If there's one word that kept popping in my head to on my recent trip to Yosemite, it was "temple." Chiseled, handsome granite rock formations--the largest monoliths in the world--jut out of the pristine forest, frigid waterfalls from recently melted snow trickling down the warmed rocks playfully. Not far from that sacred valley are some of the largest, oldest trees in the world, Giant Sequoias. If you are looking for a way to teach your kids to respect nature's temple, just take them to Yosemite.
With much deliberation, I bring you the top ten awe-inspiring things to do with kids in and around the park, which is nestled into the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the eastern part of California.


















