Everybody's National Parks
Danielle and Bryan
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ENP 19.7 Yosemite: Plan Your Trip with TripPossible
Description: Danielle speaks with Nick Mock, owner of TripPossible (mytrippossible.com). They are experts in vacation planning and travel advice and they specialize in planning trips to the national parks. Nick shares his tips and time-saving advice about travelling to a national park like Yosemite. He planned a trip there with his family in May 2019 and wants to help you make the most out of your visit there. (This episode is sponsored by TripPossible) Discussion Includes the following: 2:04 - TripPossible: how it started, what it is, and why you should consider using it for your next trip 3:35 - Encountering the National Parks via the slow lane 5:31 - Variety + Flexibility = when & where to go 8:09 - Yosemite in the spotlight: perception vs reality 10:29 - Best kept secret: Yosemite West lodging options 12:14 - Editing your must-see list down to a less-is-more trip 14:29 - Inside the park lodging options from Yosemite Hospitality: Curry Village, Ahwahnee Lodge, Wawona Hotel (https://www.travelyosemite.com/lodging/wawona-hotel/) 15:36 - The principles of packing for a four seasons in one day trip 18:08 - Trail weather along the Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls hikes 19:00 - Mirror Lake memories 21:31 - Overcoming common traffic frustrations in places like Yosemite Valley and Zion National Park (https://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm) 25:24 - Practical tips for enjoying Yosemite no matter the weather 27:22 - Itinerary planning: how not to see it all 29:32 - Yosemite memories big and small 32:32 - Additional TripPossible contact information Resources: TripPossible https://www.mytrippossible.com/ Phone number for weather updates Yosemite National Park Current Conditions https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/conditions.htm Call 209-372-0200 (press 1 then 1) for the most up-to-date conditions. For complete show notes, visit everybodysnationalparks.com (everybodysnationalparks.com). If this is your first time tuning in, go back and listen to the other episodes in this Yosemite series including our trip report, a conversation with park naturalist Eric Westerlund, musician and historian Tom Bob sings for us while recounting the 1903 camping trip with President Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir,
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