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Cool Things to Do in Yosemite National Park

    • Half Dome Trail - Yosemite National Park

      • 1. Half Dome Trail

      • The best hiking adventure for the very fit
        • Hiking
        • Yosemite Valley
      • Nile Expert Tip: Consider doing this hike as a 2-day backpacking trip, camping in Little Yosemite Valley. You'll get a...
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    • Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions - Yosemite National Park
    • Yosemite Mountaineering School - Yosemite National Park
    • Mount Conness - Yosemite National Park

      • 4. Mount Conness

      • Climb the peak and get stunning views
        • Hiking
        • Tioga Road corridor
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    • Mount Dana - Yosemite National Park

      • 5. Mount Dana

      • This climb is an in-your-face reminder that Mount Dana is Yosemite's second-highest peak. The mountain...

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        • Tioga Road corridor
    • Lee Vining Canyon - Yosemite National Park
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    • Snow Creek Trail - Yosemite National Park

      • 7. Snow Creek Trail

      • A breathtaking hike up the wall of Tenaya Canyon
        • Hiking
        • Yosemite Valley
    • Pate Valley Trail - Yosemite National Park

      • 8. Pate Valley Trail

      • A serious grunt of a canyon descent
        • Hiking
        • Tioga Road corridor
    • Tuolumne River - Yosemite National Park

      • 9. Tuolumne River

      • California's premier whitewater river
        • Water Sports
    • Buena Vista Trail - Yosemite National Park

      • 10. Buena Vista Trail

      • A fine hike to a glacial cirque off the Glacier Point Road
        • Hiking
        • Highway 41 corridor
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  • There is no shortage of cool things to do in Yosemite, especially if you're fit and outdoors-oriented. There are 800 miles of trails that access the 1200 square miles of some of the planet's best landscapes. Two big rivers drain the high country via crystalline pools and dashing waterfalls. Vertical cliffs, glaciers and high elevation peaks call the climbers and mountaineers to explore.

    On a mellower plane, there are cool things for artists and photographers to appreciate, too. Yosemite phenomena like the 'firefall' waterfall, frazil ice, snowstorms and summer thunderstorms, black bears and Steller's jays are very cool items for the observer to encounter. There are a thousand cool perches from which to just sit and meditate within the immense montane terrain.

    In the high country there are lots of tasty treats to be pursued: try Mt. Conness from a choice of several routes, or Mt. Dana's hike up from Tioga Pass. In Yosemite Valley, Half Dome is one cool rock and a remarkable hike that will tax mind, body and spirit, while Snow Creek Trail has big views without big crowds (and no permit needed).

    Take a lesson with the Yosemite Mountaineering School and get up on the park's world-famous big wall routes in the footsteps of cool folks like Lynn Hill, Royal Robbins and Ron Kauk. Whitewater rafting on the Merced or the Tuolumne, or a float through Yosemite Valley are literally cool on a hot summer day.

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