Thank you!! 🙏 😃
Thank you!! 🙏 😃
Junior Ranger Eric,
Reporting for duty! 🫡
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#NationalParks
Thanks Becky! 🙏🙂🫡
Thank you Susan! 🫡🙏🙂
My Yosemite Guide business is officially launched!
#Yosemite #ParkChat #Hiking #Backpacking #NationalParks
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Thanks Kyra! Its my favorite park too! Always Yosemite 🏞🫶✨️😀
Thanks Mike! 🫡
I have 6x permits already lined up for *best* trailheads and dates. First trip April 24.
4/24
5/1
5/21
6/19
6/28 - "Signature Expedition"
8/14
More added as they release permits.
Here is the roster:
mountainscalling.me/backpacking-...
Thanks! Totally!! 😃 It's real now. 🏞🫶
🥁📣🚨 My big Yosemite news!
I've obtained a Commercial Use Authorization from the National Park Service to guide in Yosemite — a genuine dream come true.
I offer private guided day hikes and small group backpacking trips.
More details and booking at mountainscalling.me
A10 - ranger led programs. never robots. just real humans. #parkchat
A9 some things, some places, are irreplaceable.
People who came before us chose preservation over profit. Long term over short term. Greater good over self.
Had these people not thought 150+ years in advance for us, what would we have now? Something very different.
#parkchat
A8 wildlife loss. habbitat loss. keystone species loss. Chain-effect of this. #parkchat
A6 they should behave like they own these places. Would they throw a dirty diaper in their OWN YARD!? some maybe. But must no.
People act like they are driving a rental car. U know, GUN IT at the stop light. Drive hard over speed bunps. They should be acting like theyre in a model-T #parkchat
A5 Alaska.
#parkchat
A4 i am indifferent. People who want to stay "connected" in parks have a way... i was live streaming Firefall sat/sun. Starlink. There is no cell service at the spot. Do i want NPS to <fix> that? No.
Tech (connectivity) Infrastructure should be kept up, but not necessarily expanded. #parkchat
A3 participant, not carry the flag. NOAA, EPA, and should be a driving force. NPS, USFS, USFWS, BLM all should participate #parkchat
I used to have to FAX wilderness permit requests to Yosemite. I actually subscribed to eFax just for that. Now web/mobile. That is nice. but sophisticated people ultimately win out the race for permits.
Anyone who is not technical -> forget about. People who are technical have the edge. #parkchat
Hvala! 🇭🇷🫶
Bro. Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. You are the one we've been waiting for. You are the change we seek! 🫡🏞✨️
The SuperBowl of National Parks nature phenomenon... Firefall in Yosemite 🌄❤️🔥
This was the scene on Sat.
The crowd visible in this picture is about 3% of the total around this general area.
Sat-Sun were both great. But looking back at the footage I got, saturday edged it slightly.
#Yosemite
Only in Yosemite. The greatest place on earth.
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#Yosemite
It was usual/expected crowd level. ~4000 people. Didnt bother or affect us. We walked back to the van after and ate dinner, had a slice of pie, watched tv. After about 2hrs the traffic was gone and we drove off
Anyone who was in a hurry to leave after was prolly big mad at insane traffic
18" of snow on the valley floor. Trees covered in snow. Valley walls snow covered. Sun shining ✨️
Today's Firefall was 🔥
#Yosemite
Late Feb 2023. The park closed due to too much snow then too.
The stars do not streak across the sky. We do. Stars are still. It is the Earth beneath your feet that is spinning - carrying your tent, your sleeping bag, your brief and beautiful life - through the dark.
#Yosemite
Our property isnt the issue. Its the entire area. The entire area is always affected when the power issues happen.
(I live at the blue pin)