Mariposa Grove Hike in Winter - Yosemite - What to See 2024
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- We hiked Mariposa Grove Trail in Yosemite National park during winter
The road to mariposa grove is closed during winter. So we parked at the welcome plaza, put on our gaiters, and headed down the Washburn trail.
We didn’t put on micro spikes but packed them just in case.
After about 2 miles we finally made it to the start of the Mariposa Grove Trail. We were instantly greeted by the giant Sequoias.
Our goal was to hike up to Wawona point while enjoying the amazing land marks along the way. We’ve done this hike in other seasons but seeing it covered in snow made it feel like we were visiting for the first time.
We regret not bringing snow shoes because the high levels of snow made the hike a bit more strenuous.
The gaiters did a good job of keeping the snow out of our boots and keeping our feet dry.
Five hours into our hike the fog started to roll in and temperatures were dropping so we decided to turn back.
We hiked down the main road instead of going down Washburn trail.
We hiked a total of 10.5 miles by the time we got back to the car.
Overall this was such a fun hike and we will definitely go again during winter!
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So pretty, thank you for sharing! Happy hiking!
Thank you 😊
Beautiful 😍
Thank you 😊 hope you get to go one day if you’ve never been
Wow, opening shots are absolutely breathtaking my friend! This looks amazing!
Thank you Brother, much appreciated. I was just looking at your channel. You have some really great stuff yourself 😁
@@roamingthetrails thx, solo hiking is a great passion of mine
Girl u better take me next time 🤨
Letsss go
Love the video! just stumbled across your instagram and youtube as I’ve just started exploring national parks cant wait to see more of your recommendations. Mind me asking what was this taken on? The quality is amazing ❤
Thank you for this comment😊 most of the footage was taken on an iPhone 14pro and 14promax. Only one of the shots in this video was taken on our photography camera SonyA7III
Thank you! I’ll look into that camera
Thanks for sharing the journey! And, you got to use some of that winter gear!
I appreciate the comment, but yeah it’s always fun to put the gear to use 😅 being a gear geek like myself I enjoy using the gear I bring with me on trails. What adventures have you been on lately?
@@roamingthetrails Yes, I too love the gear. Me lately? I've been trying to move fast enough to stay ahead of the vultures. Literally. On my last hike, now up on my channel, they were circling!
I checked it out, awesome trail. you have the gift for story telling 👍🏼
I LOVE your channel! You've really inspired me to invest in some good quality pieces, and they have proven so useful the last few weeks in different kinds of weather. You also inspired me to get the Danner Mountain 600 Leaf hiking boots and they have been worth every penny. Excited to see the trails you guys hit during spring & summer!
Thank you so much for your comment and encouragement, truly appreciate it 🫶🏽 hope that gear takes you on many more adventures!
BTW the Leaf edition of your boots are an upgrade from the ones I have. I believe yours can be repaired by the company if they’re ever damaged. Just thought I’d share in case you didn’t know 😊
-Crystal
Thank you Crystal! :) I had no idea!@@roamingthetrails
una duda extra para Bernando..yo ya tengo mi SOTO stove, es permitido llevar el cilindro al parque y poderse preparar algo en los senderos donde estuvieron? tienen alguna pagina favorita para ver las condiciones de acumulacion de nieve cuando van en invierno? ya tengo apuntado el tel para las condiciones de calle.
Si nunca e tenido ningún problema al usar la nuestra, lo que usualmente restringen es hacer una fogata en cierta partes del parque si no estás en una área de picnic. Y usualmente uso la página de Yosemite y chekeo las live webcams.
How many hours did it take you to do this hike?
about 7.5 hrs since we hike slower in snow and we took a lots of breaks to take pictures
Una duda... Las cadenas para las llantas lo vi en su otro video, eso se consigue llegando a Mariposa cierto? Nuestra ruta es salir de San Francisco y estar por la zona 2 días
Cuando planear viajar a Yosemite ? Orita no se necesitan pero en el invierno si recomiendo que tengan cadenas. El tiempo cambia muy rápido en el invierno en Yosemite.
@@roamingthetrails hola muchas gracias por la respuesta! mi plan es salir de San Francisco el 1ero de Feb... y nos quedamos hasta el 3 de Feb que iriamos de regreso directo a SFO (espero que el calculo de google sea correcto con la duracion del viaje)...nunca he manejado con nieve o con posibilidad de black ice... desde ya compre lo que recomendo su pareja para los pies! estaba en oferta en $24! usd en que parte del invierno fueron?
algo que no entendi de ese trail tan largo que hiceron es: dejaron el carro abajo...subieron bastante y luego se regresaron por la calle publica es? de nuevo todo eso hasta el parking lot?!
Mientras manejes con cuidado todo va a estar bien, despacio y con cuidado cuando hay nieve o hielo es mejor manejar mucho más despacio si no eres confiado en la nieve.
Cada temporada de invierno cambia pero cuando nostros fuimos este año pasado fue la primera semana de Febrero y si viajas temprano no hay nada de tráfico en las carreteras. Usualmente vamos una vees por mes, el highway 140 sabe tener mucho menos nieve en el invierno, pero el highway 41 (entrada sur a Yosemite) es más cerca a mariposa grove pero sabe tener más curvas y hielo/nieve.
Y el trail de mariposa grove corre muy cercas de la carretera. Pero en el invierno la carretera que usualement se usa para al autobús está cerrada así que tienes que dejar tu carro en el parking lot que está abajo. Tienes que caminar a yegar a mariposa grove por el trail o por la carretera. Las dos son casi igual de distancia pero el trail se me hace más bonito.
Muchas gracias por la info y pura vida!
Do you know if Wawona road was closed?
No Wawona road was open but it did require chains and or 4WD with snow tires.
You can call (209)372-0200 for current road conditions.
@@roamingthetrails Thanks!