Lasting Adventures

Name: Lasting Adventures
Address: Groveland, CA, 95321, US
Telephone: +18005138651
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.8

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Lasting Adventures

The West Coast's #1 National Park Guides, Summer Camps, and Outdoor Education programs. The West's #1 National Park Guides since 1996! Lasting Adventures, inc.
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is a recognized public benefit nonprofit and "The West's #1 National Park Guides" facilitating youth, adult, and special group programming in locations such as Yosemite, Olympic, Joshua Tree, Sequoia/Kings and more!

06/17/2024

Our summer camp adventurers just returned from their backpacking trips through the mountains and forests of Yosemite. Can you tell they had fun?

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee land.

06/14/2024

As we prepare to lead summer trips in Olympic National Park, we cannot stop dreaming of wildflowers in the Sol Duc Valley, rock formations on the Ozette Coast, and clear streams in the Grand Valley. Come and join us for a trip through these magical landscapes!

📍Olympic National Park
Ancestral Hoh, Skokomish, Squaxin Island, Lower Elwha Klallam, Jamestown S'Klallam, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Quinault, Quileute, and Makah land

06/13/2024

How many Taos Bakes bars can our summer adventurers fit into their bear cans? And how many hands will it take to pack them in?

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee Land

06/13/2024

How many Taos Bakes bars can our summer adventurers fit into their bear cans? And how many campers will it take to pack them in?

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee Land

06/10/2024

Between learning how to tie bowline knots and climbing Yosemite’s granite walls, our guides got ready to embark on this summer’s adventures during a week of training in the park.

06/08/2024

Summer is here! Tioga Road is clear of snow and will open on Monday for adventures!⁠
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📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee land.

06/08/2024

Our Summer Camp totally gives off Neverneverland vibes. A place where kids can tell riddles, climb trees, and just be kids forever. Check out the spots still available in Olympic and Yosemite National Parks today!

📍Ancestral Hoh, Skokomish, Squaxin Island, Lower Elwha Klallam, Jamestown S'Klallam, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Quinault, Quileute, and Makah land.

05/30/2024

It's called backpacker sheek, you wouldn't understand.

05/28/2024

Our first Half Dome in a Day hikers successfully summited on Saturday (say that five times fast!)!! Are you checking this off your bucket list this season?

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee land

05/23/2024

When time with your best buddies is spent like this 🏔️, no one remembers that cell phones exist 📱. Best backpacking summer camp ever!

https://lastingadventures.com/yosemite-national-park-outdoor-summer-camps/

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee land

05/21/2024

Did you know there's a lake in the high country of Yosemite that makes one look like they're walking on water? Tenaya Lake, known as Pie-we-ack, or "Lake of the Shining Rocks" by the Ahwahneechee was renamed Tenaya after the last chief of their tribe by the Mariposa Battalion. Located right off Tioga Road (Highway 120) it's a super popular stopping point for families and hot travelers dying to cool off. We can't wait for Tioga to open to access this beauty, how 'bout you?

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee land

05/18/2024

Happy Astronomy Day!! This day was created in 1973 to "bring Astronomy to the people." Look out for events featuring telescopes and the great big sky above us in locations country-wide! If you can't get enough of the starry sky, come check out our backpacking trips in Olympic and Yosemite National Parks where the sky lights up with stars all year round!! 🌟

To check out events in your area:
https://www.astroleague.org//al/astroday/astrodayform.html

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05/16/2024

🌲 Happy National Love a Tree Day!! 🌲 Trees are such an essential part of our planet that we should give them love throughout the year. From providing shade, producing oxygen, bearing fruits, being a home for many animals and insects, and beyond, trees are an astounding part of our environment. So go out there today and don't be afraid to give a tree a big 'ol hug and maybe even plant one or two. It'll help you breathe easier. Be'leave' us. 😀

05/15/2024

‼️ SAVINGS ALERT ‼️ All of these trips now have a deep discount!

👉️ 13-Day Yosemite & Olympic Backpacking Summer Camp*
👉️ 27-Day Teen Leadership Expedition in Yosemite and Sequoia
👉️ Glacier Point to Half Dome (May 26th & June 11th start dates)
👉️ 6 & 13-Day Yosemite Young Women's Backpacking (June 9-14th)
👉️ Classic Camping (June 3rd-7th)

👉️ https://lastingadventures.com/adventure-deals for the coupon code.

*Good for all 13-day trips with departures on/before July 7, 2024

05/14/2024

Check out the latest podcast of Sierra Rec Now that interviews our Yosemite Site Director and Marketing Manager, Kara Maceross about Yosemite and beyond!

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sierra-rec/episodes/Sierra-Rec-Now-Backpacking-Yosemite-with-Lasting-Adventures-e2jclit

05/09/2024

Be bear aware!! Did you know that Yosemite puts up "Speeding Kills Bears" signs every summer where cars have hit bears? There has already been one bear death from a vehicle this year even though they've 'bearly' started to come out of hibernation. The park has come a long way in protecting these precious animals since the days of feeding them in a parking lot. Help us protect the bears and all other animals by:
👉️ Obeying the speed limits
👉️ Keeping all food and items with a smell (including wrappers and sunscreen!) in bear-proof food lockers and canisters
👉️ Keeping your distance (at least 50 yards)

Have you seen a bear in the wild?

05/08/2024

‼️Giveaway time‼️ This adventure package is an opportunity of a lifetime! Two 13-day backpacking summer camps from Lasting Adventures will be given away as well as two sets of Leki trekking poles, two BearVault bear canisters, and a breakfast/dinner package from RightonTrek! Don’t pass on this chance to give your teen an epic summer adventure!! Enter on our website by 5/31 and even if you don’t win, everyone wins a 15% off coupon for a Summer Camp program.

https://lastingadventures.com/2024-summer-camp-giveaway/

05/05/2024

🌅 Who's ready for some epic Yosemite sunsets this Summer?? 🙋🏽🙋🏻‍♂️🙋‍♀️

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee land

05/03/2024

🙌 Happy National Teacher Appreciation Day!! We'd love to give a special shout-out to our returning Outdoor Educators who have taught countless kids and adults about the amazing world we live in, encouraging stewardship for the environment along the way. We are so excited to see what these 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th-year returners will bring to the program this year with all their knowledge! Have you been on a trip with one of these fabulous humans?

05/02/2024

💐🌸🌻 Happy National Wildflower Week! Spring is one of our favorite times of year because that's when we start seeing the wildflowers blooming. One of the best parts about working in parks with higher elevations is that wildflower season continues for months! These are some of our favorites from Yosemite and Olympic.

Pic 1: Elephant's Head
Pic 2: Corn Lily
Pic 3: Beargrass
Pic 4: Indian Paintbrush
Pic 5: Steer's Head
Pic 6: Mule's Ears
Pic 7: Harlequin Lupine
Pic 8: Fireweed

05/01/2024

Yosemite Facelift details have just dropped! Come out and help give back to the park we all love so much!

04/30/2024

It's that time of year again! Yosemite has turned the water faucets to full blast, and the waterfalls are raging! See it for yourself and maybe you can even find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee land

04/26/2024

⛰️Waking up to a view like this is priceless!! On our Summer Camp trips, they usually sleep out under the stars unless there's a chance of weather. What a way to experience the natural world that we live in!

📍Ancestral Hoh, Skokomish, Squaxin Island, Lower Elwha Klallam, Jamestown S'Klallam, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Quinault, Quileute, and Makah land.

04/24/2024

El Cap Tree
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Earlier this month, we lost the El Cap Tree, an 80-foot-tall Ponderosa Pine living under a shady roof on the right side of El Capitan. This tree somehow managed to find purchase and sustain life 400 feet up the side of this sheer granite face. The first climb done on El Capitan in 1952 was made to determine the species of this tree. Dwarfed by the cliff on which it made its home, the El Cap tree stood as a reminder to climbers, adventurers, and all Yosemite enthusiasts that with perseverance and tenacity, it is possible to succeed, even in the face of such gargantuan obstacles.

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee land

04/23/2024

Happy Earth Day!!! Mother Nature is so beautiful. Take time to think today about what you can do to help preserve this beauty for future generations. ❤️ to our mother!!

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee land

04/20/2024

It's the start of National Park Week!! Today you can get in free to National Parks across the country! This event is celebrated from April 20th to 28th, so check the park closest to you to see their planned activities. We ❤️ our National Parks!!

04/16/2024

Summer Camp season is right around the corner! Have you made plans for your child yet to attend one of the best backpacking summer camps in the west?? Don't hesitate, as spaces are filling up fast!

04/14/2024

‼️ Last day to save on Women's trips‼️ Today is the last day you can take 15% off ANY of our women's trips. This includes our Young Women's 6 and 13-day adventures in Yosemite and Olympic, our adult Women's Adventures in Yosemite and Olympic, and our Yoga Retreat in Yosemite! Sign up for these extra savings today!!!

Use code 'FierceFemale15' at checkout.

04/11/2024

‼️We have Half Dome day hike permits‼️ Have you ever wanted to tackle this granite masterpiece by hiking it in a day? We can help lead the way! All of our 2024 dates are now permitted. Join the club of adventurers who have tackled this bucket list hike this summer! See our website for specific dates, and sign up today!

https://lastingadventures.com/yosemite-national-park-guide-service/day-hikes/half-dome-in-a-day/

📍Ancestral Ahwahneechee land

04/10/2024

Time to pick up your Yosemite reservations for the summer!

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Groveland, CA
95321

Telephone

+18005138651

Website

https://lastingadventures.com/

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Building Lasting Adventures: An Interview With The Founder

25 years ago, Lasting Adventures started as a Yosemite-based nonprofit youth summer camp with a mission to get more children outdoors. In the beginning there was just one employee—Scott Gehrman—Lasting Adventures’ founder and executive director. Scott guided every trip, as well as managed logistics, processed all bookings, managed the gear inventory, and marketed the brand by himself. Today, Lasting Adventures is the largest and most reputable national parks guide service on the West Coast, operating in five national parks with a staff of more than 40 seasonal guides. Our nonprofit program provides dozens of scholarships for youth and families to attend our program each season. We host north of 3,000 guests each year, and we have more than 1,000 5-star customer reviews online. To gain some insight on how Lasting Adventures as we know it came to be, here we sit down with Scott to learn about about the passion, purpose, and empowerment that drives the growing brand. Video shot and edited by Logan Wood.

The Life and Work Of A Veteran Yosemite Guide

A sit-down interview with program manager Matt Schilowitz about what keeps him coming back to Lasting Adventures. Footage & edit by @LoganWould Cover photo by Sydney Shopp