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National Parks changed my life. Now I tell their stories — and guide private day hikes + backpacking trips in Yosemite. 63/63 National Parks yosemite.life

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Eric @mountainscalling.me · 16/09/2026

Delicate strands of the web of life. Katmai's magic forces are connected to my soul. 🐻🧸🫶✨️🥹 #Katmai

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 07/09/2026

Mt Clark bathed in alpenglow over Cascade Cliffs and the Merced River. 🏞 #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 05/09/2026

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 05/09/2026

Sunset over Half Dome at Little Yosemite Valley. #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 01/08/2026

Katmai bear cub in a tree. 🧸🫶 It had two siblings in the tree as well. Watching them balance, hang on and move around to get more comfortable holds on tiny branches for about 20 minutes was a treat. #Katmai

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 31/07/2026

Katmai bear waiting patiently for fish on the lip of Brooks Falls. This is one of the favorite images I took in my 8 days. This bear would get on the lip, sit down and wait for fish. No matter how long it took she would get her fish! #Katmai

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 24/07/2026

Bear 128 Grazer can't be bargained with, she can't be reasoned with. She does not feel stuffed, or tired, or full! And she absolutely will not stop, ever, until all the fish are eaten! 🐻🎣 #Katmai

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 23/07/2026

Every minute of every day in Katmai feels like an experience I never want to end. #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 21/07/2026

I was out there this morning from 745am-9am! The bear on the lip was on fire! Catching fish every few seconds and tossing em back or eating the brain and dropping em. A male bear came up behind and she went, i sensed big rain coming so i bailed. I got like 1,300 pictures and videos this AM! #katmai

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 20/07/2026

My wife finally made it to this spot! 🤗 Counted 30 bears in the water around when I took this. Day 1 of 8 in the books. We made it on time. Got our tent setup with a nice water view. Saw lots of bear action. Took ~1,200 photos! Fun times! 🫠🙃🙂 #Katmai

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 19/07/2026

Had a great visit to Kenai Fjords! Couple new badges for the collection. 🫡 #NationalParks

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 18/07/2026

Exit Glacier in the top left. In 1889 the foot of that glacier was just a few hundred feet past this sign. #NationalParks #ParkChat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 17/07/2026

The day has come. The time is now. Katmai here I come! 🐻🧸🦅

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 14/07/2026

Living here has been the best 6 years of my life - so far. 😉 When you have something, you take it for granted. Until its gone. Gonna miss this place for sure! 🫶🌅

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 12/07/2026

Shelton retires on June 25th I had to make sure I visit him one more time before then. He gave me tips on how to play my eagle bone flute. And I told him if he is walking on the south side valley loop trail and hears a flute sound, it might be me! 🤠 #Yosemite #NationalParks #ParkChat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 05/07/2026

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. ~Muir 🌄 #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 05/07/2026

Top of Half Dome right now for sunset! 🌄🏞 #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 25/06/2026

Yosemite.live is officially LIVE in the iOS and Android stores! apps.apple.com/us/app/yosem... play.google.com/store/apps/d... Realtime entrance wait times, crowd predictions, weather and NPS alerts. More features planned in the coming weeks & months. 🏞️ #Yosemite #NationalParks #ParkChat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 23/06/2026

Exciting day today 😀 We officially own property outside Yosemite's west entrance! In the Midpines / Mariposa area. No longer measuring distance to Yosemite in "hours", now in "minutes". The dream has come true. 🏡🏞🫶✨️

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 18/06/2026

A8. Iceland in 2019. trip wasn't specifically for seeing northern lights but was definitely something i hoped would show up during our time! #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 18/06/2026

A7 YES! cant wait to get back and see all my buddies 🐻🧸🦅 #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 18/06/2026

A4 could just be that the water soothes the soul. we all came from the ocean at some point right? #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 18/06/2026

A3 Lake beaches count too! Brooks Camp Katmai! Will be stepping off a float plane here onto this beach in 31 days #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 18/06/2026

A2 Alaska! there is my van down there. this was the spot where I saw a moose float down the river at midnight. it easier to say where "havent" i gone. this van has been to all drivable states except CO and Missouri. Time for that roadie to the Arch! lol #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 04/06/2026

A10 this was one of the most intense moments of spectacle i have had watching Firefall on this day back in feb. The tension and excitement was 10/10. So in the moment. Best Firefall i have seen lifetime! #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 04/06/2026

A6 waterfalls #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 04/06/2026

A4 Devils Postpile. After hiking 170 miles of the John Muir Trail to reach this spot I could still barely finish this "ice cream sundae" at Reds Meadow #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 04/06/2026

A3 El Cap makes me feel every range of emotion. Including many tears. Every time I look at a certain spot I am transported back to Oct 1 #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 04/06/2026

A2 Cook Meadow #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 04/06/2026

A1 Yosemite. The high country. 🏞 #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 01/06/2026

In the Yosemite Museum today. 🫡 #Yosemite #NationalParks #ParkChat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 31/05/2026

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out until sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 28/05/2026

💙❤️💜💛💚🩷🩵🧡♥️🌞🏞 #Parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 28/05/2026

✅️ have you been here? 🫠 #Parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 28/05/2026

Kali agrees 🐶🐕 #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 28/05/2026

I need to get back to Utah and Northern AZ #Parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 28/05/2026

Snow plant in Yosemite, Mariposa Grove #ParkChat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 28/05/2026

Last weekend on the Mist Trail Rainbows are a mystical thing. Colorful. Unusual. It is easy to tie their appearance to something special you believe in your heart 🌈🌞 #ParkChat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 27/05/2026

I have been real quiet lately. Lots of big big stuff happening in life on every front. One special project I have been working on... is ready, submitted and in-review. Coming soon to an App Store near you! #Yosemite #NationalParks #ParkChat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 16/05/2026

Kali & Eric, The Corps of Discovery on Half Dome 5/16/26 🏞🐶 #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 16/05/2026

Got soaked on the Mist Trail today. Peak of the Merced may be happening now. Half Dome tomorrow 🏞⛺️🧡🌞 #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 15/05/2026

Mountains Calling. Mountains Mailing. 95389. New address 👉🏞 📭📬📫📧📨 #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 14/05/2026

Half Dome Cables are UP! #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 10/05/2026

NPS Ranger Shelton Johnson and I in front of the Yosemite Museum 5/10/26 Today I told him about my 63 National Parks journey tied back to Ken Burns series and his appearance and park descriptions which drew me here. In some way I am here because of him. 🫡 #NationalParks #Yosemite #Parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 10/05/2026

Just booked Kenai Fjords boat tour for July and I can hear the captain's voice in my head right now ..... "Welcome to Kenai Fjords National Park" 🐋🐻🦅🦦🦭🐳 #NationalParks

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 10/05/2026

I used to work in a building that had a bunch of overhead speakers that just pump out static-like "white noise"... My Yosemite office noise generator is 300 cubic feet of water falling 2,425ft every second. Mixed with occasional bird sounds. 👨‍💻🏞🐦🐦‍⬛✨️ #Yosemite #Work

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 01/05/2026

One of the best decisions I ever made was to get this van. The adventures "Sierra" and I have been on,...dont fit in 300char! 🚐💯💯💯💯 Some people around me doubted the idea of the van... My advice to anyone is: follow your heart. Don't live someone else's version of your life! YOLO! #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 30/04/2026

Today's sunset looked like lava plumes behind Yosemite Falls! 🤯 🌄🌋 #Yosemite

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 23/04/2026

A7 Late July Katmai. I will keep going back at the same time, same week, maybe every year. this year will be 3 in a row same week... cant wait to check-in on the bears #parkchat

Eric @mountainscalling.me · 23/04/2026

#parkchat few weekends ago... heading up here this weekend