Then Glen Aulin Trail was a great hike. We lost about 1,000 feet as we descended down to Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp. The trail was forested for the entire hike, occasionally along the Tuolumne River. Then it gets amazing as you descend to the camp. White Cascade Falls and Tuolumne Falls were phenomenol!!!

This area of Tuolumne is spectacular. We stayed at the camp for 2 nights and another night along the river. There was lots of water, so the waterfalls and cascades were impressive. We saw White Cascade by the camp, of course, but also visited Tuolumne Falls, California Falls, LeConte Falls and Waterwheel Falls. There are also nice calm areas of the river, with inviting crystal clear water, for taking a dip and cooling off. The camp itself was "closed", so there were no services available except the pit toilet. The toilet there is actually pretty impressive. Lol. It uses a conveyor belt system to separate solids and liquids, which supposedly speeds up the breakdown process. And they're kept fairly clean. There's still a smell, but it's different than a normal toilet smell. The only drawback was the mosquitoes. Since this was end of June, they were pretty bad. I did notice that certain parts of the camp were better than others though.

We flew out for 3 days of camping at the lodges and they canceled the 3rd day 1 week prior (no refund still to speak of) and then cancelled the 1st and 2nd day at noon by email as we were hiking out to the first cabin. No refund, no other accomodations made, they left us completely high and dry with nowhere to stay in Yosemite Valley after $3000 down the drain. They are a criminal enterprise, and after talking to the park staff it sounds like this is typical behavior for them.

Great destination! Enjoyed the open trail and peaceful outdoor atmosphere.

This was one of my first backpacking trips it had a restroom and bear box, and I felt safe.