Today the Pacific Fishers presented their science projects to The Boys & Girls Club from Planada and Merced. We spent a good chunk of the morning and afternoon dedicated to teaching the kids about watersheds. Francisco and Manuel taught “Water Pollution in the San Joaquin River”, Brock and April taught “The Water Cycle”, Sabin and […]
Peak Challenge
In the early morning, we woke up at 5 A.M. Everyone was in a rush; eating breakfast, taking down shelter, and cleaning up the campsite. Finally, it was time to leave and hike to our most challenging peak, Tuolumne. When we stood on the top and saw an incredible 360° view of nature, we couldn’t […]
Expedition #4 Underway
This morning the “Pacific Fishers” woke up, did some light fitness, got their packs together, and headed off to Ostrander Lake for their final and most demanding expedition yet.
Nacho Average Intern
Meet Tyler Rackelmann, ARC’s summer intern in Yosemite. Tyler is a psychology major, preparing for his third year at UC Merced and a Yosemite Leadership Program participant. Tyler feels extremely passionate about the outdoors and says he looks forward to watching others grow in such a meaningful setting.
Final Expedition
We are going to embark in the beginning of our final expedition tomorrow! The chaos to prepare for the journey is REAL. But everyone is excited to leave basecamp back to our second home in the back country.
Ten Lakes
This is ARC hiking up from one of the Ten Lakes and went up 24 switchbacks up the face of a mountain and found ourselves looking at this beautiful view with one of the ten lakes in the background.