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While Yosemite is at its most popular during the warm summer months, the beloved National Park is equally in the winter months, with fewer crowds and beautiful snowfall on many of the valley’s surrounding peaks. With this customizable winter tour, you’ll get to experience Yosemite in a way that interests you, with a wide option of activities running from hikes to museum tours. This trip begins and ends in the Yosemite Valley Lodge. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

• A knowledgeable guide equipped with emergency equipment will join you
• See what interests you with this fully customizable tour
• Beat summer crowds by visiting Yosemite in the winter months
• Get the chance to see seasonal phenomena, such as frazil ice on local rivers

This trip is fully customizable and offers a huge variety of activities to choose from including awesome sight-seeing around Yosemite Valley, as well as short hikes that are accessible to anyone and everyone, even during the winter. This trip can be customized to be more of a leisurely tour or pushed to a longer more moderate hike depending on interest and fitness level. This trip lasts about 4 to 6 hours and costs $350.00, per group.

Hike to the base of 2425’ tall Yosemite Falls which, under certain weather conditions, features an enormous snow cone at the base. If lucky, clients may also get to watch as snow lightly drops hundreds of feet from the cliffs settling in a pile at the bottom. Frazil Ice is another amazing phenomenon that only occurs this time of year. If the conditions are just right, some of the rivers in Yosemite Valley fill with icy, undulating slush. “Oh My Gosh Point” on the way up the Yosemite Falls Trail for an amazing view of Yosemite Valley. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

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Kings Canyon National Park is a gem of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Explore the park with a guide on our half-day trip from Fresno, California. Before heading into the park, we’ll fuel up at Clingan’s Junction for baked goods, sandwiches, and coffee. For more information or to book this trip, click here.

In the park we’ll hike through Grant Grove, where you will be surrounded by Giant Sequoias, some of the largest trees in North America. Before heading out, stop in The Kings Canyon Visitor Center for books and souvenirs. This trip takes about 4 hours and costs $200.00.

• Small group tour of Kings Canyon National Park
• Let our guide show you the way through this gem of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains
• Take pictures with some of the largest trees in North America
• Small group tour of Kings Canyon National Park

Grant Grove, a few miles into Kings Canyon National Park. This short and easy hike will surround you with Giant Sequoias, some of the largest and oldest trees in America. There is a chance to walk through the trunk of a fallen tree, stand inside a hollow tree and take tons of photos of these giants.  For more information or to book this trip, click here.

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Whitewater rafting is something not many people know how to do on their own, but this Middle Fork American River Whitewater Rafting Trip from Auburn allows you to float down a 17-mile stretch of the river without having to plan anything yourself. This trip begins and ends at 13384 Lincoln Way, in Auburn, CA. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

Ride class III and IV rapids down the river as you take in the California foothills. All equipment and lunch are provided, too. This trip takes about 8 hours and costs $124.00.

• Hit class III and IV rapids safely with a guide during this rafting trip
• Stop riverside to eat lunch with an opportunity to go rock jumping
• All safety gear and equipment are provided for you
• Round-trip transport from Auburn included for a stress-free day

The Middle Fork of the American River is the one of the best summertime Class IV whitewater rafting trip in California. This trip meets at 8:15 AM in Auburn. A 45 minute van ride dead ends at Oxbow Reservoir where gear is distributed and the stoke begins. H2O hits your face early with Good Morning rapid. A warmup is immediately needed as the infamous Tunnel Chute rapid is just over a mile downstream. After five miles of good class 3/4 whitewater, the river settles down and provides opportunities for rock jumping, surfing, and ‘riding the bull’ as we float through the canyon towards a riverside lunch stop. Following lunch the river complies with our need to digest and remains calm for a few more miles until arriving at Chunder Pond. From here the river changes drastically with rapids such as Chunder Falls, Parallel Parking, and Ski Jump bringing your adrenaline to a high again. A mandatory walk around Ruck-A-Chucky falls allows for a chance to watch your guides run their raft down a commercial class 6 waterfall. Your trip concludes at the old Greenwood Bridge site. Guests are returned to their vehicles around 4:00 PM. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

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Enjoy the adventure of hiking in Palm Springs without the risk of getting lost on this guided hike. You’ll be taken on a half-day hike with fantastic viewpoints across the desert with city and mountain views and a visit to a hidden palm tree oasis. The hike is best suited to moderately fit hikers with outdoor experience. This trip begins and ends at 4781 E Palm Canyon Dr Ste F, Palm Springs, CA. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

• Backpacks will be provided if you need one
• Snacks and bottled water are included
• Learn about the nature and culture of the area from your guide
• See the sights while getting some exercise

  

Enjoy a guided loop hike on some of the best Palm Springs hiking trails on unmarked trails known mainly by locals, so not nearly as busy as other hiking trails in Palm Springs. From these hills we’ll have amazing views of the desert valley floor all the way up to the majestic mountains that surround Palm Springs. I’ll point out & talk about the plants & how the Cahuilla people used them for medicine. We’ll stop and visit the best viewpoints along the way & enjoy some of the best views of the Coachella Valley, perfect for taking pictures. We’ll see the windmills, Joshua Tree National Park, the San Jacinto Mtns, Mt Gorgonio (the tallest mtn. in So Cal at 11,503 ft.), Palm Springs & other desert cities that make up the Coachella Valley. Next we’ll head downhill into a small hidden Palm tree oasis that’s in a canyon, not in Indian Canyons. (See my Indian Canyons hike). During the winter the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep come down to the desert to give birth, hopefully we’ll see some if you’re here then, I’ve seen them here before. This hike lasts about 3 hours and costs $65.00. For more information or to book this activity, click here.

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Learn all about the ranching industry in Point Reyes National Seashore with this history-focused self-guided tour, accessible right on your smartphone. You’ll head out from the Bear Valley Visitor Center, past shipwrecks and onwards to the lighthouse, while you learn about local history and industry in the area. This tour takes place at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. For more information, click here.

• Explore Point Reyes at your own pace with this self-guided tour
• No need for an internet connection as this tour works offline
• Listen to the tour as much as you want as lifetime access is included
• This tour is available for Android and iOS

Point Reyes has a long history of shipwrecks, the most notable being Sir Frances Drake’s Golden Hind. Along the tour you can see a Point Reyes fishing boat which is a photographers delight! This tour takes about 2 hours and costs $5.99 per group. 

This tour takes you to the Pt. Reyes lighthouse. If you want to visit the lighthouse itself at the end of the drive, please note that it is closed on certain days of the week. Also, due to its popularity in the winter months, traffic to the lighthouse is sometimes diverted to Drake’s Beach on the weekends where you can hop a shuttle over to the lighthouse. In either case, this tour will take you to the end of your drive. You can check with the rangers or online about the lighthouse schedule. For more information, click here.

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