Marc Barc Blogs

Yosemite National Park - Picture yourself in a place where the creator had made a wonderful geological wonders for us to enjoy and also for us to nurture and to protect. Words could not express the awesomeness of this place, you have to walk in it and experience it's splendor. The moment you arrive from the gate, the feeling of being on a another world mesmerized your being, the smell of a mountain breeze, snowy peaks, the aura of  historic Wawona, the high altitude ski resort of Badger Pass, the mountain trail of the Sierra National Forest. You keep driving on and make sure to pay attention to some slow moving vehicles, pedestrian crossing, animal crossing, and even rocks or boulders along the way, and in winter watch out for ice and snow removal vehicles, and sometimes you may need a tire snow chains. Further out in the highway you will enter a quarter mile of tunnel carved into a huge granite mountain, and at the end you will be greeted by a beautiful view of the famous Yosemite...

To all my friends who love the great outdoors perhaps this is something you may want to consider as another form of healthy and adventurous recreation called "backpacking". So what is the difference between backpacking and hiking? Backpacking is a form of outdoor adventure trips that consist of at least one night and can last for weeks or even months for some people who traverses the long trails in our nation wilderness. Backpackers carries water, food, bedding, shelter, small stove, and lightweight cooking gears, first aid supplies, and some survival equipment. "Be Prepared" is my own personal mantra that I borrowed from scouting, and knowing what to do and what to bring during your adventure trips will make a big difference in your comfort, safety, and enjoyment of the great outdoor. Day hiking or "trekking" on the other hand is a form of outdoor exercise that can be done in a short hours of vigorous walk in the wilderness trail or in an urban ...