2012 Yosemite Twin Valleys Waterfall Workshops (May 18-21, 2012)

All New 1 & 2 Day Eastern Sierra All Digital Masters Photography Workshop with National Geographic Photographer Phil Schermeister (June-October 2012)

Half Dome Permits for 2012 can be obtained by request.

Please call 800 886 8009 or email tours at yexplore.com

All Yosemite Photo Sessions and Guided Hikes are open unless they are designated as Private Tours.

We will gladly schedule a tour for you on the date you plan to visit Yosemite if it is not already on the calendar.

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			01	02 9am» Yosemite Gentle Snowshoe Hike	03	04
05 (Week 06) 9am» Yosemite Inspiration Point Extended Snowshoe Hike	06	07 12:30pm» Yosemite Valley Winter Landscapes Photography Session	08	09	10 1pm» Yosemite Winter Landscapes and Horsetail Fall Photography Session	11 9am» Yosemite Inspiration Point Extended Snowshoe Hike
12 (Week 07)	13 9am» Yosemite Dewey Point Extended Snowshoe Hike	14	15	16 9am» Yosemite Gentle Snowshoe Hike	17 12:30pm» Yosemite Valley Winter Landscapes Photography Session	18 1pm» Yosemite Winter Landscapes and Horsetail Fall Photography Session
19 (Week 08)	20	21 9am» Yosemite Intermediate John Muir Trail Waterfalls Hiking Tour 12:30pm» Yosemite Valley Winter Landscapes Photography Session	22	23	24	25 9am» Yosemite Inspiration Point Extended Snowshoe Hike
26 (Week 09)	27 9am» Yosemite Dewey Point Extended Snowshoe Hike	28	29

Time:

9:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

Yosemite Gentle Snowshoe Hike

The winter months offer exclusive opportunities to enjoy Yosemite's trails from a truly different perspective on a pair of snowshoes. Enjoy a pleasant half-day snowshoe hike on a gentle path in Yosemite Valley, a giant sequoia grove, or other lesser known trails. We will cover basic snowshoeing techniques and will tailor the day’s program to your experience level. These outings will require about the same effort as a gentle to moderate hike while discussing the history and natural world of Yosemite National Park. If the snow level in the area is below adequate, we will conduct the tour as a hike and will most likely extend its distance to compensate. This activity is perfect for beginners and families. Interpretive Tours will travel approximately 3 miles and last 4+ hours.

Price includes rental of snowshoes and poles.

Type of Tour: Gentle

Distance: 3 miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: up to 500 feet

Time: 4 + hours

Water Requirements: 32 ounces

Price: $80 per person (with equipment)

Please visit our Tours Page here: Yosemite Guided Snowshoe Adventures or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

9:00am

Description:

Yosemite Inspiration Point Extended Snowshoe Hike

The winter months offer exclusive opportunities to enjoy Yosemite's trails from a truly different perspective on a pair of snowshoes. Achieve new heights and find your inspiration on one of Yosemite's most scenic trails. These outings will require about the same effort as an intermediate hike while discussing the history and natural world of Yosemite National Park. If the snow level in the area is below adequate, we will conduct the tour as a hike. This demanding hiking tour is perfect for fit hikers and experienced snowshoe hikers. Tours will travel 6 miles and last approximately 6 hours.

Price includes rental of snowshoes and poles.

Type of Tour: Extended Snowshoe Hike

Distance: 6 miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: 1500 feet

Time: 6 hours

Water Requirements: 60 ounces

Price: Varies based on size of your group (with equipment)

Please visit our Tours Page here: Yosemite Guided Snowshoe Adventures or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

12:30pm - 5:00pm

Description:

Yosemite Valley Winter Landscapes Photography Session with

Take control of your camera while capturing magical winter landscape images in Yosemite Valley with a local park veteran with three decades of experience photographing in Yosemite. On this tour, we will visit some of the vistas popularized by Ansel Adams and other pioneers of landscape photography in Yosemite as well as some lesser known spots. These workshops are designed to highlight the mood of the park in the winter season.

This tour will discuss depth of field, exposure techniques, metering, the zone system, white balance, and composition among other topics that will be customized for each session.

Type of Tour: Specialty Photo Session

Price: $200-250 per person

Walter Flint’s Yosemite Photography Sessions

Please visit our Tours Page here: Y explore Yosemite Photography Sessions or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

1:00pm - 6:00pm

Description:

Yosemite Winter Landscapes and Horsetail Fall Photography Session

Horsetail Fall is an ephemeral waterfall on the Eastern flank of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. For a brief time during the month of February, an utterly stupendous photographic opportunity may exist if all the necessary conditions are present. A naturally occurring "firefall" lights up the waterfall in splendid tones of orange and sometimes pink. This is a very rare and spectacular event and all the events for it to happen must line up at just the "critical moment".

This winter landscapes tour will lead us around the Valley for the afternoon to visit some of the vistas popularized by Ansel Adams and other pioneers of landscape photography in Yosemite. We will also travel to some lesser known spots that will highlight the mood of winter. We will discuss depth of field, exposure techniques, metering, the zone system, white balance, and composition among other topics that will be customized for each session. The conclusion of this session will focus on Horsetail Fall, and we will find a proper location for unfettered viewing of these natural phenomena. This tour will offer a chance to learn how to best capture a photograph of this beautiful convergence of natural elements, and bring home a photograph and a memory of a lifetime. We will talk about lens selection, proper support, and techniques for ultra-sharp images of this fleeting moment. If the right conditions for viewing the firefall do not exist, we will adjust the session accordingly.

Type of Tour: Specialty Photo Session

Price: $200-250 per person

Please visit our Tours Page here: Y explore Yosemite Photography Sessions or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

9:00am

Description:

Yosemite Inspiration Point Extended Snowshoe Hike

The winter months offer exclusive opportunities to enjoy Yosemite's trails from a truly different perspective on a pair of snowshoes. Achieve new heights and find your inspiration on one of Yosemite's most scenic trails. These outings will require about the same effort as an intermediate hike while discussing the history and natural world of Yosemite National Park. If the snow level in the area is below adequate, we will conduct the tour as a hike. This demanding hiking tour is perfect for fit hikers and experienced snowshoe hikers. Tours will travel 6 miles and last approximately 6 hours.

Price includes rental of snowshoes and poles.

Type of Tour: Extended Snowshoe Hike

Distance: 6 miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: 1500 feet

Time: 6 hours

Water Requirements: 60 ounces

Price: Varies based on size of your group (with equipment)

Please visit our Tours Page here: Yosemite Guided Snowshoe Adventures or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

9:00am - 3:00pm

Description:

Yosemite Dewey Point Extended Snowshoe Hike

Discover many geologic wonders of Yosemite as we strap on our snowshoes and trek through a winter wonderland. We will traverse meadows and streams buried under feet of snow while we imagine ourselves in a time when glaciers dominated the landscape. From there, we will explore the winter trails of Yosemite Valley’s South Rim to encounter breathtaking scenery from a vantage point over three thousand feet above the valley floor. This interpretive hike meanders through snow covered meadows to striking vistas with awe-inspiring views of the glacier carved Yosemite Valley and the high country ranges.

Type of Tour: Extended Snowshoe Hike

Distance: 8 miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: 500 feet

Time: 5 hours

Water Requirements: 80 ounces

Price: Varies based on size of your group

Please visit our Tours Page here: Y explore Yosemite Snowshoe Adventures or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

9:00am - 1:00pm

Description:

Yosemite Gentle Snowshoe Hike

The winter months offer exclusive opportunities to enjoy Yosemite's trails from a truly different perspective on a pair of snowshoes. Enjoy a pleasant half-day snowshoe hike on a gentle path in Yosemite Valley, a giant sequoia grove, or other lesser known trails. We will cover basic snowshoeing techniques and will tailor the day’s program to your experience level. These outings will require about the same effort as a gentle to moderate hike while discussing the history and natural world of Yosemite National Park. If the snow level in the area is below adequate, we will conduct the tour as a hike and will most likely extend its distance to compensate. This activity is perfect for beginners and families. Interpretive Tours will travel approximately 3 miles and last 4+ hours.

Price includes rental of snowshoes and poles.

Type of Tour: Gentle

Distance: 3 miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: up to 500 feet

Time: 4 + hours

Water Requirements: 32 ounces

Price: $80 per person (with equipment)

Please visit our Tours Page here: Yosemite Guided Snowshoe Adventures or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

12:30pm - 5:00pm

Description:

Yosemite Valley Winter Landscapes Photography Session with

Take control of your camera while capturing magical winter landscape images in Yosemite Valley with a local park veteran with three decades of experience photographing in Yosemite. On this tour, we will visit some of the vistas popularized by Ansel Adams and other pioneers of landscape photography in Yosemite as well as some lesser known spots. These workshops are designed to highlight the mood of the park in the winter season.

This tour will discuss depth of field, exposure techniques, metering, the zone system, white balance, and composition among other topics that will be customized for each session.

Type of Tour: Specialty Photo Session

Price: $200-250 per person

Walter Flint’s Yosemite Photography Sessions

Please visit our Tours Page here: Y explore Yosemite Photography Sessions or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

1:00pm - 6:00pm

Description:

Yosemite Winter Landscapes and Horsetail Fall Photography Session

Horsetail Fall is an ephemeral waterfall on the Eastern flank of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. For a brief time during the month of February, an utterly stupendous photographic opportunity may exist if all the necessary conditions are present. A naturally occurring "firefall" lights up the waterfall in splendid tones of orange and sometimes pink. This is a very rare and spectacular event and all the events for it to happen must line up at just the "critical moment".

This winter landscapes tour will lead us around the Valley for the afternoon to visit some of the vistas popularized by Ansel Adams and other pioneers of landscape photography in Yosemite. We will also travel to some lesser known spots that will highlight the mood of winter. We will discuss depth of field, exposure techniques, metering, the zone system, white balance, and composition among other topics that will be customized for each session. The conclusion of this session will focus on Horsetail Fall, and we will find a proper location for unfettered viewing of these natural phenomena. This tour will offer a chance to learn how to best capture a photograph of this beautiful convergence of natural elements, and bring home a photograph and a memory of a lifetime. We will talk about lens selection, proper support, and techniques for ultra-sharp images of this fleeting moment. If the right conditions for viewing the firefall do not exist, we will adjust the session accordingly.

Type of Tour: Specialty Photo Session

Price: $200-250 per person

Please visit our Tours Page here: Y explore Yosemite Photography Sessions or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

9:00am - 3:00pm

Description:

Yosemite John Muir Trail Waterfalls Hiking Tour

Explore Yosemite Valley’s all-year waterfalls and travel on its most storied trail, the JMT. The Mist Trail is famous for soaking its visitors in late spring but is often considered the Valley’s most scenic because it uncovers the most beauty per square mile. This hike is steep but very rewarding. At .9 miles we will uncover our first gem, Vernal Falls. From the bridge we will ascend the giant granite steps to the top of the falls and then proceed to Yosemite's other year round falls, Nevada. The breathtaking views are just rewards for the steep climb out of the Valley.

Some portions of this trail are closed during icy conditions in winter months. If they are not accessible, we will attain other exciting views along the John Muir Trail which remains open throughout the year. We will traverse along this path for various sections of the hike regardless of the status of the other trail.

Type of Tour: Intermediate

Distance: 6 miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: 2000 feet

Time: 6 hours

Water Requirements: 80 ounces

Price: Varies based on size of your group

Please visit our Tours Page here: Y explore Yosemite Hiking Tours or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

12:30pm - 5:00pm

Description:

Yosemite Valley Winter Landscapes Photography Session with

Take control of your camera while capturing magical winter landscape images in Yosemite Valley with a local park veteran with three decades of experience photographing in Yosemite. On this tour, we will visit some of the vistas popularized by Ansel Adams and other pioneers of landscape photography in Yosemite as well as some lesser known spots. These workshops are designed to highlight the mood of the park in the winter season.

This tour will discuss depth of field, exposure techniques, metering, the zone system, white balance, and composition among other topics that will be customized for each session.

Type of Tour: Specialty Photo Session

Price: $200-250 per person

Walter Flint’s Yosemite Photography Sessions

Please visit our Tours Page here: Y explore Yosemite Photography Sessions or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

9:00am

Description:

Yosemite Inspiration Point Extended Snowshoe Hike

The winter months offer exclusive opportunities to enjoy Yosemite's trails from a truly different perspective on a pair of snowshoes. Achieve new heights and find your inspiration on one of Yosemite's most scenic trails. These outings will require about the same effort as an intermediate hike while discussing the history and natural world of Yosemite National Park. If the snow level in the area is below adequate, we will conduct the tour as a hike. This demanding hiking tour is perfect for fit hikers and experienced snowshoe hikers. Tours will travel 6 miles and last approximately 6 hours.

Price includes rental of snowshoes and poles.

Type of Tour: Extended Snowshoe Hike

Distance: 6 miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: 1500 feet

Time: 6 hours

Water Requirements: 60 ounces

Price: Varies based on size of your group (with equipment)

Please visit our Tours Page here: Yosemite Guided Snowshoe Adventures or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Time:

9:00am - 3:00pm

Description:

Yosemite Dewey Point Extended Snowshoe Hike

Discover many geologic wonders of Yosemite as we strap on our snowshoes and trek through a winter wonderland. We will traverse meadows and streams buried under feet of snow while we imagine ourselves in a time when glaciers dominated the landscape. From there, we will explore the winter trails of Yosemite Valley’s South Rim to encounter breathtaking scenery from a vantage point over three thousand feet above the valley floor. This interpretive hike meanders through snow covered meadows to striking vistas with awe-inspiring views of the glacier carved Yosemite Valley and the high country ranges.

Type of Tour: Extended Snowshoe Hike

Distance: 8 miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: 500 feet

Time: 5 hours

Water Requirements: 80 ounces

Price: Varies based on size of your group

Please visit our Tours Page here: Y explore Yosemite Snowshoe Adventures or call us toll free at: 800 886- 8009

Call us toll free at 800 886-8009 and we will gladly customize a