Hi! Thanks for dropping a note, and welcome :)

Oh how fun! Do you mean gas canisters? We brought four full canisters just in case. I would say it's always better to bring extra/backups. If you're boiling water (e.g. making stews, soups, pasta, etc.) or using the stove for long periods of time, you should bring more than one canister.

We were at campsite 187 in upper pines campground. But honestly any campsite in upper or lower pines will be great and near the creek.

Check out the description for a full step-by-step guide on how we planned this trip! But basically, you need to have a car parked at the end of the river route and at the beginning, otherwise ya'll need to hike 2 miles back to the original parking lot with all your gear.

The river at Mendocino (Big River) is also great for kayaking/paddle boarding! It’s definitely deeper so maybe not as great for floating, but that’s another option.

Glad you enjoy it!

Nope, our cooler has great insulation so our ice lasted four days

This was Memorial Day weekend this year -- so late spring/early summer! Yes, peak camping months are typically summer

Thank you for the kind words!

Oh luckyyy! Washington has some amazing parks and nature. It's my dream to camp/hike through the state one day!

Aw thank you! We did actually camp at lake tahoe but I didn't film that one sadly -- guess that means I have to go again!

Thanks for joining us!

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That sounds like a good time! Are there other camping spots/parks in California you'd recommend us check out?

Thank you! And I wish we didn't work :p we both work full time, but I'm a very bad vlogger so I tend to take months to edit my videos. Which is why you'll see us all over the place (but not all of that is happening at the same time)

Thanks for watching! I’m not sure about river floating, we haven’t tried that yet

Wow! Thank you for helping me reach that milestone 🥰

Any friend can turn into a camping friend! None of these people camped before (except maybe KD, the guy we keep roasting). You just have to convince them to try it :D And once they've invested with all the camping gear, they HAVE to go again 😉

Sure thing, here's a biking map: www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/biking.htm We basically went from curry village > mirror lake > awhahnee meadow > awhahnee hotel > yosemite village > got lost > then biked back to curry village to return the bikes. We didn't have a clear route, we just biked where we wanted to and that was fun :) And yes I vlogged with an iphone!

@@iriswoohoo wow thank you for your quick reply and bike map- just subbed to your channel cause you make great videos! I think if you used the osmo pocket 3 it would make your vlogs even better. The fact you did this all on an iphone is quite a feat!

@@WTABallers Oh thank you for the kind words and for the recommendation. I'll check it out :)

Thank you for watching!

Not at all, you can’t hear it from the campsite.

@@iriswoohoo I tried to reserve a campsite from one of the 13-campsite . I am kind of not clear of the special requirement such as for daily and weekend only park entrance advance reservation requirement . If I successfully reserve a campsite , do I still also need to reserve a park entrance reservation ? I know everyone has to pay for park entrance unless they are special . What I meant is that if I have already reserved a campsite , do I still need to reserve a park entrance separately since the difference is that I will stay at the park overnight while other that does not camp eventually has to leave at the end of the day . Thanks .

​@@intheworkscamp-inrv1147 Hi - no you don't need park entrance advance reservation if you already have a campsite reservation. Having a campsite reservation is a golden ticket for entry :) You DO have to pay for park entrance as an additional fee though -- you pay when you arrive at the tollbooth. I think it's like $30 per car.

@@iriswoohoo thank you !

Thank you so much!

Aw shucks, thanks for the kind words! Made my day :)

Yes, that must have been so frustrating! The parking at yosemite is very limited. Hopefully you get a chance to visit again!

Thank you for the kind words!

Oh thank you!!

Here's a step by step guide on how to book a coveted campsite (it books out literally within one second of the release time): thetravelingfamiliesclub.com/tips-for-yosemite-camping-reservations/

@@iriswoohoo thank you so much

Hi! the starting point is the Mist Trail. Then you just keep going up 3 miles (4.8 km) round trip to Vernal Fall, and if you want to get to the very top, it's 7 miles (11 km) round trip to Nevada Fall. It's basically one long trail up, there are signs and you won't miss it!

This was in June, and the water level varies depending on which section of the river you're in, but it gets really shallow at some parts (when you have to get off and drag your floats) and in other parts, you can actually swim a bit.

Here's a step by step guide on how to book a coveted campsite (it books out literally within one second of the release time): thetravelingfamiliesclub.com/tips-for-yosemite-camping-reservations/

Upper Pines

Upper Pines

@@iriswoohoo thank you.

Hi, we went stargazing at Cook's Meadow, which is near Curry village and the campsite. Anywhere along the meadow loop is a great spot to stargaze. Have fun at Yosemite!

Tuolumne Meadows is 60 to 75 minutes east of the Valley on Hwy 120.

With lots of hopes and prayers. Your best bet is to rally a group of friends to get up at 6:30am, open up a bunch of browser windows with campsites you want to snag, and have everyone smash that 'reserve' button the moment the time hits 7am sharp. You'll have to basically book it 5 months ahead -- right when the reservations system opens up. Here's a step by step guide on how to book a coveted campsite (it books out literally within one second of the release time): thetravelingfamiliesclub.com/tips-for-yosemite-camping-reservations/ Goodluck! It's worth getting up early to snag a reservation :)

Hehehe what a coincidence!! You’ll have so much fun :)

We didn’t encounter any bears and didn’t hear of bears coming through the campsite during our stay

We went last month during Memorial Day weekend. You’ll have a grand old time!