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July 18 - 31, 2001

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Valley Visitor Center Nature Center. A new outdoor exhibit details the Discover Yosemite Family Open daily 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in geologic story of rockfalls in Yosemite. The Center Program Yosemite Village just west of the main post office is a short walk from shuttle bus stop #16.  Explore Yosemite's natural and cultural history (shuttle stops #5 and #9). Information, maps, with a professional naturalist and a small group of books, exhibits, and a multilingual One Day in LeConte Memorial Lodge families. This program includes hiking, hands-on Yosemite program.  Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. science activities, and games and stories for kids NEW FEATURE to 4:00 p.m. Located at shuttle stop #12. 15 and under and their parents. See Scheduled Spirit of Yosemite The LeConte Memorial Lodge, Yosemite's first Events pages inside for dates and times. This inspiring film provides a stunning overview of public visitor center, is operated by the Sierra Registration and information at any tour desk. Yosemite's splendor. It is shown every hour from Club and features a children's corner, library, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Visitor Center's newly and a variety of environmental education and Self-Guiding Trails renovated West Auditorium Theater. Closed evening programs. For more information, call There are four self-guiding trails in Yosemite captioning available. 209/372-4542. Valley: two near the Valley Visitor Center in the Yosemite Village area, one at the east end of the Yosemite Museum Yosemite Cemetery Valley near Mirror Lake, and one commemorating Located in Yosemite Village next to the Valley This historic cemetery is located across the street the history of Curry Village. Visitor Center.  and just west of the Yosemite Museum. People is a short loop trail buried here include Native Americans, casual park The Miwok in Yosemite FEATURES that winds through the Indian Village of Yosemite Falls visitors, and people who played important roles in Indian Cultural Exhibit Ahwahnee, a reconstructed Miwok-Paiute village. the development of what is now Yosemite National Open daily 9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to A booklet is available at the trailhead and in the Park. A Guide to the Yosemite Cemetery is Mirror Lake Interpretive Trail is a short loop 4:30 p.m. Displays interpret the cultural history of Visitor Center. Large print materials are available available at the Valley Visitor Center. adjacent to Mirror Lake, a seasonal lake on Tenaya Yosemite's native Miwok and Paiute people from 1850 in the Visitor Center for the visually impaired. The Creek. Exhibits focus on the rich natural history of to the present. Demonstrations of basket-weaving, trail begins behind the Yosemite Museum.  the area, Native American use, and history of this beadwork, and/or traditional games are presented. Wilderness Center Open daily 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in Changing Yosemite is a 1-mile trail that popular destination. To reach the start of the trail, Museum Gallery Yosemite Village between The Gallery begins in front of the Visitor Center, near shuttle walk 1 mile from shuttle bus stop #17 to the Open daily 10:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to and the post office. One-stop resource for bus stop #5. It winds through a nearby meadow disabled parking spaces near the lake. The self- 4:00 p.m. An opportunity to view historic Yosemite  backpackers in need of wilderness permits, bear and explores the changes that have led to the guiding trail begins here. Valley photographs taken by renowned photographer canisters, maps, and guidebooks. Displays and Yosemite we experience today. A booklet is The Legacy of Curry Village is an easy stroll George Fiske (1835-1918). information on pre-trip planning, minimum available at the trailhead, and large print materials commemorating the early days of Camp Curry. Pick Yosemite Museum Store impact camping techniques, and Yosemite's are available for the visually impaired at the Visitor up a map and guide at the Curry Village front desk Open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Offering wilderness.  Center.  or tour desk. traditional American Indian arts and crafts and books on related subjects.

The Indian Village of Ahwahnee Tuolumne Meadows Located behind the Yosemite Museum and open during daylight hours. There is sometimes the opportunity to join Indian Cultural Program staff Tuolumne Meadows for demonstrations or programs about Visitor Center  Ahwahneechee skills and culture. Open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. Park orientation, trail information, books, maps, The Ansel Adams Gallery and displays. Phone 209/372-0263  Open daily 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite Village next to the Valley Visitor Center. Parsons Memorial Lodge The Gallery offers work of Ansel Adams, and Soda Springs contemporary photographers, and other fine Discover the natural and human history of artists. In addition, a wide selection of handcrafts, Tuolumne Meadows and hike to the place where books, gifts, and photography supplies is available. and Robert Underwood Johnson For more information, call the Gallery at conceived the idea of establishing Yosemite 209/372-4413 or visit their web site at National Park. This area is an easy 1-mile www.anseladams.com.  (30 minute) walk from Lembert Dome parking area or from the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Nature Center at Center. Staffed by park volunteers, the Lodge is Happy Isles usually open from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Open daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed for lunch). This family-oriented nature center includes natural Free Tuolumne/Olmsted history exhibits, interactive displays, and a book- Point/Tioga Pass store geared to nature-exploring families. Nearby Shuttle Bus Lembert Dome in Tuolumne Meadows Photo by Larry Ulrich are short trails focusing on the area's four different Free shuttle bus service is available during the environments; forest, river, talus, and fen. You can summer along the Tioga Road from Olmsted Ranger Walks and Talks Evening Activities also see substantial evidence of the huge 1996 Point to Tioga Pass. Due to limited trailhead Join a ranger to explore the Tuolumne area and Come to a campfire and take part in a tradition! rockfall from the Glacier Point cliff far above the parking, use of the free shuttle buses is strongly learn about geology, birds, flowers, Indians, Join a ranger for campfire singing, storytelling, advised. history, and more. These walks range from 1 to 8 and answers to some of your questions about Shuttles travel between Tuolumne Lodge and hours and all but the long walks are fairly easy. Yosemite. Program topics vary and are posted at Olmsted Point with stops along the Tioga Road, Twice a week, longer hikes are offered to lakes, the campground, Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, including Tuolumne Campground and the domes, or passes. Wear sturdy shoes and bring and Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. Tuolumne Visitor Center. The shuttle also makes water, lunch, and rain gear. Join the Star Party on Saturday evenings. Bring two morning (9:00 a.m. and Noon) and two On Fridays, end your perfect day with a Music a pad to sit on and dress warmly. Programs will July 18 - 31, 2001 afternoon (3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.) runs to Walk. This easy, early evening stroll will inspire be canceled if the sky is overcast. Tioga Pass. and delight. Service begins at Tuolumne Lodge at 7:00 a.m. Tuolumne Meadows Shuttle buses arrive at approximately 30-minute Just for Kids Wilderness Center intervals between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The Programs for children include Junior Rangers Open daily 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located just last shuttle bus leaves Olmsted Point at 6:30 two days a week. Junior Rangers is a 2-hour off the Tioga Road, along the roadway leading p.m. Schedules are subject to change. Please program in which children (ages 8-10) join a to Tuolumne Lodge, shuttle stop #3. Trail check route maps at the Tuolumne Visitor ranger to explore Yosemite's high country. information, wilderness permits, bear canister Center or shuttle bus stops for details. rentals, maps, and guidebooks. 

Indicates facilities accessible for visitors in wheelchairs, with assistance.

WHAT TO DO July 18 - 31, 2001 Glacier Point

Ranger Walks Join a ranger for a walk to discover Yosemite's unique, tucked-away places. See a pioneer cabin near a beautiful meadow, explore the red fir forest in the Canadian life zone, or hike to a seldom-seen waterfall.

Evening Programs Meet a ranger to enjoy the lengthening shadows in Yosemite Valley and the alpenglow on the Sierra high country, or come for the sunset and stay for the moonrise. On some evenings, a star program will be co-hosted by rangers and volunteers from astronomical societies. Bring warm clothing. On Thursday evenings, photographers will not want to miss the Alpenglow Photo Shoot, led by representatives from Kodak (in association with Yosemite Concession Services).

Tenaya Canyon and Half Dome from Glacier Point Illustration by Lawrence Ormsby Wawona & Mariposa Grove

Evening Programs park at the Wawona Store to board the shuttle Come to a campfire! Share in a park tradition by bus. Trailers and motor homes are prohibited on joining a ranger for an hour of stories, legends, the Mariposa Grove Road from South Entrance to and fun. Program topics vary each night and are the Mariposa Grove. Due to narrow roads and very posted in the Wawona Campground. Meet at the limited parking, visitors are strongly encouraged to amphitheater in the “B” loop of the Wawona use this free bus service to help alleviate congestion Campground at 8:00 p.m.  and lengthy parking delays. Discover Wawona's human and natural heritage in a 1-hour presentation offered by Yosemite Concession To Get to Mariposa Grove 1 Services (YCS) staff at the Wawona Hotel. Allow 1 ⁄4 hours driving time to the Mariposa Grove from Yosemite Valley. Cars are prohibited See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. beyond the parking area in the Grove, but several giant sequoias can be seen from there. Information Pioneer Yosemite about access for the disabled is available at the History Center tram boarding area. The access road to the Grove See horse-drawn wagons, walk across a covered may close intermittently due to limited parking. bridge, and visit historic buildings out of Yosemite's Trailers and motor homes are prohibited on the past. A visit to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center Mariposa Grove Road. Please use the free shuttle will explain how Yosemite was the inspiration for service between Wawona and the Mariposa Grove. national parks across America and throughout the world. The Center is always open, and explanatory Walking through signs and brochures are available.  the Grove Visit the Pioneer Yosemite History Center in Wawona. Photo by John Hawksworth Take A Stage Ride The trailhead for walking up through the Grove Take a stage ride and experience the adventure of is located at the far end of the parking area. Wawona Information horse-drawn stage travel in Yosemite. These 10- Interpretive signs between the trailhead and the Station at Hill’s Studio minute rides are offered on Wednesdays, from California Tree provide a self-guiding tour. Written Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed for 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursdays, Fridays, translations are available at the trailhead (Spanish, lunch). Offers information about park activities, Saturdays, and Sundays, from 10:00 a.m. to noon German, French, Japanese). trail information, books, and maps. Located on and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Sunday, July 29 rides the grounds of the Wawona Hotel, Hill's Studio will be offered from 10:00 a.m. to noon only). DISTANCE & ELEVATION was the gallery and art studio of famous 19th Purchase tickets near the Wawona Covered Bridge. century landscape painter, Thomas Hill. Walk from $3/adult and $2/child (ages 3-12). DESTINATION DISTANCE FROM TRAILHEAD ELEVATION GAIN the hotel or park at the Wawona Store parking Grizzly Giant 0.8 mile /1.3km 400ft / 122m area and follow the path up the hill. For more Free Mariposa Grove & information call 209/375-9531.  Wawona Shuttle Bus Grove Museum 2.1 miles /3.5km 800ft / 292m Wawona Wilderness Center The shuttle bus stops at the Wawona Store, South Fallen Tunnel Tree 2.5 miles /4.0km 1,000ft / 305m Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed for Entrance, and Mariposa Grove. Shuttles operate lunch). Located inside the Information Station. daily during the summer beginning at 9:00 a.m. Wawona Point 3.0 miles /4.8km 1,200ft / 438m Indicates facilites accessible for visitors in Wilderness permits, bear canister rentals, trail Last shuttle leaves Wawona at 4:30 p.m.; last wheelchairs, with assistance. information, books, and maps. shuttle leaves the Grove at 6:00 p.m. Visitors may Mariposa Grove Tram Tour Trams run every day in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias for a 1-hour tour through the lower and upper groves. The first tram is at 9:00 a.m. Crane Flat & and the last tram is at 6:00 p.m., running every Big Oak Flat 15 to 20 minutes from the boarding area. Mariposa Grove Museum Open 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed for lunch). Big Oak Flat Yosemite’s Other Merced Grove Offers giant sequoia displays, books, maps, and Information Station Sequoia Groves Yosemite's quietest stand of sequoias is the information. Open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. Station is Tuolumne Grove Merced Grove, accessible only on foot. It's a located just inside the park at the Big Oak Flat The Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias is near 2-mile hike into the grove from the Big Oak Entrance Station (Highway 120 West), and Crane Flat at the intersection of the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 West). Located 3.5 offers park orientation material, trail informat- Flat Road (Highway 120 West) and the Tioga miles north of Crane Flat or 4.5 miles south of Yosemite To day ion, books, and maps. Phone 209/379-1899  Road. The former route of the Big Oak Flat the Big Oak Flat entrance, the trailhead is Road leads downhill from Crane Flat into the marked by a post labeled B-10 and a road sign. Big Oak Flat Wilderness Center Published by the National Park Service, in cooperation Tuolumne Grove of Big Trees, a cluster of about Allow about 3 hours for the 4-mile round-trip Wilderness permits available 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 with the Yosemite Concessions Services, Corp. and 25 sequoias. Now closed to cars, this 2-mile hike to this small group of sequoias (about p.m. Located inside the Information Station. the Yosemite Association. Yosemite Today was made (3.2 km) round-trip has an elevation change of 20 trees). Bear canister rentals, trail information, and possible by a grant from the Yosemite Fund. 500 feet (150 meters). The downhill walk is limited map sales. relatively easy, though it is moderately strenuous Editor Bridget McGinniss Kerr on the uphill return. Once in the Tuolumne NPS Coordinator Kristina Rylands Grove, there is an easy half-mile, self-guiding Design and Production Skip Gaynard Designs nature trail. Printing Premier Offset Printing, Inc. 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WHAT TO DO NPS = National Park Service Park National = NPS AAG = Ansel Adams Gallery Adams Ansel = AAG YCS = Yosemite= Concession YCS are especially for children for especially are Free Art Classes Art Free Programs printed in color in printed Programs Activity Center, located at the Center,at Activity located purchase at the Center,the which at purchase east end of Yosemiteof Village end east to Parsons Memorial Lodge fromParsonsLodge to Memorial Thirty YearsBotanizing Thirty of Parsons Memorial Parsons at 10:00 a.m. and continue and a.m. 10:00 at Visitor Center.Visitorfree.Admission is National Parks in the Sky the in Parks National area or the Tuolumne MeadowsTuolumne the or area Allow 30 minutes walking time walking minutes 30 Allow Slide presentation by Bob Roney,Bob bypresentation Slide mediums are available for available are mediums noted, begin at 2:00 p.m. and p.m. 2:00 at begin noted, YI = Yosemite= Institute YI All programs,otherwiseAll unless is open 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 to a.m. 9:30 open is Personal reflections by Bob Fry,Bob Personalbyreflections Slide presentation by Margaretbypresentation Slide Supplies are available for available are Supplies either Lembert Dome parking Dome Lembert either next to the Village Store. Village the to next Walking in the Sierra— the Walkingin $ = Programs offered Programs = $ p.m. daily. Classes begin daily.Classes p.m. Free, informal outdoor informal Free, Cunningham-Summerfield, A presentation by Kimberly bypresentation A Black Ink/WatercolorBlack adults through the Art the through adults last approximately 1 hour.approximately 1 last and their families. their and Miwok Womenand Miwok with Carl Sharsmith Carl with A Hundred YearsHundred of A classes in various art various in classes Eissler,Park Ranger assistance. with wheelchairs, in visitors for accessible programs Indicates July 30-August 5 30-August July Saturday,28 July Saturday,21 July Thor Ericson Thor until 2:00 p.m. 2:00 until Carolyn Fitz Carolyn Sunday,29 July Sunday,22 July Special EventsSpecial Lodge Jim Burns Jim Watercolor Watercolor High TripsHigh ParkRanger ParkRanger ParkRanger for a fee a for July 23-29 July 16-22 July Services Summer

White Wolf Tuolumne Glacier Wawona Big Oak Flat Point Mariposa Grove Yosemite Valley Crane Flat Meadows Scheduled 7:45pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 8:30pm 8:00pm 3:00pm 1:30pm 10:00am 9:00am 6:30am 10:00am 9:30pm 8:00pm 7:00pm 1:30pm 10:00am 9:00am 8:30pm 8:00pm 2:30pm 2:00-4:00pm 12:30pm 1 TalkSunset any tour desk (YCS) $ (YCS) desk tour any or door at Tickets Center) Visitor (behind #16) stop Isles(shuttleHappy Center (Kodak)desk tour 1 hr. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS) $ (YCS) desk tour any at up hr.Sign 1 YosemiteOver ValleySkies Starry (YCS) Lounge Tudorhr. Ahwahnee 1 Beauty in Climb Program—They Evening (Kodak) hr.Amphitheater Yosemite1 Lodge TreasuresIts Picturing Program—Yosemite,Evening (YCS) Amphitheater Village hr.Curry 1 Program Evening Amphitheater Pines hr.Lower 1 Program Ranger 1 only) 18 (July Muir John Yosemiteof Theater—Spirit 1 Games and Stories Walk/Talk—AhwahneecheeRanger $ (YCS/YI) desk tour any at advance in Sign-up Village Curry at hrs.Meets 3 only) 25 (July YosemiteProgram Discover Family 1 only) 18 (July YosemiteWalk—Bearsin Ranger (Kodak) 15 to accompany,mustlimited parentsDesk, Services Guest hr.Ahwahnee 1 Children’sWalkPhoto 1 Walk—Yosemite’sRanger Legacy (YCS) Sport Village the of front in hrs.Meet 2 Yosemite? in Fish Youa Do Catch How (AAG) porch. AdamsGallery Ansel The on meet permitting, weather 15, to limited WalkCamera 1 WalkPhoto Sunrise Entrance (NPS) Entrance Campground Wolf hrs.White 2 WalkPlant (NPS) warmly dressentrance, Party Star Campground MeadowsTuolumne Circle,hr. Dana 1 Campfire Ranger (NPS) Campground MeadowsTuolumne Circle,hr. Conness 1 Campfire Kids’ (NPS) area parking Dome hrs.Lembert 2 WalkHistory (NPS) Station Entrance PassTioga outside just hrs.Meet 2 Rose Cathy Botanist Walkwith Flower Special (NPS) gear rain and lunch Bring area parking Dome hrs.Lembert 6 Aulin Glen Trailto the on Domes and Hike—Cascades Day (YCS) Lounge Hotel hr.Wawona 1 Tomwith Bopp Wawonaof YosemiteHistory or of Songs Program—Vintage Evening Circle CampfireCampgroundhr. Wawona 1 Campfire Ranger 1 Ranger a Walkwith Nature $ (NPS) CoveredBridge Wawona near tickets Purchase 10min. Rides Stage 1 Ranger a Walkwith Nature July 18 and 25 and 18 July WEDNESDAY ⁄ 2 1 1 1 1 1 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 2 2 2 2 2 hr. Glacier Point Railing (NPS) Pointhr.Railing Glacier hrs. behind Valley Visitor Center VisitorValley hrs.behind VisitorValley of front in hrs.Meet YosemiteLodge at up/meet hrs.Sign hrs. Lower Mariposa G Mariposa hrs.Lower G Mariposa hrs.Lower    1 hr.CampgroundTuolumne1  1 1 ⁄ ⁄ 2 hrs. Sign up in advance, in up hrs.Sign 2 2 2 hrs. East Auditorium hrs.East at Center hrs.Nature  rove Tr rove Tr rove   ailhead ailhead    8:00pm 2:30pm 12:30pm 4:00pm to 2:00pm & Noon to 10:00am 8:30pm 7:30pm 3:00pm 2:00pm 1:30pm 10:30am 10:00am 9:30am 6:30am 1:00pm 8:30am 9:15pm 8:00pm 2:00pm. 8:00pm 7:15pm 2:00pm 8:30pm Events Ranger Walk—Trees and Plants in Walk—TreesPlants Ranger and THURSDAY Amphitheater (Kodak)desk tour Campground Entrance (NPS) EntranceCampground 209/372-0263 Center Visitor (YCS) desk tour any or door at Tickets Center) Visitor (behind #16) stop Isles(shuttleHappy Behind Valley Visitor Center VisitorValley Behind (July 19 only) 1 only) 19 (July Trampa With Conversation YosemiteMuir: Theater—John Club) (Sierra #12) stop (shuttle Lodge Memorial hr.LeConte 1 only) 19 (July Senses their and Animals $ (YCS) desk tour Circle CampfireCampgroundhr. Wawona 1 Campfire Ranger 1 Ranger a Walkwith Nature 1 Ranger a Walkwith Nature (YCS) hr.Amphitheater Yosemite1 Lodge Program Evening (YCS) Amphitheater Village Curry hr 1 Program Evening S’Mores! with Program Campfire Old-Fashioned 1 TwilightWalkRanger Ahwahneechee Walk/Talk—IndustriesRanger the of Club) (Sierra #16 stop Shuttle only) 19 (July TripField Aquatic $ (YCS/YI) desk. tour any at advance in Sign-up Village. Curry at hrs.Meets 3 only) 26 (July YosemiteProgram Discover Family 1 only) 19 (July YosemiteWalk—Bearsin Ranger 1 YosemiteTips Photo $ (YCS/YI) desk tour any at advance in Sign-up Village Curry at hrs.Meets 3 only) 26 (July YosemiteProgram Discover Family 1 WalkPhoto Sunrise 2 Giants the WalkAmong 1 only) 19 (July WalkBird 1 Prowl Night Campground MeadowsTuolumne Circle,hr. Dana 1 Campfire Ranger area parking Dome hrs.Lembert 2 People Paiute Walk—Miwokand Ranger Loop C Campground Campfire Ranger (Kodak)desk tour YosemiteLodge at details transportationPointfor Amphitheater,check Shoot Photo Alpenglow PointRoad Glacier on area parking WalkRanger (YCS) Lounge Hotel hr.Wawona 1 Tomwith Bopp Wawonaof YosemiteHistory or of Songs Program—Vintage Evening Yosemite stop #16) (Kodak) #16) stop Isles(shuttleHappy at Center Nature Isles (shuttle stop #16) (Kodak) #16) stop Isles(shuttle YosemiteTips Photo #3) stop (shuttle Covered Bridge. (NPS) $ (NPS) CoveredBridge. Wawona near tickets Purchase 10min. Rides Stage ⁄ July 19 and 26 and 19 July 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 2 2 2 2 2 2 hr. Front porch Nature Center at Happy at Center hr.Natureporch Front hrs Lower Mariposa G Mariposa Lower hrs G Mariposa hrs.Lower YosemiteLodge at hrs.Meet YosemiteLodge at up/meet hrs.Sign hrs. Tuolumne Grove parking area (NPS) areaGrovehrs.Tuolumne parking MeadowsTuolumne at hrs.Sign-up  1 1  ⁄  2 hrs. Meet at The Ahwahnee The at hrs.Meet 1 1 1 2 hrs. Taft/Sentinel Dome hrs.Taft/Sentinel 2 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 2 2 2 1 hrs. White Wolf hrs.White Auditorium East hrs at Center hrs.Nature (July 26 only) 1 only) 26 (July 1 ⁄  2 1 hr.CreekBridalveil1  hrs. Sign up at any at up hrs.Sign $ 1 rove Tr rove ⁄ rove Tr rove (July 26 only) 26 (July 2 hr.porchFront  1 hr.Glacier 1  ailhead ailhead 1 ⁄ 2 hrs.   1:30pm 10:30am 10:00am 9:00am 6:30am 8:30pm 10:00am 8:00pm 6:30pm 2:15pm 10:00am 8:30pm 7:45pm 9:30am pm 8:00 2:30pm 2:00pm 12:30pm 4:00pm to 2:00pm & Noon to 10:00am 8:30pm 8:00pm 7:30pm 3:00pm (shuttle stop #12) () (Sierra #12) stop (shuttle Lodge Memorial LeConte only) 27 (July Refuge Wildlife National Arctic the Wilderness: Great Last The Club) (Sierra #12) stop (shuttle Lodge Memorial LeConte TunesEarthy Campground Entrance (NPS) EntranceCampground (off the Wawona Road/Highway 41)Road/Highway Wawona the (off (Kodak)desk tour Campground Club) (Sierraflashlight bring #18, Time In WalkBack TwilightA Adventure: (NPS) (YCS/YI) $ (YCS/YI) desk tour any at advance in Sign-up Village Curry at hrs.Meets 3 only) 27 (July YosemiteProgram Discover Family Club) (Sierra #12) stop (shuttle Lodge Memorial hrs.LeConte 2 only) 20 (July Bears About All 1 Walk—YosemiteRanger Inspirations (AAG) porch AdamsGallery Ansel The on meet permitting, weather 15, to limited advance, in up hrs.Sign 2 WalkCamera 1 WalkPhoto Sunrise White Wolf Campground Wolf White at and Campground Flat Cranehr. at 1 Campfire Ranger 1 only) 27 (July Yosemite’sPeople First Campground MeadowsTuolumne Circle,hr. Dana 1 Campfire Ranger 1 Parks for Music (NPS) T-29 marker road #8, stop shuttlehrs. PotholeDome 2 Exploration Lake area parking Dome hrs.Lembert 2 Rangers Junior overcast(NPS) if cancellation Pointto Amphitheater,subject Yosemiteover Stars TalkSunset 2 WalkRanger Circle CampfireCampgroundhr. Wawona 1 Campfire Ranger 1 Ranger a Walkwith Nature (YCS) Shop Gift GroveMariposa the of front in hrs.Meet 2 WalkTreesPhoto Big 1 Ranger a Walkwith Nature $ (NPS) CoveredBridge Wawona near tickets Purchase 10min. Rides Stage (Kodak) Amphitheater Village hr.Curry 1 TreasuresIts Picturing Program—Yosemite,Evening (YCS) hr.Amphitheater Yosemite1 Lodge Program Evening Muir John Yosemiteof Theater—Spirit 1 S’Mores! with Program Campfire Old-Fashioned TwilightWalkRanger 1 Ahwahneechee Walk/Talk—IndustriesRanger the of at door or any tour desk (YCS) desk tour any or door at Tickets Center) Visitor (behind Auditorium Amphitheater YosemiteLodge July 20 and 27 and 20 July FRIDAY 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 hrs. South Tunnel View parking area parking View Tunnel hrs.South YosemiteLodge at up/meet hrs.Sign hrs. Lembert Dome parking area (NPS) area parking Dome hrs.Lembert CreekBridalveil at booth hrs.Phone G Mariposa hrs.Lower G Mariposa hrs.Lower $ (YCS) desk tour any at up hrs.Sign Center VisitorValley behind hrs.Meet   (July 20 only) 1 only) 20 (July (July 20 only) 2 hrs., Shuttle stop hrs.,Shuttle 2 only) 20 (July  1 ⁄ 1 2 (July 20 only) 1 hr.1 only) 20 (July ⁄ hr. Glacier Pointhr.Railing Glacier 2 hr. White Wolf hr.White 1 ⁄ 2 1-2 hrs.Glacier 1-2 hrs.East  rove Tr rove Tr rove 1 1 ⁄ 2 hrs. Meet at hrs.Meet   ailhead ailhead $    July 18 - 31, 2001

SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY July 21 and 28 July 22 and 29 July 23 and 30 July 24 and 31

6:30am Sunrise Photo Walk 11⁄2 hrs. Sign up at 7:30am Sunrise Hike to Mirror Lake 10:00am Ranger Walk—Untold Stories 6:30am Sunrise Photo Walk 1 Yosemite Lodge tour desk (Kodak) (July 22 only) 2 hrs. Meet at shuttle 1-1 ⁄2 hrs. Meet in front of Valley Visitor 11⁄2 hrs. Sign up/meet at Yosemite Lodge 9:00am Camera Walk 2 hrs. Sign up in advance, stop #17 (Sierra Club) Center tour desk (Kodak) limited to 15, weather permitting, meet on 10:00am Ranger Walk—Granite and Ice 2:30pm Ranger Walk/Talk—Yogi and Other 9:30am Discover Yosemite Family Program 1 The Ansel Adams Gallery porch (AAG) 1 ⁄2 hr. Lower Yosemite Falls parking area Boo Boos 3 hrs. Meets at Curry Village. Sign-up in 1 9:30am Discover Yosemite Family Program (shuttle stop #6) 1-1 ⁄2 hrs. Curry Village Amphitheater advance at any tour desk (YCS/YI) $ (July 28 only) 3 hrs. Meets at Curry Village. 1:30pm Ranger Walk—Bears in Yosemite 7:30pm Twilight Ranger Walk 10:00am Junior Rangers Sign-up in advance at any tour desk 11⁄2 hrs. Nature Center at Happy Isles 11⁄2 hrs. Meet at Yosemite Lodge (Kids Ages 7-10) (July 31 only) 2 hrs. (YCS/YI) $ (shuttle stop #16) Amphitheater Nature Center at Happy Isles (shuttle 10:00am Ranger Walk—Everything You 3:00pm Ranger Walk/Talk—Scats and 8:30pm Evening Program stop #16) 1 Always Wanted to Know About Tracks: Yosemite’s Wildlife 1-1 ⁄2 hrs. 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS) Ranger Walk— Everything You 1 Bears 1 ⁄2 hrs. Nature Center at Happy Meet at Curry Village Amphitheater Evening Program Always Wanted to Know About Isles (shuttle stop #16) 7:00pm Twilight Stroll 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS) Bears (July 24 only) 11⁄2 hrs. Nature Center at Happy Isles (shuttle stop #16) Yosemite Family Adventure 1 hr. Ahwahnee back patio (YCS) Evening Program—Yosemite Visions (July 21 only) 4 hrs. Shuttle stop #16 7:30pm Twilight Ranger Walk 1 hr. Ahwahnee Tudor Lounge (YCS) Yosemite Photo Tips 1⁄2 hr. Front porch Bring lunch and water (Sierra Club) 1 Nature Center at Happy Isles (shuttle 1 ⁄2 hrs. Meet at Yosemite Lodge Children’s Photo Walk 1 hr. Ahwahnee Amphitheater stop #16) (Kodak) Guest Services Desk, parents must 8:00pm Earthy Tunes 10:30am Yosemite Photo Tips 1⁄2 hr. Front porch accompany, limited to 15 (Kodak) (July 22 only) 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Nature Center at Happy Isles (shuttle 2:00pm Ranger Walk—Out On a Limb: Tree Lodge (shuttle stop #12) (Sierra Club) stop #16) (Kodak) 1 Life in Yosemite 1 ⁄2 hrs. Meet at The The National Parks and You: An 1:30pm Discover Yosemite Family Program Ahwahnee (shuttle stop #3) Evening of Photography, Fun, and 3 hrs. Meets at Curry Village. Sign-up in 3:00pm Fine Print Viewing 1 hr. The Ansel Creativity advance at any tour desk (YCS/YI) $ Adams Gallery Sign up in advance (July 29 only) 1 hr. LeConte Memorial 3:00pm Ranger Walk—First People Lodge (shuttle stop #12) (Sierra Club) 11⁄2 hrs. Meet behind the Valley Visitor 7:00pm Twilight Stroll 1 hr. The Ahwahnee back patio (YCS) 8:30pm Evening Program Center 7:30pm Evening Adventure: Life After Dark 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS) 7:30pm Twilight Ranger Walk 11⁄2 hrs. Meet at Yosemite Lodge (July 21 only) 2 hrs. Shuttle stop #11 Film—Ansel Adams, Photographer Bring flashlight (Sierra Club) 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (AAG) Amphitheater 8:00pm Yosemite Theater—John Muir: 9:00pm Starry Skies Over Yosemite Valley Old-Fashioned Campfire Program Conversation With a Tramp 1 hr. Sign up any tour desk (YCS) $ with S’Mores! 1 2 (July 21 only) 11⁄2 hr. East Auditorium 1 ⁄ hrs. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS) $ (behind Visitor Center) Tickets at door or 8:00pm Yosemite Theater—John Muir: any tour desk (YCS) $ Conversation With a Tramp 1 Earthy Tunes (July 21 only) 1 hr. LeConte 1 ⁄2 hrs. East Auditorium (behind Visitor Memorial Lodge (shuttle stop #12) (Sierra Club) Center) Tickets at door or any tour desk (YCS) $ Stories for a Starlit Night (July 28 only) 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Lodge (shuttle 8:30pm Evening Program—Yosemite, stop #12) (Sierra Club) Picturing Its Treasures 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (Kodak) 8:30pm Ranger Program 1 hr. Lower Pines Amphitheater Evening Program 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS) Evening Program 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS) Evening Program—Yosemite, Picturing Its Treasures 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (Kodak) 9:00pm Starry Skies Over Yosemite Valley 1 hr. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS) $

10:00am to Noon & 2:00pm to 4:00pm 10:00am to Noon & 2:00pm to 4:00pm 12:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 12:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 1 Stage Rides Stage Rides 11⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 10 min. Purchase tickets near Wawona 10 min. Purchase tickets near Wawona 2:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 2:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger Covered Bridge (NPS) $ Covered Bridge (NPS) $ 1 11⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 12:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 12:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 7:00pm Twilight Stroll 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 1 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 1 hr. Wawona Hotel Porch (YCS) 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire 2:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 2:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 8:00pm Ranger Campfire Circle 1 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 8:00pm Ranger Campfire Circle 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire 9:00pm Starry Skies Over Wawona Circle Circle 1 hr. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS) $

2:00pm Ranger Walk 2:00pm Ranger Walk 2:00pm Ranger Walk 9:30am Ranger Walk 2 hrs. Taft/Sentinel Dome parking area on 2 hrs. Taft/Sentinel Dome parking area on 2 hrs. Taft/Sentinel Dome parking area on 21⁄2 hrs. Phone booth at Bridalveil Creek Glacier Point Road Glacier Point Road Glacier Point Road Campground

7:45pm Sunset Talk 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point Railing 7:45pm Sunset Talk 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 7:45pm Sunset Talk (NPS) 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point Railing (NPS) 1 hr. Bridalveil Creek Campground C Loop 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point Railing (NPS) 8:30pm Stars over Yosemite 1-2 hrs. Glacier Point Amphitheater, subject to cancellation if overcast (NPS)

7:30am Bird Walk 9:15am Day Hike—Mono Pass 2:00pm Walk Along the River 10:00am Junior Rangers 21⁄2 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area. 6-8 hrs Mono Pass trailhead, bring lunch, 2 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area (NPS) 2 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area Binoculars available (NPS) water, and rain gear (NPS) 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 2:00pm Animal Walk 11:00am Bear Walk 10:00am Special—Climbers share stories and 1 hr. Dana Circle, Tuolumne Meadows 2 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area (NPS) 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Tuolumne Campground entrance adventures Campground 8:00pm Ranger Campfire (parking limited-take shuttle) (NPS) 1 hr. Lembert Dome parking area 1 hr. Dana Circle, Tuolumne Meadows 2:00pm Special Event—Thirty Years of 2:00pm Special Event—Miwok Women and Campground Botanizing with Carl Sharsmith Summer (July 22 only) 1 hr. Parsons (July 21 only) 1 hr. Parsons Memorial Memorial Lodge, allow 30 min. to walk Lodge, allow 30 min. to walk there (NPS) there (NPS) Special Event—National Parks in Special Event—Walking in the the Sky Sierra: A Hundred Years of High (July 28 only) 1 hr. Parsons Memorial Trips (July 29 only) 1 hr. Parsons Memorial Lodge, allow 30 min. to walk there (NPS) Lodge, allow 30 min. to walk there (NPS) 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 1 hr. Dana Circle, 2:15pm. Tuolumne’s Geology Tuolumne Meadows Campground 2 hrs. Pothole Dome, road marker T-29 (NPS) 9:30pm Star Party (July 21 only) 1 hr. Tuolumne 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 1 hr. Dana Circle, Campground entrance, dress warmly! (NPS) Tuolumne Meadows Campground

10:00am Earth Walk (July 21 only) 11⁄2 hrs. 10:00am Bear Walk 1:00pm Ranger’s Choice Walk White Wolf Campground Entrance (NPS) (July 29 only) 2 hrs. White Wolf (July 30 only) 2 hrs. White Wolf 1:00pm Walk Among the Giants Campground Entrance (NPS) Campground Entrance 21⁄2 hrs. Tuolumne Grove parking area (NPS) 1:00pm Walk Among the Giants 1 8:30pm. Ranger Campfire 1 hr. at Crane Flat 2 ⁄2 hrs. Tuolumne Grove parking area (NPS) Campground and at White Wolf Campground

WHAT TO DO Yosemite Village, Yosemite Lodge, and Curry Village

Shuttle Bus Stop Campground NORTH East & West Indian Auditoriums P Parking Maps not to scale. Village Ansel Accessible See page 7 of the Yosemite Guide for a Yosemite Parking Cemetery Adams Wilderness Medical & description of Valley trails and day hikes. Gallery Center ATM Dental Clinic Detailed trail maps are available for Yosemite Post Visitor Information purchase at visitor centers and stores Visitor Museum Office Degnan's Complex: Restrooms throughout the park. Center Deli & Cafe To Gas Station NPS The (no gas in Yosemite Valley) Headquarters The Loft Ahwahnee Paved Bike Path 5 Habitat Yosemite Hiking Trail 9 4 To Yosemite Lodge Roadway I n d Roadway for ia n C Shuttle Bus Only a Yosemite Village n 2 y o

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Village e r Stable & Lodge LeConte 18 Memorial 12 21 Lodge 13 M 17 Food & Beverage Service Bike & Raft Rental 19 e 20 14 rced River These hours of operation are approximate. Tour Kiosk 15 Current hours of operation are posted at each Pavilion Buffet Registration Upper front desk or facility. Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Post Office Pines YOSEMITE VILLAGE Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Lounge Meals served daily in one or more of the Taqueria P following locations 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Trailhead Monday - Thursday: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Shop Amphitheater Parking Degnan’s Delicatessen Friday - Sunday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Gifts/Groceries Degnan’s Cafe Pizza Noon to 9:00 p.m. Campground Pavilion Reservation Office 16 The Loft at Degnan’s Curry Village Terrace Bar Taqueria The Village Grill Noon to 9:00 p.m. Pizza Patio & Bar Junior Ranger Snack Campfire Circle Stand YOSEMITE LODGE HAPPY ISLES Breakfast – 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Snack Stand 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Nature Center at Happy Isles John Muir Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Trailhead to Light snacks – 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Groceries Vernal and YOSEMITE LODGE Dinner – 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge Gift/Grocery Nevada Falls Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Food Court Nature Shop Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Garden Terrace Monday - Thursday: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Mountain Room Restaurant Degnan’s Delicatessen 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday - Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mountain Room Bar & Lounge Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. THE AHWAHNEE Weekdays: 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Curry Village Gift/Grocery Gift Shop 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Weekends: Noon to 10:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sweet Shop 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Pool Cone Stand CURRY VILLAGE Weekdays: Noon to 5:00 p.m. Gifts, Books & Apparel Post Offices Mountain Shop 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Weekends: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. YOSEMITE VILLAGE Main Post Office - Yosemite Village Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. THE AHWAHNEE The Ansel Adams Gallery Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Dining Room Showers & Laundromat Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to Noon Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Yosemite Bookstore Yosemite Lodge Post Office Sunday Brunch – 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. SHOWERS Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Yosemite Museum Store Curry Village 24 hours (closed 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.) Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Curry Village Post Office Reservations and appropriate attire are respectfully Monday – Friday: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. requested. Call 209/372-1489 Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. LAUNDROMAT Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Ahwahnee Bar 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Habitat Yosemite 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Auto Service, Towing, and Sport Shop 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CURRY VILLAGE Recycling Repair (AAA) Meals served daily in one or more of the following Art Activity Center 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Village Store Recycling Center Village Garage locations: Wilderness Center 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Towing 24 hours. Coffee and Ice Cream Corner NATURE CENTER AT HAPPY ISLES Bottles and cans may also be returned to place of Emergency gasoline & propane available 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed for lunch) purchase or park gas stations. 209/372-8320

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Gifts, Books & Apparel Mountaineering School and N Yosemite Village/ Yosemite Sport Shop Gasoline not available Falls Visitor Center Stanislaus in Yosemite Valley Yosemite Lodge The 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. National Ahwahnee Forest White Wolf To El Curry Tuolumne Meadows Bookstore Manteca 120 Capitan Village 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in the Tuolumne Valley Day View Parking Crane Flat Meadows Visitor Center 140 Bridalveil Tunnel Fall View Tuolumne Meadows Store To To El Portal Merced 41 Fresno Yosemite Valley 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuolumne Meadows Wilderness Center 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Yosemite Hwy 120 Post Office closed late fall- National late spring To 395 Lake west of this point & Food & Beverage Service Eleanor Lee Vining Tuolumne Meadows Post Office O’Shaughnessy Park Dam 120 White Wolf Lodge Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., e Hetch Riv r ne Breakfast – 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. d Hetchy lum oa uo Tioga R Backpackers' T y Tuolumne Pass h Campground c Dinner – 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. t Entrance Hetch e (Wilderness tch H Hetchy He Permit Required) Meadows Entrance Lembert Dinner reservations advised, call 209/372-8416 Gas Station Dome Fork White Facilities along na Mount Camp Tioga Road Da To Wolf Dana

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41 To Fresno WHERE TO GO General Park Information

BIKE RENTALS Emergency 911 Caught in afternoon light, Daily, weather permitting, with hourly and Cathedral Lakes Basin shimmers Fire – Police – Medical Emergency: Dial 911, daily rates. Baby-joggers, wheelchairs, and despite the gathering clouds. The 24 hours a day (from hotel room 9-911) six-speed bikes with trailers. basin lies between the Tioga Yosemite Village Medical Road and Cathedral Peak 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. beneath the Cathedral Range. It Yosemite Medical Clinic Yosemite Lodge can be reached on foot from Emergency care: 24 hours daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. 209/372-1208 Tuolumne Meadows via the John Drop-in and Urgent Care Curry Village Muir Trail. Daily 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 209/372-8319 Scheduled Appointments SWIMMING POOLS Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge Saturday 9:00 a.m. to Noon Weekdays: Noon to 5:00 p.m. Located on Ahwahnee Drive in Yosemite Weekends: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. General Services Valley, the clinic provides routine and Curry Village emergency medical care for park employees, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. residents, and visitors. Experienced nursing Wawona staff, emergency physicians, nurse practitioner, YOSEMITE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ATM and support staff on duty. Services include a (Nondenominational Christian) limited pharmacy, lab, x-ray, and physical STABLES Yosemite Village Pastor Brent Moore 209/372-4831 therapy. 209/372-4637 2-hour and 4-hour rides depart daily. All-day South of Village Store (Bank of America) Yosemite Valley Chapel (year-round) Paramedic/Ambulance Service rides, private rides, and pack trips into Inside Village Store Worship Service 24 hours daily Yosemite's spectacular wilderness may also be Yosemite Lodge Sunday 9:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m. arranged. Private horse boarding is available. Inside main registration area Lower Pines Campground Dental Services Call for reservations. Adjacent to Medical Clinic. For hours, Curry Village Amphitheater Yosemite Valley call 209/372-4200. If no answer, call Inside gift/grocery store Sunday 9:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/372-8348 209/372-4637. Tuolumne Meadows Wawona Wawona Campground 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/372-8427 Inside Wawona Store Sunday 9:00 a.m.  Services For Disabled Wawona El Portal Tuolumne Campground An accessibility brochure is available at park 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/375-6502 On Hwy. 140 at Yosemite View Lodge (County Bank) Dana Campfire Circle entrance stations and visitor centers. Sunday 9:00 a.m. Wheelchair rental available at Yosemite Medical Sightseeing Tours Miscellaneous CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER Clinic, 209/372-4637, and the Yosemite Lodge 2-hour open-air tram (weather permitting) or Babysitting DAY SAINTS bike stand, 209/372-1208. bus tours, or all-day and half-day bus tours Limited babysitting available for registered guests at Doug Warcup 209/722-7623 depart daily from lodging facilities in Yosemite Yosemite Lodge and The Ahwahnee. Call front desk Thomas Weed 209/723-8244 Accommodations Valley. Inquire at tour/transportation desks at or concierge for additional information. Yosemite Valley Sacrament Service The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Lodge, Curry Village, For advanced reservations or information (rooms Kennel 1:00 p.m. daily at Yosemite Chapel Village Kiosk. or activities), call 559/252-4848 Located at the stable in Yosemite Valley. ROMAN CATHOLIC (www.yosemitepark.com) Valley Floor Tour Dogs must be gentle, over 10 pounds, with proof of Rev. Dennis Alvernaz, Resident Pastor 209/372-4729 For availability on day of arrival, check at any This 26-mile, 2-hour tram tour departs at shots and license required. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mass in Yosemite Valley front desk. 10:00, 11:00, and 11:30 a.m. and at 12:00, 209/372-8348 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 6:00, and 7:00 p.m. Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m., daily from Yosemite Lodge in Yosemite Valley.* Visitor Center West Auditorium Bear Canister Rental Service Organizations Friday 4:00 p.m., Yosemite Chapel Glacier Point Tour Available for $3 per trip at the Yosemite Valley Al-Anon A 4-hour round trip from Yosemite Valley to Mass in Wawona Wilderness Center, Yosemite Valley Sport Shop, Yosemite Valley: Wednesday 7:00 p.m., YCS General Glacier Point. The Glacier Point Tour also Saturday 4:00 p.m., Old School House Curry Village Mountain Shop, Big Oak Flat Office Building (Employee Training Center) Yosemite offers a one-way ticket for adventurers to hike Wilderness Center, Crane Flat Store, Wawona Village SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST back down to Yosemite Valley. Departs at Store, Wawona Wilderness Center, Tuolumne Don Crisp 559/658-8361 8:30, and 10:00 a.m., and 1:30, and 5:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous Meadows Mountaineering School and Sport Sabbath School Saturday 10:00 a.m. daily from Yosemite Lodge.* Yosemite Valley: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday Shop, Tuolumne Meadows Store, and the 7:30 p.m., YCS General Office Building (Employee Worship Service Saturday 11:00 a.m. Big Trees Tram Tour Hetch Hetchy Entrance Station. Canisters may Training Center), Yosemite Village Yosemite Valley at Lower Pines Campground be rented or returned at any rental location in Trams run every day in the Mariposa Grove of Amphitheater (near shuttle bus stop #19) the park. Giant Sequoias for a 1-hour tour through the Narcotics Anonymous Yosemite Valley: Saturday 7:30 p.m., lower and upper groves. The first tram is at CROSSWAY CHURCH YCS General Office Building (Employee Training (Christian Protestant) Recreation 9:00 a.m. and the last tram is at 6:00 p.m., Center), Yosemite Village Pastor Steve Hughes, Pastor Matt Bates running every 15 to 20 minutes from the Conditions permitting. Lions Club 209/379-2428 www.byhisgrace.com/crossway boarding area.* Call 209/375-1621 for Meets first and third Thursdays of each month at Worship Service YOSEMITE LODGE TOUR DESK information. (after-hours ticket sales available at front desk) noon, The Ahwahnee. Sunday 7:00 p.m., Yosemite Chapel Monday - Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Grand Tour Call 209/372-4475 for information. 10:00 a.m., El Portal Community Hall An 8-hour combination of Big Trees and Friday - Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Rotary International Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Girls Club Glacier Point Tours. Departs 8:45 a.m. daily Sunday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Meets Thursdays for lunch at noon in The from Yosemite Lodge.* Solid Rock/Climbers for Christ Ahwahnee Mural Room. Visiting Rotarian families MOUNTAINEERING SCHOOL www.srcfc.org Tuolumne Hiker’s Bus Yosemite Mountaineering School offers lessons and guests welcome. For meeting reservations or Departs from Yosemite Lodge at 8:20 a.m. and guided climbing at all levels, overnight information, call 209/372-1016. EL PORTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH* Return trip departs from Tuolomne Meadows Pastor Russ Marsh 209/379-2255 backpacking, and guided day hikes to Lodge at 2:05 p.m.* Assoc. Pastor Steve Hughes 209/379-2428 spectacular areas of Yosemite Valley and the Religious Services *Weather permitting. high country. CHURCH OF CHRIST Worship Service Saturday 7:30 p.m., El Portal Chapel (first and third weekends) Curry Village Inquiries, directions, other services, contact Ron Sunday 10:30 a.m., El Portal Chapel (located in the Mountain Shop) Skelton. 209/379-2307 (second, fourth, and fifth weekends) 8:30 a.m. to Noon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. El Portal Chapel *Associated with the California Southern Classes meet at 8:30 a.m. 209/372-8344 Worship Service: Sunday 9:00 a.m. Baptist Convention Tuolumne Meadows (located at gas station) WAWONA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 209/372-8435 Pastor David Adamcik 209/966-3039 Wawona Community Center Worship Service Sunday 9:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study Wednesday 1:00 p.m.

GENERAL PARK INFORMATION AND SERVICES Getting Around

Experience Your Yosemite To day America

Hiking, Biking, and Driving in Yosemite Valley

Trail to Middle Snow Creek Cascade and Tuolumne Meadows

Lower Royal Yosemite Arches Fall

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Trailhead Vernal Fall Hiking Trail Footbridge

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21 Bike & Raft Rental YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM *Service ends at 8:30 p.m. For bus schedules to and from the Yosemite area, call 1-877-98-YARTS or visit YARTS online at www.yarts.com

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