Pack Trips in Yosemite National Park
- California, USA

Yosemite Valley is today the centerpiece of California's Yosemite National Park. Sprayed by thousand-foot waterfalls and framed by monumental granite spires — including Half Dome, which is to the High Sierra what the swoosh is to Nike — it is the most famous glacially carved landscape in the world. Your first glance of Yosemite Valley will rock you way back on your heels, just as it did to those men 150 years ago. From the peak-ringed and wildflower-studded Tuolumne Meadows to the Mariposa Grove's gargantuan sequoias, from the rushing waters of the Merced River to the huge views from Glacier Point, you'll find cause for wonder in every corner of Yosemite. There may be no better way to experience the vast majesty of Yosemite's backcountry than by horseback. If you're ready to saddle up, there are plenty of options. 
Let us take you to some of nature's most beautiful scenery and we'll provide you with a first class trip you'll never forget.           
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Yosemite/Tuolumne Ride - 5 days
TUOLUMNE MEADOW  - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Spend five days wandering through one of the most beautiful places on earth -- Yosemite National Park. This trip allows you to explore the un-crowded back country along the John Muir Trail and also to revel in the beauty of the Ansel Adams Wilderness. Starting at the pack station, you'll conquer the heights of
Donohue Pass and descend into the magic splendor of Yosemite and Tuolumne
Meadows.
Reservation # RTCA41
Rates: All inclusive rides, AP, overnight in tents, from June Lake, CA.
5 days/ 4 nights $ 975  + 2% tax and $5 Wilderness Fee
2008 Dates: 
07/30-08/03   08/02-08/06   08/06-08/10
08/09-08/13   08/13-08/17   08/16-08/20

Yosemite - Triple Divide Ride - 7 days
Spend eight unforgettable days traveling through Northern Yosemite back-country. The trip starts at Tuolumne Meadows and ends at Buckeye Canyon near Bridgeport. Explore Glen Alden, Matterhorn Canyon, Benson Lake and Soundberg Lake. This seldom viewed portion of the park gives one a true sense of isolation. Travel through this section of glacier cut and geological wonder.  Enter Yosemite via Isberg Pass and camp at Washburn Lake and Babcock Lake. This trip offers excellent photo opportunity and enough time for fishing.
Reservation # RTCA42 
Rates: All inclusive rides, all meals, overnight in tents, 
7 Days/ 6 Nights $ 1,395    + 2% tax & $5 fee
2008 Date:  08/24-08/30
Tour meeting: June Lake


Yosemite 10 day Excursion
10 days / 9 nights   John Muir / Ansel Adams / Yosemite Wilderness

Explore over 100 miles of the John Muir - Pacific Crest Trail through wildflower-blanketed valleys, alpine lakes, and forested campsites. Opportunity for Golden, Rainbow, and Brook trout fishing. The wildlife, glaciers and majestic peaks over 13,000 feet made this John Muir's favorite backcountry - his "range of light." We will ride over Mono Pass and join the John Muir Trail before crossing Silver Pass. Continuing on past countless lakes, we skirt the Mammoth Divide, permitting stirring views of Cascade Valley and Fish Creek, to descend to the base of the Minarets. Journey past Mt. Ritter and Mt. Banner before climbing to Donohue Pass, the entrance to Yosemite National Park. While at our last camp on Lyell Fork, we explore the high country of Yosemite.
Reservation # RTCA07
Rates: All inclusive rides, AP, overnight in tents, from Rock Creek, CA.
10 days/ 9 nights $ 1,595     + 8% service fee and 2% tax & $5 Wilderness fee
2008 Date:  07/13-07/22   07/23-08/01
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-- FIRST SECTION ONLY    Rock Creek to Red’s Meadow
6 days July 23-28, 2008 $1000  
-- SECOND SECTION ONLY    Red's Meadows to Tuolumne
5 days July 28-Aug 1, 2008 $875 
 

Northern Yosemite Trail Ride - 8 days

Yosemite Wilderness - Tuolomne to Bridgeport
Ride north on the Pacific Crest Trail to visit the treasures of the Yosemite Wilderness. McCabe Lakes, Matterhorn Canyon, Smedberg Lake, Benson Lake and Kerrick Canyon are highlights of this journey.
Reservation # RTCA08
Rates: All inclusive rides, AP, overnight in tents, from Rock Creek, CA.
8 days/ 7 nights $ 1,350     + 8% service fee and 2% tax & $5 Wilderness fee
2008 Date:  Aug 2 to 9
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ANSEL ADAMS / YOSEMITE TRAIL RIDE
John Muir and Ansel Adams Wilderness
Yosemite National Park
7 days
Mammoth to Tuolumne Meadows
August 9-15, 2008     $1295
We explore the lakes, meadows and streams beneath the majestic spires of the Minarets and Mt. Ritter and Banner for the first part of our trip. Thousand Island and Garnet Lakes are among the most beautiful lakes on the Muir Trail. The last few days we explore Lyell Canyon and visit the alpine meadows and lakes near Vogelsang.