Imagine Kayaking 5 miles to a small island in the middle of Emerald Bay. kayaking was a completely new experience for me because I hadn’t tried it before and because I needed to be synchronized with my partner. The scenery was amazing, Emerald Bay had deep blue colored water surrounded by tall green pine tress.
Follow Your Dreams
Meet Sean McAlindin, one of the talented and dedicated staff in Yosemite. Originally from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Sean grew up in Northwestern Connecticut at the bottom of Ratlum Mountain, a rustic old Berkshire Peak that inspired a life-long love affair with all things wild.
Don’t Miss ARC’s Voices of Youth Event July 30 in Truckee
THE POWER OF TEN Is 10 youth voices over the course of 10 years, courageous enough to speak out about their past challenges, their insights, and their hopes and dreams for the future. The Power of Ten is hundreds of transformational moments: summiting a mountain peak, trusting the rope to hold you while climbing, or […]
Mariposa Grove
This morning we went to the Mariposa Grove and Home of the Giant Sequoias. Interns with the Yosemite Leadership Program and Chris Raines, a Park Ranger from the Education Branch, gave us an interpretive walk of the Lower Grove. We had a great experience and learned that they can grow up to 300 feet. What we gained […]
July 4th BBQ at Wawona School Brings New Friends Together
Yesterday Cody Cook and Francisco del Rio manned the grill, Kiauna made a summer salad with strawberries and apple slices, and our friends from the Yosemite Leadership Program brought good cheer and smiling faces. We played soccer, basketball, ping pong, and walked along a slack line. It was a great Independence Day! Thank you to YLP, Becca Fenwick, and other Wawona community members for joining us!
Tallac Attack
The most exciting moment of the day was getting to the top of Mt. Tallac and looking at the beautiful blue water of Lake Tahoe and its huge size! At that moment we realized that after a hard, steep, sharp and rocky hill “we did it” . The afternoon was really exciting because we swam in […]