Horseback Riding

Several companies offer guided horseback rides in and just outside the national park, with rates starting at about $25 for 1 hour, $40 for 2 hours, and $75 for a half-day. Yosemite Stables (tel. 209/372-8348) offers rides from Yosemite Valley, Tuolumne Meadows, and Wawona, and leads multiday pack trips into the backcountry (call for details). Yosemite Trails Pack Station (tel. 559/683-7611) offers riding just south of Wawona, and Minarets Pack Station (tel. 559/868-3405; www.highsierrapackers.org/min.htm) leads day trips to Yosemite and the Ansel Adams Wilderness.