Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite National Park Vol. 7 Issue 15

Experience Yosemite To day Your America

December 12, 2007 - January 15, 2008

Yosemite

National Park (closed for season)

(closed for season) ROAD Construction may cause INFO short delays or detours on (closed for season) some park roads. Call (closed for season) 209/372-0200 for recorded road information. (closed for season) (closed for season)

yosemite park partners

(closed for season) Badger Pass Ski Area

Visit the new Yosemite Park Partners website: www.yosemitepartners.org.

Use the Free VALLEY VISITOR Shuttle Route Yosemite Valley Shuttle Map Road Yosemite Valley Shuttle Only 8 VA L L EY V I SI T O R S h ut tl e St o p Shuttle System Tr ai lh e ad Shuttles run daily every 10-20 minutes, B ik e P a th depending on the time of day. Times are Hi k in g Tr a il Upper posted at each stop. All shuttles follow the Yosemite Ca mp gr o un d Fall same route, serving stops in numerical P ic n ic A re a i order. Shuttle service may be affected F oo d S er v ic e Visitor Center by construction projects. Check shut- Lo d gi ng Trail to tle stops for more information.
Middle Located in Yosemite Snow Creek S to r e Cascade and Village. Park and walk Tuolumne Re s tr o om or take the free Meadows VALLEY VISITOR SHUTTLE Lower P Ac c es s ib l e Pa rk i ng shuttle bus. Royal 7:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. Yosemite Arches Fall Me d ic a l Cl i ni c In fo rm a ti o n Half 1 i Dome Yosemite Village / Day Parking N Yosemite Village Washington Ma p n o t t o s ca le Column 2 Yosemite Village P
Visitor i Church 3 5 Center Bowl The Ahwahnee 4 Mirror Lake 9 3 No bicycles 4 6 beyond this (seasonal) Yosemite Village / Degnan’s Complex Yosemite 10 point Lodge 2 P
The Ahwahnee 5 Valley Visitor Center Trail to 8 11 Columbia Point 1 P
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Lower Yosemite Fall and Upper e P r Parking Yosemite Fall C ite 7 em Chapel Camp 4/Upper Yosemite Fall Trailhead Camp 4 os Y Housekeeping ek Walk-in 7 e 8 Camp Cr Yosemite Lodge North naya Lower Pines Te This map is not LeConte Pines 9 Valley Visitor Center Swinging Memorial Stable suitable for hiking. 12 18 Trail to Bridge Lodge Detailed trail maps 10 M 19 17 Mirror Lake Yosemite Village e 21 M rce r d Rive e are available for 13 A 20 rc ed 11 R Sentinel Bridge / Yosemite Chapel 13 B 14 ive purchase at visitor 15 Upper r
Sentinel P Pines centers and stores Beach Curry 12 Housekeeping Camp / PARK HERE Village throughout the park. LeConte Memorial Lodge P Trailhead 13A e Yellow From the Valley take Curry Village Rental Center iv Parking r Pine D Southside Drive (one way) e 13B d i Curry Village Registration Desk s h rt Just beyond Chapel, turn o Four Mile 16 N Trail to left at the stop sign onto 14 Curry Village Parking Glacier Point e Sentinel Drive riv (open when Nature Center Mist Trail and John Muir Trail 15 D Upper Pines Campground* de at Happy Isles to Vernal and Nevada Falls, Half Dome thsi conditions permit) Drive over bridge; at stop Sou Vernal sign, turn right Fall 16 Happy Isles / John Muir Trailhead* PARKING AREA is located 17 Mirror Lake Junction* on Northside Drive Vernal Fall Footbridge 18 Stable* 19 Lower Pines Campground YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 20 Curry Village Parking YARTS bus stops are located in Yosemite Valley at The Ahwahnee, 21 Curry Village Rental Center Curry Village, Valley Visitor Center, and Yosemite Lodge. For bus schedules to and from the Yosemite area, call 1-877-98-YARTS, * Service to these locations stops after or visit YARTS online at www.yarts.com. first major snowfall Scheduled Events

Programs SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNE Dec. 16, 23, 30, Jan. 6 & 13 Dec. 17, 24, 31, Jan. 7 & 14 Dec. 18, 25, Jan. 1, 8 & 15 Dec. 12, 19 printed in color

are especially 9:00am WEE WILD ONES 11:30am History of Bracebridge Talk 9:00am Photography Walk 9:00am WEE WILD for children and (except December 16 and January 6) (December 24 only) 2 hrs. Limited space (December 19 1 45 min. Stories & activities for kids 6 and ⁄ 2 hr. The Ahwahnee Winter Club Room Reservations required. Sign up/meet at 45 min. Stori their families. under. The Ahwahnee Great Lounge (DNC)
The Ansel Adams Gallery under. The A fireplace (DNC) Conditions permitting (AAG) (DNC) 2:00pm Ranger Stroll – Yosemite’s First People 1 2:00pm Ranger Stroll - Merced Meanders 1 ⁄ 2 hrs. Front of Yosemite Museum (NPS)
2:00pm Ranger Stroll – Trees 2:00pm Ranger Stro 1 1 1 NPS = National Park 1 ⁄ 2 hrs. Shuttle stop #11 (NPS) 1 ⁄ 2 hrs. Ahwahnee shuttle stop #3 (NPS) 1 ⁄ 2 hrs. Fron 7:00pm Getting to Know Yosemite Service 3:00pm STORYTIME Park rangers provide insight into the 2:30pm History of Bracebridge Talk Center (NPS) DNC = Delaware (December 16 only) wilderness world of Yosemite (December 18 only) 2:30pm History of B 1 1 North ⁄ 2 hr. Yosemite Lodge Cliff Room (DNC) 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge (NPS)
⁄ 2 hr. The Ahwahnee Winter Club Room (December 19 Companies at
1 7:00pm Evening Program (DNC) ⁄ 2 hr. The Ah Yosemite
1 hr. Check local postings for topic 7:00pm Evening Program (DNC) AAG = The Ansel Yosemite Lodge (DNC)
(except for December 25) 3:00pm Adams STORYTIME Gallery 1 hr. Check local postings for topic (December 19 1 Yosemite Lodge (DNC)
⁄ 2 hr. Yosemi YA = Yosemite 7:00pm Association Valley Yosemite National Pa of Our Univ $ = Programs 1 hr. Yosemit offered for a fee

Indicates facilities accessible to visitors in wheelchairs. Short, steep inclines may be encountered.

10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk 10:30am Ranger Sno 2 hrs. See details below (NPS) $ 2 hrs. See details below (NPS) $ 2 hrs. See details below (NPS) $ (except Dece See details b Pass

Assisitive Listening Badger Devices are available upon advanced request. Inquire at a visitor center.

Yosemite Valley

Valley Visitor Center and Bookstore Yosemite Museum Store Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and located in Yosemite Village just west of the Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, the store offers traditional American Indian arts main post office (shuttle stops #5 and #9), the visitor center offers information, and crafts, and books on related subjects. maps, and books. Explore the new exhibit hall and learn how Yosemite’s spectacular landscape was formed, how people have interacted with it through The Indian Village of Ahwahnee the centuries, how wildlife adapts and survives, and how your national park Located behind the Yosemite Museum and open during daylight hours, the vil-
continues to evolve.
TTY lage offers exhibits on Ahwahneechee life.

FILM Yosemite Cemetery Spirit of Yosemite This historic cemetery is located across the street just west of the Yosemite This inspiring visitor-orientation film provides a stunning overview of Yosemite's Museum. People buried here include American Indians and others who played splendor. It is shown every 30 minutes Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 an important role in the development of what is now Yosemite National Park. p.m., and Sunday noon to 4:30 p.m. in the Valley Visitor Center Theater.
Guide to the Yosemite Cemetery is available at the Valley Visitor Center. Yosemite Museum The Ansel Adams Gallery Located in Yosemite Village next to the Valley Visitor Center.
Closed on December 25 FEATURES Located in Yosemite Village next to the Valley Visitor Center and open daily Museum Gallery Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (may close for lunch). from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the gallery offers the work of Ansel Adams, contemporary photographers, and other fine artists. In addition, handcrafts, Yosemite in the Sixties: Climbing Life through the Lens of Glen books, gifts, digital services, and photography supplies are available. Denny Scheduled activities are listed on the front porch. For more information, call Yvon Chouinard sorting out, 1969, by Through January 27, 2008 Glenn Denny This exhibit shows the photographic work of Glen Denny, a climber in Yosemite 209/372-4413, or visit www.anseladams.com. Yosemite Museum Gallery, see details at right. from 1961 to 1971, a time when he was photographing the climbs and the GALLERY EXHIBIT activities of climbers in the park. Glen’s photographic skills were in part self- Yosemite in Black and White taught, but included coursework with Ansel Adams, which influenced his Through January 15 approach. Come see a unique insiders’ perspective of the rockclimbing world in Group show of represented artists showing the beauty of Yosemite in black Yosemite. and white through the various seasons. Indian Cultural Exhibit Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the museum may close for lunch. The exhibit interprets the cultural history of Yosemite's native Miwok and Paiute people from 1850 to the present. Demonstrations of traditional skills are presented. No food or drink permitted. Yosemite Winter Theater Night Sky Information THE SPIRIT OF JOHN MUIR: STORIES OF ICE AND SNOW One of the great advantages of visiting Yosemite is seeing the park’s very 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. dark night sky. Celestial features not visible in many urban areas can be seen. See above for dates December 13 The Geminid meteor shower should be at its peak late tonight. 1hr. Yosemite Lodge Cliff Room There’s no moonlight to interfere. Actor Lee Stetson portrays John Muir as he delights audiences December 22 The winter solstice occurs at 10:08 a.m. PST. This is when the with tales of Muir's daring winter adventures. Sun is farthest south for the year and begins its six-month return northward. Tickets may be purchased in advance from the Yosemite Lodge Winter begins in the northern hemisphere. tour desk, or if seating is available, at the door.
December 31 After midnight, go out into the silent night and face due south, where Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, is shining at its highest. ly Fami Celeb ter ra in DECEMBER 29 W 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Curry Village Guest Lounge

Join park interpretive staff for an afternoon of c learning stations, walks, and winter fun! December 12, 2007 - January 15, 2008

ESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 9, 26, Jan. 2 & 9 Dec. 13, 20, 27, Jan. 3 & 10 Dec. 14, 21, 28, Jan. 4 & 11 Dec. 15, 22, 29, Jan. 5 & 12

9:00am 9:00am Photography Walk D ONES WEE WILD ONES 9:00am Photography Walk (January 4 and 11 only) 2 hrs. Limited space 9 and January 2 only) 2 hrs. Limited space 45 min. Stories & activities for kids 6 and Reservations required. Sign up/meet at ies & activities for kids 6 and Reservations required. Sign up/meet at under. The Ahwahnee Great Lounge The Ansel Adams Gallery Ahwahnee Great Lounge fireplace The Ansel Adams Gallery fireplace (DNC) Conditions permitting (AAG) Conditions permitting (AAG) 2:00pm Ranger Stroll – Geology 1:00pm WINTER FAMILY CELEBRATION oll – Wild About Wildlife Meet Yosemite – Wildlife Safari 1 1 ⁄ 2 hrs. Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor (December 29 only) t of Yosemite Valley Visitor (except December 27) Center (NPS)
3 hrs. Curry Village Guest Lounge
3 hrs. Yosemite Art & Education Center (YA) $ 2:30pm History of Bracebridge Talk See details below (DNC/NPS) Bracebridge Talk 2:00pm Ranger Stroll – Yosemite's Legacy (December 21 only) 2:00pm Ranger Stroll – Bears 9 & 26 only) 1 1 ⁄ 2 hrs. Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor 1 1

⁄ 2 hr. The Ahwahnee Winter Club Room 1 ⁄ 2 hrs. Curry Village Amphitheater (NPS) hwahnee Winter Club Room Center (NPS)
(DNC) 2:30pm History of Bracebridge Talk 7:00pm Evening Program 3:00pm STORYTIME (December 15 & 22 only) E 1 hr. Check local postings for topic 1
(December 28 only) ⁄ 2 hr. The Ahwahnee Winter Club Room 9 only) Yosemite Lodge (DNC) 1 2 (DNC)
ite Lodge Cliff Room (DNC) ⁄ hr. Yosemite Lodge Cliff Room (DNC) 7:00pm 3:00pm Fine Print Viewing arks in the Sky – the Beauty Winter Theater Live! 1 hr. Limited space verse The Spirit of John Muir: Sign up at The Ansel Adams Gallery (AAG) te Lodge (NPS)
Stories of Ice and Snow (December 21 & 28 only) 4:00pm Winter Theater Live! 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Cliff Room The Spirit of John Muir: Tickets at Yosemite Lodge tour desk or at Stories of Ice and Snow door, if available (DNC) $ (December 22 only) Film - Ansel Adams 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Cliff Room 1 hr. Check local postings for venue (AAG)
Tickets at Yosemite Lodge tour desk or at door, if available (DNC) $ 7:00pm Park Perspectives Join a park ranger for a residence perspective on the special nature of Yosemite 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge (NPS)
owshoe Walk 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk 10:30am Ranger Snowshoe Walk ember 12) 2 hrs. (except December 13) 2 hrs. (except December 14) 2 hrs. 2 hrs. below (NPS) $ See details below (NPS) $ See details below (NPS) $ See details below (NPS) $

Wawona

Wawona Hotel See local postings in Wawona for the holiday schedule and more information Vintage Songs with Tom Bopp - Live music and historical interpretive programs with pianist/singer Tom Bopp available in the Wawona hotel during select evenings throughout the holiday season.

Pioneer Yosemite History Center Go back to a time of horse-drawn wagons, a covered bridge, and log cabins. A visit to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center explores Yosemite’s history and explains how Yosemite was the inspiration for national parks across America and around the world. The center is always open, and interpretive signs and brochures are available.

Badger Pass

Opens for season December 14, weather permitting Badger Pass Ski Area Badger Pass, California's oldest operating ski area, is the center of Yosemite ski Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias and snowboarding activity during the winter. It is located at 7,200 feet in ele- NPS Photo vation and is a one-hour drive from Yosemite Valley on the Glacier Point Road. Sequoia Groves There are 10 runs, three ski lifts, downhill and cross-country ski schools, ski rentals, and a day lodge. Cross-country skiers will find groomed and in Winter ungroomed trails that originate at Badger Pass; tracks are groomed on the Glacier Point Road all the way to Glacier Point. Wilderness permits are available at the Badger Pass A-frame. Call 209/372-1000 for ski conditions. Mariposa Grove Road closes in inclement weather Located at Yosemite's southern end, the Mariposa Grove is the park's largest stand of giant 1 Badger Pass Bus sequoias, with about 500 trees. Allow 1 ⁄2 hours driving time to reach the grove from Yosemite Ride the free bus to Badger Pass Ski Area. Road and weather conditions permit- Valley. Cars are prohibited beyond the grove parking lot. A few of these giants are visible in the ting, the bus leaves daily from Curry Village at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., the parking area. Trails into the grove extend uphill from the trailhead at the far end of the park- Yosemite Transportation System office (next to the Yosemite Village Garage) at ing area. Interpretive signs between the trailhead and the California Tunnel Tree provide a self- 8:10 a.m. and 10:40 a.m., The Ahwahnee at 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., and guiding tour. Written translations are available at the trailhead in Spanish, German, French, and Yosemite Lodge at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Return buses leave Badger Pass at Japanese. 2:00 pm and 4:00 p.m. Several buses operate on busy days. Allow at least one hour for a one-way trip. Additional information is available at hotel front desks. The access road to the grove closes during the winter. If the road is closed, the four-mile roundtrip walk from Yosemite’s south entrance to the grove takes two to three hours (longer Ranger Snowshoe Walk—Explore the Forest for hikes into the grove). Trailers are prohibited on the Mariposa Grove Road. in Winter Daily beginning December 15, 10:30 a.m., Merced Grove conditions permitting Yosemite's quietest stand of sequoias is the Merced Grove, a group of about 20 Yosemite To day Enter the dazzling world of Yosemite winter with an expert naturalist. Join an trees accessible only on foot. It's a four-mile round-trip hike (about three 1 NPS ranger at the Badger Pass A-frame for a moderate/strenuous two-hour hours) into the grove from Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 West). Located 3 ⁄2 Published by the National Park Service, in cooperation 1 walk (not recommended for children under 10 yrs.). Wear warm clothing and miles west of Crane Flat and 4 ⁄2 miles south ofthe Big Oak Flat Entrance, the with DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc. boots. Showshoes provided for a suggested donation of $5 trailhead is marked by a road sign and post labeled B-10. Note: Ranger walks will be canceled if the Badger Pass Road closes, or if Editor Marea Ortiz weather conditions are too severe. Tuolumne Grove Design / Production Skip Gaynard Designs a Printing Casey Printing, Inc. tio This cluster of about 25 sequoias is near Crane Flat at the intersection of n Big Oak Flat and Tioga roads. The former route of the Big Oak Flat Road We’re Interested . . . leads downhill from Crane Flat into the grove. Now closed to cars, this path We are always looking for ways to improve our visitor drops 500 feet (150 meters) in one mile. The trip is moderately strenuous publications. You can help by sending your comments crafts, on the uphill return. Within the Tuolumne Grove there is an easy, half-mile, via e-mail to [email protected] or fax to 209/372-0617. self-guiding nature trail.

WHAT TO DO Park Facilities and Services

YOSEMITE LODGE Lions Club Tuesday Women’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m. $ ATM Gift/Grocery Meets the first and third Thursdays of each month Held at Pastor Brent’s home, call for location Yosemite Village South of Village Store (Bank of Sunday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. to to 8:00 p.m. at noon, The Ahwahnee. Call 209/372-4475 for Tuesday Men’s Bible Study 7:00 p.m. America) Inside Village Store Friday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. to to 9:00 p.m. information. Thursday 7:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge Inside main registration area Nature Shop 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Rotary International Meets Thursdays for lunch at noon in ROMAN CATHOLIC Curry Village Inside gift/grocery store THE AHWAHNEE Rev. Raymond J. Duffy 209/372-4729 The Ahwahnee Mural Room. Visiting Rotarian Gift Shop 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. El Portal On Highway 140 at the Yosemite View families and guests welcome. For meeting Mass in Yosemite Valley Lodge and the El Portal Market. Sweet Shop 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. reservations or information, call 209/372-8459. Valley Visitor Center Theater Sunday 10:00 a.m. Babysitting CURRY VILLAGE Mountain Shop 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Religious Services December 25 Christmas Mass 10:00 a.m. Limited babysitting available for registered guests at Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. YOSEMITE COMMUNITY CHURCH CHURCH OF CHRIST (Nondenominational) Yosemite Lodge and The Ahwahnee. Call front desk (Nondenominational Christian) WAWONA Ron Skelton 209/379-2307 or 209/379-2100 or concierge for additional information. Pastor Brent Moore 209/372-4831 Wawona Store & Pioneer Gift Shop El Portal Chapel/Worship Service Sunday 11:00 a.m. Wedding information on our website: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Foresta Road, at top of Chapel Lane Food & Beverage Service www.yosemitevalleychapel.org BADGER PASS CROSSWAY TRIBE OF JESUS These hours of operation are approximate. Various Bible Studies during the week. Opens for season December 14, weather permitting (Christian Protestant) 209/379-2428 Current hours of operation are posted at each front Counseling provided. Call pastor for appointment. Sport Shop Pastor Steve Hughes, desk or facility. Worship Service/Yosemite Valley Chapel 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday 9:15 a.m. (Sunday School and Worship Gathering Wednesday 7:00 p.m. YOSEMITE VILLAGE Nursery available) Mariposa County Library (Girls Club) Degnan’s Delicatessen 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Groceries Sunday 6:30 p.m. South of the Yosemite Cemetery YOSEMITE LODGE Yosemite Lodge Gift/Grocery Coffee Corner 6:30 a.m. to noon Sunday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. to to 8:00 p.m. Food Court Friday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. to to 9:00 p.m. General Park Information Breakfast 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Beginning December 26 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Dinner 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Degnan’s Delicatessen 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Room Lounge Emergency 9-1-1
Accessible Services Monday - Friday 4:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Curry Village Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Fire – Police – Medical Emergency: Dial 9-1-1, The Yosemite Accessibility Guide is available at Saturday - Sunday noon to 11:00 p.m. Wawona Store & Pioneer Gift Shop 24 hours a day (from hotel room 9, 9-1-1) park entrance stations, visitor centers, and online December 24 - January 1 noon to 11:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at www.nps.gov/yose/access. December 31 noon to 1:00 a.m. El Portal Market 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Park Information TTYs are available inside The Ahwahnee and Mountain Room Restaurant Closed on December 25 and January 1 Road, Weather, and Yosemite Lodge, and outside the Valley Visitor Sunday - Thursday 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Crane Flat May close for General Park Information Center and Curry Village front desk. Friday - Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. construction. Reservations for parties of 8 or more 209/372-0200 www.nps.gov/yose Accessible parking spaces are available just west of December 25 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Internet Access Park Partner Information the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. To reach these, December 31 5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. www.yosemitepartners.org enter the Valley on Southside Drive, and go west 209/372-1281 Internet access is available to park visitors at three (left) on Sentinel Drive. Turn left on Northside Drive, locations: Yosemite Lodge, Degnan’s Deli, and the Medical and follow the blue-and-white accessibility signs. THE AHWAHNEE Mariposa County Library (Girls Club), south of the Dining Room Yosemite Cemetery. Access at the library is free, Yosemite Medical Clinic Wilderness Permits Breakfast 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. requires a sign-up and is available during limited Emergency care: 24 hours daily Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. hours Monday through Thursday (check at library Drop-in and urgent care: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Anyone going into Yosemite's backcountry must Dinner 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for details). At Yosemite Lodge, kiosks and wireless Appointments have a Wilderness permit. Self-register for per- Sunday Brunch 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. access are available 24 hours a day, for a fee. At 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday mits at the Valley Visitor Center, Hill's Studio Shortened lunch and brunch hours and no regular porch (near Wawona Hotel), Big Oak Flat Degnan’s Deli, kiosks are available 7:00 a.m. to Located on Ahwahnee Drive in Yosemite Valley, dinner service on these dates: December 15, 16, 18, Information Station, Hetch Hetchy Entrance 5:00 p.m. for a fee. the clinic provides routine and emergency med- 19, 21, 22, 24, & 26 Station, or Tuolumne Meadows Ski Hut. Self-reg- ical care, 24-hour paramedic/ambulance services, December 31 A la carte dinner ister at Badger Pass A-Frame after December 14 Showers & Laundromat limited pharmacy, lab, x-ray, physical therapy, 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (weather permitting). and Mountain Crisis Services for victims of Appropriate attire is respectfully requested SHOWERS domestic violence. 209/372-4637 for dinner. Reservations are recommended for Curry Village 24 hours Recreation Conditions permitting dinner and Sunday Brunch. 209/372-1489 LAUNDROMAT PAD Program YOSEMITE MOUNTAINEERING The Ahwahnee Bar 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Yosemite's Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) SCHOOL AND GUIDE SERVICE Program is designed to protect park visitors and CURRY VILLAGE Yosemite Mountaineering School and Guide staff from sudden cardiac arrest. All automated Guest Lounge 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Recycling Service offers lessons and guided climbing at all external defibrillator (AED) cabinets have been levels, overnight backpacking, and guided day Beginning December 14 Yosemite Village Store Recycling Center placed in high visitor-use locations and are open hikes to spectacular areas of Yosemite. Coffee Corner 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Noon to 4:00 p.m. and accessible to anyone in the event of a medical Curry Village 209/372-8344 December 15 - January 6, & January 12 - 13 Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday emergency. For more information about the PAD Closed for season. Pizza Deck Program, contact the Yosemite Medical Clinic. Post Offices Badger Pass 209/372-8444 December 14 - 20, January 6, 12 & 13 AEDs can be found at the following locations: Opens for season December 15, weather permitting 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Village Store (Yosemite Village); registration desks Main Post Office - Yosemite Village 8:30 a.m to 4:00 p.m. December 21 - January 5 Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Yosemite Lodge, Curry Village, The Ahwahnee, Located in cross-country ski area Noon to 9:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to noon and the Wawona Hotel; Crane Flat Store; Badger BICYCLE RENTALS WAWONA HOTEL Yosemite Lodge Post Office Pass Lodge (winter); and Glacier Point (summer). Daily, weather permitting, with hourly and daily Dining Room Monday – Friday 12:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Dental Services rates. Baby-joggers, wheelchairs, and six-speed Open December 14 (dinner) - January 6 (breakfast) Wawona Post Office Adjacent to Yosemite Medical Clinic. For hours, bikes with trailers. Breakfast – 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Last rentals are at 2:45 p.m. Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. call 209/372-4200. If no answer, call 209/372-4637. Call 209/372-4FUN for information. Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. to noon (no lunch served December 25) Weather Radio Yosemite Lodge 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. El Portal Post Office Closed 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. for lunch Monday – Friday The National Weather Service broadcasts weather December 23 & January 1 Sunday Brunch BADGER PASS 209/372-8444 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. information for Yosemite National Park 24 hours 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Opens for season December 14, weather permitting a day on NOAA Weather Radio station KAD-94, December 25 Rental shop, cross-country center, ski school, Gas Station on a frequency of 162.450 MHz. Please note Christmas Dinner 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and lift tickets: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. that reception may not be available in remote December 31 New Year’s Eve Early Bird Dinner Wawona Ski lifts: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. areas. 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Diesel & propane available. Snow tubing: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., December 31 New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card. 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Accommodations 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Crane Flat Call 209/372-1000 for conditions and Reservations taken for 8 or more, and required 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Diesel available. Pay at the For advance reservations or information (rooms or information. for Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinner. pump 24 hours with credit or debit card. activities), call 559/252-4848, or visit ICE SKATING RINK 209/375-1425 El Portal www.YosemitePark.com. For availability on day Located at Curry Village, shuttle stop #13A and #21 Guest Lounge 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. of arrival, check at any front desk. 209/372-8341 Diesel available. Monday – Friday Gifts, Books, & Apparel Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card. Camping 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and holidays YOSEMITE VILLAGE To reserve campsites, call the National Recreation Auto Service, Towing, and 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., noon – 2:30 p.m. The Ansel Adams Gallery 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Reservation Service at 877/444-6777 between 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Closed December 25 Repair (AAA) 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., or check www.recre- ation.gov. For same-day reservations, visit Yosemite Art & Education Center Village Garage 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Yosemite's Campground Reservation Office at the Tours Conditions permitting 9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Towing 24 hours. Propane available until 4:00 p.m. northeast corner of the Curry Village parking lot. Information & Reservations 209/372-4386 Art supplies available for sale on weekends only. 209/372-8320 First-come, first-served campsites are also avail- Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Yosemite Bookstore 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. able. See the Yosemite Guide for details. Saturday - Sunday 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Inside Valley Visitor Center Service Organizations Yosemite Lodge Tour Desk Yosemite Museum Store 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Effective October 3, there will be no more Bear Canister Rental Al-Anon 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 209/372-1240 Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Al-Anon meetings until further notice. If you need Canisters are available for $5 per trip at the Beginning December 26 8:00 a.m to 8:00 p.m. to speak with someone, or ask questions, please call Valley Visitor Center Bookstore and Hetch Hetchy SIGHTSEEING TOURS Shari B. at 209/372-4812. Valley Floor Tour weather permitting 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Entrance Station. Habitat Yosemite This 26-mile, 2-hour tour departs several Closed Tuesday and Wednesday Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday times daily from Yosemite Lodge in Yosemite Sport Shop 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. DNC General Office Building Valley. Contact any tour desk for times. (Employee Training Center) Yosemite Village

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