Not everyone is impressed by the world’s largest sequoias.
One of themost popular National Parks in the US , Yosemite National Parkin California is on every traveller ’s bucket list . site like the 2,425 - foot - marvelous Yosemite Falls ( the tallest falls in the US ) and the the ancient Mariposa Grove , which hold back not only century of matured sequoia Tree but also two of the 30 largest redwood in the Earth , have inspired propagation of visitors who bask in their magnificent glory .
However , with over3.7 million recreational visitorsin the past class alone ( 75 % of which follow from May to October ) , Yosemite is bound to have some haters . Although there are tons of tips and tricks foravoiding the crowdsand navigating the park like a professional , there were still plenty of disenchanted hikers who find themselves disappointed by the natural grandeur of the park and felt inclined to document their negative opinions on the net . It turns out there ’s a vast watershed between Yosemite ’s diehard fans and those who were hoping there ’d be Wi - Fi , or at least a bar at the end of the track . Here ’s a leaning of some of the funniestreviewsof Yosemite National Park from peak time of year this year .
The Rocks
Yosemite is known for its stately rock formations including El Capitan , Half Dome , and more . It ’s no surprisal that visitor , and therefore reviewers , supply commentary on just that subject — rocks .
“ Nice rock . ” – Google reviews , September 2024
“ El Capitan is an impressive rock mountain . ” – Google review , October 2024
Do you think this view is overrated?|Marek Poplawski/Shutterstock
But not everyone is a fan of what seems to be a large driver of the park ’s tourism .
“ 5 stars for the beauty . 1 virtuoso for safety , and I ’m not talking about go up rocks — that ’s for the crazies . I ’m a normal person talking about the roads . ” – Google reviews , October 2024
The Wildlife
While it ’s unremarkably expect to run into some local wildlife when relish a National Park , referee have some differing belief .
“ I detest it when bear fall , shake the priming a bit too much . ” – Google reviews , September 2024
“ Animals seen : cervid , hard roe deer , hundreds of squirrel , woodpeckers . No bear , but I desire to say good for us … ” – Google revaluation , August 2024
Half Dome at Yosemite National Park.|Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images
“ I wish they were more heel friendly . ” – Google revaluation , August 2024
The Literal Outdoors
“ There was a complete absence of Wi - Fi , furnish it impossible to transport or receive content or partake in in the unproblematic pleasance of watching YouTube during our idle moments . ” – Google reviews , July 2024
“ The only downside was that there was no birdie service from the top , so we had to hike up all the path back down , which was quite boring . ” – Google review , August 2024
“ There were metre where my friends and I did not have any connexion and needed to recur to the map to figure out where to go . ” – Google reviews , June 2024
Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images
“ No shower ( only in the waterfall ) ” – Google reappraisal , September 2024
Mariposa Grove at Yosemite National Park.|Artur Debat/Moment/Getty Images
