

5 Best Weekend Backpacking Trips in California to Do This Summer
Use these helpful guides to plan your next trip now, and find yourself among nature once the stay-at-home order lifts

13 Film Photos From a Moody, Weird-Weather Weekend in Yosemite
A late-fall trip into America's most-photographed valley proves that a crummy weather forecast can coax out some of its dreamiest views

11 Surreal Reflection Photos of Yosemite's Most Iconic Natural Landmarks
Stunning film photography turns the placid Merced River into a mirror, capturing El Cap & Half Dome with dreamlike double vision

Trad Climbing in Yosemite National Park, Explained on 35mm Film
A rundown of cams, nuts, anchors, leaders, and more in the context of climbing Central Pillar of Frenzy, a Middle Cathedral Rock classic

Alex Honnold on Heroes, Death & His Free Solo of El Cap
The world's premier free solo climber lives in a van, thinks life insurance is a scam, and is unlike anyone else

Finding Magic In Yosemite National Park With Just 24 Hours
One film photographer's rainy day exploration of one of America's most iconic natural landscapes

12 Experimental Film Exposures From the California Wilderness
San Francisco-based photographer Jason Corning shares a selection of 35mm film photographs made to capture a feeling of time

Mile High Camping at Taft Point in Yosemite National Park
A night of rare solitude atop iconic granite in the heart of the park and height of a no-show winter season

Exploring Yosemite's Historic Ostrander Lake Backcountry Ski Hut
Film photography from a last minute 10-mile ski tour to Ostrander Lake, deep in Yosemite National Park

16 Film Photos From Climbing Super Slide, a Yosemite Big Wall Classic
Celebrating Rocktober with expired film and a perfect send on well loved Royal Arches Area route

Lessons Learned by an Unprepared First-Timer on the PCT
A local Yosemite photographer helps out a fellow lost and unprepared hiker deep in Yosemite National Park

A Solo Road Trip Through the Eastern Sierra, on 35mm Film
Documenting the best car camping route from Yosemite National Park to Mammoth Lakes, California

A Local's Guide to Hiking to Yosemite's Iconic Diving Board
Retracing the steps of Ansel Adams for a night of cowboy camping on the shoulder of Half Dome

Backpacking to Eagle Peak, John Muir's Favorite Yosemite Viewpoint
Braving bright sun and a lingering snowpack for unrivaled views and a night under the stars in America's most iconic national park

Q&A: Big Wall Climber Tommy Caldwell Tells it Like it Is
On escaping capture in Kyrgyzstan, making the first free ascent of El Cap's Dawn Wall, his memoir and film

Video: Inside the Life of a National Park Ranger
How LA born and raised Ranger Jessica Rivas came to educate inner city youth in her adopted home of Yosemite

The Untamed Spirit of California, Captured on Medium Format Film
One French photographer's pilgrimage to rediscover the Golden State's iconic landscape

1980's Styled Hiking Boots From Fronteer
Casual footwear inspired by Yosemite and all its natural grandeur

Do You Even Climb, Bro?
This NYC upstart makes everyday footwear inspired by bouldering

Photo Essay: High Sierra Bushwhacking
Capping 3 months of Yosemite backcountry living with a mellow 30 miler

Photo Essay: Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada by Car
When Texas got too hot, a boy and his girl went west

"See America First!" Captures 25 National Parks in 3 Years
The ongoing photo series slash travelogue documents the weird and beautiful people and places common in our National Parks