Author: Andrea Lawrence

Beautiful views and exciting activities aren’t just for the parks. These accommodations also have their own charms.

Look to the stars and experience the world after dark at these family-friendly hotels and resorts.

For a few weeks every February, Yosemite National Park experiences a phenomenon that creates the illusion of a waterfall of flames. Dubbed the firefall, it takes place on the park’s eastern side at El Capitan when the sunlight reflects through the famed Horsetail Waterfall. And now, it got easier to experience.

In mid to late February, something really special happens in Yosemite: the Firefall phenomenon. This is when the setting sun’s light hits the trickling waterfall named Horsetail Fall on the face of El Capitan in a particular way that makes it look like it’s on fire. It’s a cool effect that draws crowds to the parts of the park where it’s visible.

Rush Creek Lodge ranks top 10 in Northern California’s Readers’ Choice Awards.

Rush Creek Lodge is bringing back their “Trade Trash for Spa Treatments” campaign for a fourth year, from September 25-29.

For those families who don’t really “do” camping, especially when it’s nippy, Yosemite has a host of resorts like Rush Creek Lodge which boasts a kid-friendly vibe…

My oldest son and I visited Rush Creek Lodge & Spa in Yosemite in late March for his birthday. He was turning 14! As an avid adventurer, mountain biker, and budding photographer, this trip was the ultimate birthday present.