Elopement in Yosemite National Park
We chose this for the beautiful mountains and scenery as well as generally mild weather in March. The trip was technically 5 days but 2 of those were nearly exclusively travel days across the country.
Trip Recap
- Days 1 to 3: Explored Yosemite Valley, captured moments with a photographer, and visited Mariposa Grove.
Highlights
Our incredible photographer was a local who found a place in Tunnel View that looked similar to Glacier Point which was still inaccessible due to snow!
Days 1 to 3
Day 1: We explored Yosemite Valley where we could see everything and enjoy it before meeting our photographer the next day where there would be less time.
Day 2: We visited many of the same sites with our photographer. Later in the evening, we did some light exploring and hiking around the property and lodges.
Day 3: We went to Mariposa Grove with the giant sequoias.
Anything you would add or do differently?
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We didn't have a strong itinerary going in but rather just "go-with-the-flow" which was very unlike us compared to previous trips. It worked for this one as we wanted to relax and enjoy ourselves instead of work to get every single location in. If it was just a normal trip and not an elopement/honeymoon type of trip, we definitely would've researched more locations and came up with a plan!
We booked this not knowing if it would be snowing or full spring as it can vary from year to year. We hit it lucky with not needing chains on tires as there was only snow on the sides of the road. Several locations we would've loved to visit were closed off still with the snow so make sure to research what locations you want and when they are open if you're planning on higher elevation areas.
