In 2016, Yosemite National Park in northern California set a visitation record, surpassing five million visitors for the first time in its history.

Internationally recognized for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves, lakes, mountains, glaciers and biological diversity, it was designated a World Heritage Site in 1984.

At Audubon Community Nature Center’s First Friday Lunch Bunch at 11 a.m. Friday, May 5, David Lutsch and Yvonne Tovell will present “Yosemite and the John Muir Trail.” Lutsch and Tovell did three days of hiking in Yosemite, then seven days of backpacking on the John Muir Trail, named for the Scottish environmentalist. They walked 100 miles in 10 days and took pictures which they will share.

Lutsch is a former plastic mold maker and now fulltime investor. Tovell is a purchasing negotiator for a local biotech firm. Lutsch and Tovell travel widely and put a lot of miles on their hiking boots. She has been a backpacker and hiker for years, and he started about 10 years ago. He has been a kayaker and canoeist for many years, and she has taken to those “like a duck to water.” They both love traveling and the outdoors.

A bring-your-own brown bag lunch and conversation follows the program, with coffee and tea provided.

The fee for attending is $8 or $6 for Friends of the Nature Center. Reservations are not required.

Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren. For more information, call 569-2345 during business hours or click through Plan Your Visit/Attend a Program at auduboncnc.org.