Can we take our dog Oakley to Yosemite National Park?
We will be empty-nesters in couple of months and see ourselves exploring distant vistas with Oakley. One thing we had wanted to do this summer was to take Oakley on a road-trip to see how he fares. Also we had always wanted to hike Yosemite. Having lived in California more than for half our lives we have never had the chance to do so. As we were planning our trip to Yosemite National Park, the first question we asked was: " Why not try this with Oakley?" Then next was, "Do they allow dogs to hike with us?" because somewhere I had read they allow only guide dogs on National Parks. It took some research and planing. The answer is, yes, with few restrictions. It didn't make sense to write it all over again. At the end of the blog post you will find two very well written blogs on the subject that helped us in planning our trip. We left on a Thursday afternoon because we wanted at least one weekday in the park. It takes only 3.5 hours from San Francisco south b...