We're finishing up the Yosemite weekend trip posts (I really stretched that out, huh?) with Stanislaus National Forest. As I might have mentioned, while Yosemite is very strict about pets, has plenty of dog-restricted areas, and doesn't have any off-leash spots, Stanislaus Forest to the North stands in stark contrast to all those rules. Three cheers for off-leash roaming, wild forests, lakes, and trails-a-plenty!
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| Elevation: 9,628 ft! |
We didn't really have a plan, other than to follow the road and enjoy the day.
Not a bad road to follow, I might add. We were traveling along highway 108, which is to the North of the Tioga pass/highway 120 road we came in on a few days earlier, through Yosemite. It makes for a quite a driving loop! There were plenty of spots to pull off, for a little rock climbing, hiking, or even swimming.
We stopped at pretty much every spot that caught my interest... so we were stopping a lot.
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| Captain wasn't too happy about this. |
Captain enjoyed exploring, although he didn't follow my lead when I took a dip to cool off (he's not much for swimming).
We also stopped in at Pinecrest Lake- a pretty spot, but one of the few places in the forest that is specified as on-leash. But they do have a coffee shop and little store that might come in handy after all that driving! For more information and links, check my guest post on Fido Factor (towards the end of the post, under Stanislaus).
That's all, folks! What a weekend trip! I highly recommend checking out this part of the country- beautiful, and fun for Vizslas too ;-)
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| Back on the road home |
What a gorgeous, gorgeous place! I love that first photo- the whimsical look and brilliant blue skies.
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