My Wildly Awesome Goals - A yurt and the high sierras

At dinner tonight I brought up the idea that on my bucket list - I want to someday camp in a yurt!  And I excitedly followed it up with my deep desire to someday hike to a High Sierra Camp!  So my slightly sarcastic husband asked me if all these ideas were just in my head or if I have them written down somewhere....

....which I thought was a great suggestion!  I have a lot of things that I always say "I want to do that someday" but he's right in that I have not written them down!  So here is a start - my two "bucket list" items that I was chatting about at dinner.

Also - he always says that "bucket list is kinda morbid".  Since I assume my kids will someday read this blog - I will call my list - "Wildly Awesome Goals" or WAGs for short.

WAG 1 The Yurt
Now - it's not just any yurt - it's a yurt in the Sequoias.  There aren't a lot of places that I have said "I HAVE to come back here" but Bryce Canyon (done!), Yosemite (done but so amazing - I need to go back for a third time) and the Sequoias.  There is something SO amazing about those SO amazing trees that just draws you to staring at them and breathing in their age and height and just general HUGENESS.  If you don't know what I mean - then you need to get to the Sequoias too.
Now the Sequoia National Park is quite amazing in that the Sequoia groves are very accessible and the mainstream hikes are comparatively easy.

The yruts are at the Red Meadow Campground.  Website: http://www.recreation.gov/camping/redwood-meadow/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=71608

I think the yurt would be an awesome way to camp in black bear country and feel close to nature without the tent.  Someday - I will do this wildly awesome goal :-)

WAG 2 Hiking to the High Sierra Camps
So I love to hike and I love to camp but I'm not much more than a day hiker or a car camper with three kids!  So the idea of the High Sierra Camps where you do a day hike to get to the camp and then there is a bed waiting for you along with meals!  You can even do the whole loop with a guide.  It's a great way to backpack without the pack.

Here are the details http://www.travelyosemite.com/lodging/high-sierra-camps/

And here are some pictures!

This is the loop of camps

This is a picture of Merced Lake High Sierra Camp

Someday - I will do this Wildly Awesome Goal!