Originally Posted by
JamesLibTech
Yosemite is awesome!!! Being an avid backpacker and outdoorsy type I think anywhere in the Sierra's is awesome, the only thing I would point out about Yosemite is how busy and crowded it gets during the summer and it's really hard/impossible to reserve spots at most campgrounds, it's usually first come first serve. BUT! there are tons of other areas not far from Yosemite that are a lot less crowded and equally as impressive. Mammoth lakse during the summer is fairly mellow and the high elevation lakes are gorgeous!
But, then again it's not Yosemite :/