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Yosemite Guide Yosemite Yosemite Guide Yosemite June 29, 2011 - August 2, 2011 2, August - 2011 29, June Park National Yosemite in Do to What and Go to Where June-July, 2011 June-July, Volume 36, Issue 5 Issue 36, Volume Park National Yosemite America Your Experience Yosemite, CA 95389 Yosemite, 577 PO Box Service Park National US DepartmentInterior of the Year-round Route: Valley Yosemite Valley Shuttle Valley Visitor Center Upper Summer-only Routes: Yosemite Shuttle System El Capitan Fall Yosemite Shuttle Village Express Lower Mirror Lake Loop is Shuttle Yosemite currently closed due The Ansel Fall Adams l Medical Church Bowl to rockfall i Gallery ra Clinic Picnic Area l T al Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System F e E1 5 P2 t i 4 m e 9 Campground os Mirror r Y 3 Uppe 6 10 2 Lake Parking seasonal The Ahwahnee Picnic Area 11 P1 1 North Camp 4 Yosemite E2 Housekeeping Pines Restroom 8 Lodge Lower 7 Chapel Camp Pines Walk-In Campground LeConte 18 Memorial 12 21 19 Lodge 17 13a 20 14 Swinging Campground Bridge Recreation 13b Reservations Rentals Curry 15 Village Upper Sentinel Visitor Parking Pines Beach E5 il Trailhead a r r T te Parking e n il i w M in r u d 16 o e Nature Center El Capitan F s lo c at Happy Isles Picnic Area Glacier Point E3 no shuttle service closed in winter Vernal 72I4 ft Fall 2I99 m l Mist Trai Cathedral rail p T E4 Beach oo ho y L rse lle s onl Va y The Valley Visitor Shuttle operates from 7 am to 10 pm and serves stops in numerical order. Shuttles run daily every 10 to 20 minutes, depending on time of day. The El Capitan Shuttle operates from 9 am to 6 pm. Shuttles run daily during summer every 30 minutes. The Express Shuttle operates from 9 am to 6 pm. Shuttles run daily during summer every 20 minutes. US DepartmentInterior of the Stop # Location Postage and Fee Paid Fee and Postage 1 Visitor Parking 8 Yosemite Lodge 16 Happy Isles 2 10 Yosemite Village 11 Sentinel Bridge 17 MirrorIllilouette Lake Trailhead Third Class Mail Class Third Fall 3 The Ahwahnee 12 LeConte / Housekeeping Camp 18 Stable 4 Degnan’s Deli 13a 21 Recreation Rentals 19 Pines Campgrounds 5 9 E1 Valley Visitor Center 13b Curry Village E3 El Capitan Picnic Area G 83 6 Lower Yosemite Fall 14 20 Curry Village Parking E4 El Capitan Bridge 7 E2 Camp 4 15 Upper Pines Campground E5 Four Mile Trailhead Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide June 29, 2011 - August 2, 2011 Seasonal Highlights Keep this Guide with you to get the most out of your trip to Yosemite National Park hat do you want to do with Learn more and sign up at the Ansel your special time in Adams Gallery located in Yosemite WYosemite? In the height of Village at shuttle stops #5 and #9. (See summer, the possibilities are endless. pages 6 and 7 for times and meeting Whether you want to get your heart rate places.) up with a strenuous hike, read a book in a quiet spot, picnic, raft, or just hang Discover the Night Sky Attend the “Starry Skies Over Yosemite out, the river is a great place so start. Valley” for a wild ride through Learn More about the Merced River the universe to learn about stars, Love the river? Now is a great time to constellations, planets, meteors, and get involved in the future management other night sky features, all from the of this special place. Check out our comfort of Yosemite Valley. Sign up at website at http://www.nps.gov/yose/ any tour desk. (See page 4 for tour desk parkmgmt/mrp.htm for upcoming locations.) events. Go to the Theater Yosemite Theatre LIVE offers Walk to a Waterfall entertainment and inspiration through a Yosemite Valley s famous for its awe- variety of live theater performances that inspiring waterfalls; each as distinct as bring Yosemite’s history to life. Discover the granite cliffs they dive over. While the world of John Muir and other Yosemite Falls may be dry by August, characters from the park’s rich history. Bridalveil, Vernal, and Nevada Falls (See page 7 for shows and starting flow all year. (See page 17 for hiking times.) information.) Have Fun with the Family Visit the other valley, Hetch Hetchy Learn about Yosemite, meet a park “Almost an exact counterpart of the ranger, and have a blast by becoming Yosemite…a visit to its counterpart may Upper Yosemite Fall NPS Photo a Yosemite Junior Ranger or Yosemite be recommended, if it be only to see how Little Cub. Check in with any visitor curiously nature has repeated herself.” Get outside and enjoy your park! center to find out how. Stop by the -Josiah D. Whitney. Summer offers spectacular views of waterfalls, great hiking, and endless Nature Center at Happy Isles for opportunities for recreation. This is a great time of year to interact with Hetch Hetchy provides spectacular another great place to explore with the vistas, waterfalls, and early season Yosemite's Wild and Scenic Merced River. Whether it be floating down family. (See page 12 for the Jr. Ranger hiking. (See page 2 for a park map and the river itself, hiking or picnicking along the river's banks, take the Page.) area information.) opportunity to be inspired by this phenomenal natural resource. Visit the Yosemite Museum Explore a Sequoia Grove Learn about Yosemite Indians by History Center and join “Buckshot” offered daily throughout the park on a Meet the most massive trees on exploring a museum collection that for a horse-drawn stage ride! These variety of topics including waterfalls, earth as you explore a giant sequoia includes remarkable woven baskets 10-minute rides introduce you to an trees, bears, geology, Yosemite Indians grove. Yosemite is home to three and traditional dress. Tour the outdoor early chapter in Yosemite’s history. Fun and more. (See area program grids on groves—the Mariposa Grove, which Indian Village or talk with an Indian for the whole family. (See pages 8 and pages 6, 7, 9, and 11.) contains hundreds of sequoias, and the cultural demonstrator. The Yosemite 9 for history center and other program Tuolumne and Merced Groves, which Museum is located in Yosemite Village information.) Take a Photography Class each hold dozens. (See page 2 for a map Learn how to best capture the landscape at shuttle stops #5 and #9. (See page 5 of the park.) Stroll with a Ranger of Yosemite by joining a photography for museum hours and a list of gallery Learn about the wonders of the park expert from the Ansel Adams Gallery. events and features.) Travel Back in Time on a ranger-guided stroll. Programs are Several classes are offered each week. Visit Wawona’s Pioneer Yosemite Access for People with Disabilities What’s Inside: Accessible parking, lodging, tours, and activities are available throughout the park. 01 Seasonal Highlights For a complete list of accessible services, reacreational opportunities, Emergency Information and exhibits, pick up an updated Yosemite Accessibility Guide which is 04 Yosemite Valley available at park entrance stations, visitor centers, and online at www. Emergency Dial 911 nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm, or call a park Accessibility Medical Clinic (in Yosemite Valley) Open 7 days per week from 9:00 08 Wawona Coordinator at 209/379-1035 or 209/372-0645 for more information. AM to 7:00 PM for primary and urgent care needs. Phone: 209/372- 09 Tuolumne Meadows Accessible parking spaces are available just west of the Yosemite Valley 4637 Visitor Center. To reach these, enter the Valley on Southside Drive. Dental Clinic (In Yosemite Valley) 209/372-4200 12 Become a Junior Turn left on Sentinel Drive. Turn left on Northside Drive, and follow the For up-to-date road, weather, and park information: 209/372- Ranger blue and white signs. 0200 13 Wildlife A sign language interpreter may be available for deaf and hard-of- Sudden changes in weather are common in the Sierra Nevada. Call the hearing visitors. Please contact the Park Accessibility COordinator number above or check at a visitor center for the most recent weather 16 Camping (listed above) to request an interpreter. Advance notice is requested. conditions Assistive Listening Devices are available upon advance request. Inquire 17 Hiking Lost and Found at a visitor center. 18 Feature Story To inquire about items lost or found at one of Yosemite’s restaurants, Audio tours are available for the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center and hotels, lounges, shuttle buses or tour services, call 209/372-4357. For the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Refer to the Accessibility 19 Supporting Your Park items lost or found in other areas of the park, call 209/379-1001. Guide, or contact an Accessibility Coordinator for more information. Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite National Park Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Village/ Yosemite Falls Visitor Center Stanislaus Yosemite Lodge The National Ahwahnee Forest To To El Curry Manteca 120 Capitan Village Valley Day View Parking To Discover Yosemite140 Bridalveil Tunnel Fall View To To To Yosemite Valley Merced 41 Fresno Let your curiosity guide you to new places (Elevation 4,000 feet/1,220 meters) Entrance Fees Reservations are NOT required to enter To 395 Yosemite. The park is open year-round, Lake & Eleanor Lee Hetch Hetchy 6 Vining 24 hours/day. O’Shaughnessy Dam 120 Vehicle $20 iver Hetch e R n Tioga d Hetchy um oa ol Valid for 7 days R Tu Pass y Backpackers' h c t Campground Entrance Hetch e H (Wilderness t h Hetchy He c Permit Required) Individual $10 Entrance Tuolumne In a bus, on foot, bicycle, motorcycle, Meadows 5 or horse.
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