving hotels in Yosemite, and in all national parks, for that matter, is tricky. The land in the park is protected, which means it is not a place a Four Seasons can pop up overnight.
How to Avoid Yosemite’s Traffic The Pacific Coast Highway from Los Angeles to San Francisco (and vice versa) is one of the most popular drives in the world. Most visitors to California know about it, and typically, especially in the summertime, there is heavy traffic. But the roadway always seems to flow. Yosemite National Park […]
Luxury Tours of San Francisco and Yosemite The Four Seasons, the Ritz Carlton and the Fairmont are all considered luxury hotels. They provide exceptional service and accommodations. Each hotel, however, has its own idea of class and how to best present that luxury and service. Some are down-to-earth; others are more akin to offering butler service. […]
Named La Isla de los Alcatraces (Island of the Pelicans) by Juan Manuel de Ayala, a Spanish explorer, in 1775, Alcatraz Island became a U.S. military fortress in the 1850s, sporting about 100 cannons to protect San Francisco Bay. The island also housed the West Coast’s first operational lighthouse. In addition, by the end of […]
Top Sights in Yosemite’s High Country Did you know there is much more to Yosemite National Park than the often-visited Valley? Unfortunately, a good portion of the tourism community ignores everything in the park but the Valley.
Imagine the effort and struggle it took for horses to haul heavy loads up and down the steep and winding streets of San Francisco in the 19th century. Based on the conveyance systems in mines, inventor Andrew Smith Hallidie patented a cable system in 1861. It took 12 years for the first system to be […]
How Do I Avoid The Crowds in Yosemite National Park? World-renowned Yosemite National Park is understandably crowded, especially in the summer, with August typically the busiest month. Easily accessed from San Francisco, the beloved park includes landmarks such as El Capitan, Half Dome and Glacier Point and tons of stellar photo ops. No wonder thousands […]
Tips and Tricks to Luxury Camping in Yosemite The terms “luxury” and “camping” are rarely used in the same sentence. But if you can afford luxury, why should you be deprived of the joy of camping in world-famous Yosemite National Park? And we’re not talking about camping in an RV. That’s cheating. Enjoying a luxurious […]
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