Millions of visitors from all around the world flock to Yosemite each year. Narrow lanes on windy roads take you alongside beautiful granite cliffs, past grand sequoias, and down to the valley floor. There is a collective admiration for the nature that surrounds you, a sense of childlike wonder regardless of your age.
I grew up in the Bay Area of San Francisco, which made it convenient to take day trips to Yosemite. When I got older, I realized I wasn't taking full advantage of all that the park had to offer. I decided that I needed to prioritize travel in my young adult life.
As broke college students, my friends and I realized that, if we wanted to experience Yosemite and all of its wonders, there was only one way for us to do it: A cost-effective trip. But they were unfamiliar with the area, and I had never tried to save a
