Wow. Thanks for the update, especially the details on how you worked through the logistics.... You guys have inspired us -- this is definately on our to-do list now!!!

We're a little slow in responding, but we had a great trip in June / July, so here's our trip report :) My wife and I took the three kids to Yosemite (2 girls age 7 and 5, and a boy age 2). We spent 6 days car camping and 4 days in the backcountry. The car camping was great and the backcountry...

A picture of the merced river

Rich Below I posted the response from the NPS email. It has a couple of good tips: I'm not familiar with a website with specific information about backpacking with young children and I can't think of any specific tips. If you aim to keep a clean campsite and clean clothing, you'll probably...

Hi, This is a great site, thanks for building it :) We're traveling to Yosemite at the beginning of July to backpack with the kids (7, 5, and 2) through Tuolumne Meadows to Glen Aulin campground (and south to Tenaya Lake after that). Since there aren't many people that do this kind of thing,...

Photo Credit: lightmatter via flickr.com Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America and the 6th highest waterfall in the world, dropping 2425 feet.

Giant Sequoia near Merced Grove.

A walk on the trail near the Happy Isles Nature Center

Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge.

This shot was taken late in the day from Sentinel Bridge (facing away from Half Dome)