On this episode we travel outside of Yosemite to visit nearby Mono Lake. Mono Lake has been at the center of controversy for decades due to water diversion efforts for the city of Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Department of Water and P...

Learn what adpatations make Yosemite's Great Gray Owls so cool, why they are such a special species, what risks they face, and what you can do to help!https://www.alla...

Monarch butterflies. Nature's little travelers! What is Yosemite doing to help Monarch populations? Find out on this episode of Little Yo Pod!Email Melittleyopod@gmail.comVenmo:@Laura-Jackson-23Yosemite Conservan...

Everything you need to know about one of Yosemite's most popular winter trails!Email meyosemitepod@gmail.comVenmo:@Laura-Jackson-23Patreonhttps:/...

Email Melittleyopod@gmail.comVenmo:@Laura-Jackson-23Yosemite Road Conditions209 372 0200Yosemite Snow Phone with Sean Costello!209 372 1000Caltrans Website

Wondering what to do in Yosemite in the winter? Did you even know Yosemite was open in the winter? Here is your comprehensive guide for this to do in Yosemite's best kept secret season.Email Melittleyopod@gmail.comyosemitepod@gm...

In this episode of The Yosemite Podcast, I dig in to one of the most controversial projects to take place in any National Park, the damming of Hetch Hetchy, a mountain valley within Yosemite National Park that now serves as San Francisco's wate...

In this episode of Little Yo Pod I discuss the fire situation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Find out how we got into this situation and what is being done about it!ResourcesThe Big Burn Documentary

In this episode of Little Yo Pod, we revisit one of our most popular topics, black bears! We have been having an interesting year with bears in 2021 and I hope this episode helps you feel empowered to help us keep bears wild in Yosemite...

In this episode of Little Yo Pod, we continue our journey through the early western development of the Yosemite region and the creation of the Tioga Pass Road as told by Yosemite Storyteller, Brian Shoor!Email Melittleyopod@gmail.co...

Welcome back to part three of our four-part series on the early trails and settlement of the Yosemite area. This episode continues our journey through time from the establishment of the very first trails by wild game, and then Indians, ...

This episode of Little Yo Pod continues the story of the development of the early trails in and around Yosemite by the Ahwahneechee and other tribes and groups of the area, and how everything changed with western settlement.This is part...

Welcome  to season three of Little Yo Pod!This episode is one of four in a series featuring Yosemite storyteller and historian, Brian Shoor.Brian is a guide with the Yosemite Conservancy and a longtime resident of Yosemite....

In this episode of Little Yo Pod I talk about one of my favorite hikes in all of Yosemite! The Panorama Trail offers some of the best views you will get in the park and takes you on some of the most classic trails of Yosemite Valley. This trail...

Meadows! What makes them so special? What are we doing to protect them? Why do they even need protection?! All this and more on this week's episode of Little Yo Pod!Email Melittleyopod@gmail.comFacebook, Instagram@little...

To get ready for the 2021 summer season, here are four great hikes in Yosemite Valley for just about every level of fitness and expertise!Email melittleyopod@gmail.comFacebook, Instagram @littleyopodPatreon (Yo P...

In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about the best places to find Spring wildflowers in and around Yosemite, and highlight some common flower species you can except to see on your trip!Resources for today's episode:John Mui...

The Buffalo Soldiers were US army regiments made up of African-American men who changed the American landscape and patrolled the National Parks as some of the first park rangers in the early 1900's. Find out all about their inspiring story on t...

Every February, we have the chance to view one of the most remarkable natural events in Yosemite. Sunlight hitting Horsetail Fall on El Capitan in the winter casts a bright, neon orange glow that seems to emanate from the waterfall itself. It i...

In this episode of Little Yo Pod I talk about two of Yosemite's winter phenomena, the snow cone under Yosemite Falls and frazil ice. Some things you may expect to see on a winter visit in Yosemite!Email melittleyopod@gmail.com

Huzzah! It's the episode all about the Bracebridge Dinner at the Ahwahnee Hotel, a holiday tradition since the hotel opened in 1927.Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, @littleyopodPatreon

In this episode, I talk about what inspired the interior design for the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite, and how it was carried out by the deign team of Pope and Ackerman. How did two experts in Middle Eastern arts influence Yosemite? Find out on to...

In this episode of Little Yo Pod, we dig in to the architecture of the Ahwahnee Hotel. The style used was known as "rustic architecture" and the purpose of it was to design a building that would compliment the incredible scenery of Yosemite.&nb...

In this first of three part in the series on The Ahwahnee Hotel, I talk about why we have a luxury hotel in Yosemite, who was responsible for it, and what it meant for Yosemite and the National Parks.Join us on the Little Yo Pod Patreon...

Based on the cemetery tours of Halloweens past. Yosemite has lost its guardian and it is up to a group of weary travelers to solve the mystery!Special thanks:Nate Smith, Marty Anderson, Ashley McComb, Courtney Johnson, Cory Goehring...