Yosemite: Nature and Photography
May 16-20, 2022
Yosemite National Park

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May 16-20, 2022

Details


Join us to explore and experience the beauty of Yosemite National Park through the lens of photography! See and photograph amazing sights such as a treasure trove of giant sequoia trees, beautiful waterfalls, towering rock faces, and some of the most incredible examples of natural beauty in the world. By van and by foot, learn about the park's geology, flora, and fauna while improving artistic abilities in photography! (No photography experience necessary, any camera or phone welcome for practicing photography.)

Registration Information


​Trip Fees:
 ​Payment Schedule: Coming soon!
​$2,899 per person-double room occupancy
  • $900 single room supplement
  • $400 airfare discount (if purchasing own flight)
$3,799 per person-single room occupancy
 ​$499 due upon registration (*$100 of this fee is nonrefundable)
$1,200 due by Friday, January 14, 2022
$1,200 due by Friday, March 18, 2022
$900 single room supplement due by Friday, March 18, 2022

*Since we make financial commitments in advance, no refunds will be issued for cancellations less than 90 days prior to the trip. Cancellations received more than 90 days before the trip will receive a full refund minus $100 non-refundable deposit. However, you may send a substitute in your place. Please email us at uwspceweb@uwsp.edu to inform us of a cancellation or substitution. 

Registration is open!



In the event of a full trip, please email Anne Rogalski to be added to the waiting list. If there is enough demand, the trip may be opened up to more travelers.

UWSP Tour Guides

Anne Rogalski, Outreach Program Manager, and Haley Frater, Outreach Program Manager. 

For questions regarding this tour, please email Anne Rogalski or Haley Frater or call Continuing Education Customer Service at 715-346-3838.

Anne Rogalski, UWSP CE Adventure Tours Program Manager, has hosted several trips for Continuing Education, including New York, New Orleans, Kentucky, and Savannah. In other positions, she has led trips to Europe for groups in size from 22 to 81 participants. When not working, Anne can be found hiking the Ice Age Trail with her husband, which she hopes to complete in 2022. Anne is very excited to visit Yosemite again with Haley Frater and trip participants, especially since Yosemite is a national park that awes and reenergizes all who visit.

Haley Frater is a nature enthusiast with a background in forestry and wildlife. As an Outreach Program Manager for the Wisconsin Forestry Center, Haley spends her time providing education and outreach to forest managers and landowners. When she's not working, she enjoys traveling, backpacking, and exposing her two young children to the wonders of nature. And, of course, leading trips with her fearless co-leader Anne!

Trip Information


After a day of travel, we will “set up camp” in suites at Rush Creek Lodge. In the morning, we will begin three full days of customized tours with a naturalist and resident artists from the Yosemite Conservancy. By van and by foot, we will learn about the park’s geology, flora, and fauna, while improving our artistic abilities in photography!

Price includes:
  • Round-trip transportation from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA/Fresno)
  • All transportation, including airport to lodge, as well as all travel within the park
  • Four nights/four breakfasts at Rush Creek Lodge, located 1/2 mile outside Yosemite
  • Three full days of customized tours led by the Yosemite Conservancy (subject to change):
    • Day One: Cooks Meadow, Lower Yosemite Falls, Ahwahnee Hotel, Sunset Photoshoot, and Yosemite Valley
    • Day Two: Mirror Lake, Half Dome, North Dome, Basket Dome, Mt. Watkins, Tenaya Canyon/Creek, and Happy Isles Loop
    • Day Three: Tuolumne Grove, El Capitan Meadow, and continued learning on photography, climbing, and natural/human history
  • Orientation meeting approximately two months before the trip

Important Notes

  • Traveling for this trip requires some frequent walking. Walking several miles (five to six) in a day is common.
  • Travelers under age 21 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
  • Travelers may wish to explore purchasing traveler's insurance. UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education does not provide travel insurance, medical, or emergency evacuation and thus you are 100% responsible for these expenses. UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education cannot recommend any particular company.
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Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. 
Please contact Continuing Education at 715-346-3838 or uwspceweb@uwsp.edu.