Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite Vol. 5 Issue 14

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Roadway 41 To Fresno Shuttle Bus Only 8 Shuttle Bus Stop Trailhead Ride the Free Bike Path Hiking Path Shuttle Bus Map Yosemite Valley Campground Shuttle Bus Picnic Area Upper Shuttle buses operate daily at 30-minute Food Service Yosemite Fall intervals. All buses follow the same route, Lodging i serving stops in numerical order.  Store

Restroom Visitor Center Trail to SCHEDULE Middle Located in Yo semite Snow Creek P Accessible Parking Cascade and 7:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. Village. Park and walk Tuolumne Medical Clinic or take the free Meadows Lower shuttle bus. Royal 1 i Information Yosemite Arches Yosemite Village / Day Parking N Fall Map not to scale 2 Yosemite Village 3 Yosemite Village Washington The Ahwahnee Column  4 P Visitor Yosemite Village / Degnan’s Complex i Church 5 Center Bowl 5 4 Visitor Center 9 3 No bicycles 6 beyond this (seasonal) 6 Yosemite 10 point Lower Yosemite Fall Lodge 2 P The Ahwahnee Trail to 8 11 7 /Upper Yosemite Fall Trailhead Columbia Point 1 P k Day e  and Upper e P 8 r Parking Yosemite Lodge Yosemite Fall C ite em Chapel Camp 4 os 9 Y k Visitor Center Walk-in 7 Housekeeping ee Camp Cr North naya 10 Lower Pines Te Yosemite Village LeConte Pines Swinging Memorial 18 Stable 11 Bridge Lodge 12 Trail to Sentinel Bridge / Yosemite Chapel M 19 17 Mirror Lake e 21 M rce d er e 12 Riv 20 rc This map is not suitable for / 13 A ed R 13 B 14 ive hiking. Detailed trail maps LeConte Memorial Lodge 15 Upper r  Sentinel P Pines are available for purchase at Beach Curry 13A PARK HERE Village visitor centers and stores Rental Center P throughout the park. 13B Trailhead See the Guide to Yosemite Curry Village Registration Desk e Yellow From the Valley take v Parking i Pine r for descriptions of Valley 14 D Southside Drive (one way) Curry Village Parking e d day hikes. i s h Just beyond Chapel, turn rt 15 o Four Mile 16 Upper Pines Campground* N Trail to left at the stop sign onto Glacier Point Sentinel Drive e 16 / Trailhead* riv (open when Nature Center and D de at Happy Isles to Vernal and Nevada Falls, Half Dome thsi conditions permit) Drive over bridge; at stop Sou Vernal 17 Mirror Lake Junction* sign, turn right Fall PARKING AREA is located 18 Stable* on Northside Drive Vernal 19 Fall Lower Pines Campground Footbridge 20 Curry Village Parking 21 Curry Village Rental Center YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM * No service after dark. Service to these For bus schedules to and from the Yosemite area, call 1-877-98-YARTS locations ceases after the first major snow. or visit YARTS online at www.yarts.com

WHERE TO GO Scheduled Events

Programs SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WE November 6, 13, 20 & 27 November 7, 14, 21 & 28 November 1, 8, 15, & 22 Nove printed in color are especially 9:00am WEE WILD ONES 10:30am Ranger Talk—Yosemite’s First People 9:00am Photography Walk 9:00am WEE 1 (November 27 only) ⁄2 hr. Inside (NPS) 2+ hrs. Limited space advance sign-up (Novem for children and 45 min 45 min. Stories and activities for kids 6 and 2:00pm Ranger Walk—A Changing Yosemite required. Meet at The Ansel Adams Gallery under. their families. under. Ahwahnee Great Lounge Fireplace 1 hr. Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center conditions permitting (AAG) (DNC) (DNC) (NPS) 10:30am Ranger Talk—Yosemite’s First People 1 10:30am Ranger Talk—Yosemite’s First People ⁄2 hr. Inside Yosemite Museum (NPS) 10:30am Range 7:30pm Evening Program 1 1 ⁄2 hr. I NPS = National Park ⁄2 hr. Inside Yosemite Museum (NPS) 1 hr. Check local postings for venue and Noon Yosemite Forum—Meadows, Service 2:00pm Ranger Walk—Rivers and Waterfalls topic (DNC)  Wetlands and Floodplains 2:00pm Range DNC = Delaware 1 hr. Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center (November 8 only) 1 hr. F North (NPS) 1 hr. Yosemite Valley Visitor Center (NPS)  Companies at 7:30pm Auditorium (NPS) 7:30pm Eveni Yosemite Film - Ansel Adams 1 hr. Check local postings for venue & topic 2:00pm Ranger Walk—Bears 1 hr. C AAG = The Ansel (AAG)  1 hr. Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center topic ( Adams (NPS) Gallery 7:30pm Evening Program AAC = American (except November 1) Alpine Club 1 hr. Check local postings for venue and SC = Yosemite Valley Yosemite topic (DNC)  YA = Yosemite Association YF = Yosemite Fund $ = Programs offered for a fee

5:30pm Vintage Music of Yosemite 5:30pm Vinta Indicates facilities 4 hrs. Live music with pianist/singer 4 hrs. accessible for visitors Tom Bopp. lounge (DNC) Tom B in wheelchairs. Short Wawona steep inclines may be encountered.

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Visitor Center and Yosemite Cemetery Bookstore This historic cemetery is located across the street Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite and just west of the Yosemite Museum. People Village just west of the main post office (shuttle buried here include American Indians and others stops #5 and #9). Information, maps, books, who played an important role in the development exhibits, bear canister rental and self-registration for of what is now . A Guide wilderness permits.  TTY to the Yosemite Cemetery is available at the

FILM Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. Spirit of Yosemite This inspiring state-of-the-art visitor orientation The Ansel Adams Gallery film provides a stunning overview of Yosemite's Located in Yosemite Village next to the Yosemite splendor. It is shown every 30 minutes from Valley Visitor Center. Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. The Gallery offers the work of Ansel Sunday noon to 4:30 p.m. in the Yosmeite Valley Adams, contemporary photographers and other fine Visitor Center Theater. Closed captioning available. artists. In addition, a wide selection of handcrafts,  books, gifts, digital services and photography supplies are offered. Scheduled activities are listed on the Yosemite Museum front porch of the Gallery. For more information, call Located in Yosemite Village next to the Yosemite 209-372-4413 or visit www.anseladams.com. Valley Visitor Center.  GALLERY EXHIBIT FEATURES Water as Inspiration Tunnel View After a Storm Photo by Colleen Brown Indian Cultural Exhibit October 24 - November 24 Open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed for lunch). You are invited to this diverse group show celebrating Displays interpret the cultural history of Yosemite's water in all its forms—raging waterfalls, pure snow, native Miwuk and Paiute people from 1850 to the rain clouds, mist and icy rivers stir the imagination present. Demonstrations of traditional skills are and soul. Water and its very visible effects are so presented. No food or drink permitted. omnipresent that we often take it for granted. Yosemite Museum Store Yosemite Valley and other glacial formations were Open Thursday through Monday 9:00 a.m. to sculpted by water's unstoppable movement. A gentle 4:00 p.m. (closed for lunch). Offering traditional rain can be soothing, and yet we are reminded of American Indian arts and crafts and books on water's power by storms and floods. Color and black related subjects. and white landscapes by our represented artists come together to express the power and beauty of this life- The Indian Village giving element. of Ahwahnee Located behind the Yosemite Museum and open Don’t miss this during daylight hours. Occasionally, Indian Cultural Program staff provide demonstrations or programs award-winning, about Ahwahneechee skills and culture.  state-of-the-art film! Shown every 30 minutes at the Yosmite Valley Visitor Center Theater, Yosemite To day free of charge. Published by the , in cooperation See map on front page for with Delaware North Companies at Yosemite. directions to Day Parking. Take shuttle to stop #5. Editor Andy Fristensky Design / Production Skip Gaynard Designs Printing Casey Printing, Inc. Pick up your free Yosemite Map and Guide We’re Interested . . . at the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. We are always looking for ways to improve our visitor publications. You can help by sending your comments via e-mail to [email protected] or fax to 209/372-0617. November 1 - November 28, 2005

DNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ember 2, 9, 16, & 23 November 3, 10, 17, & 24 November 4, 11, 18, & 25 November 5, 12, 19, & 26

WILD ONES 9:00am Photography Walk 10:30am Ranger Talk—Yosemite’s First People 9:00am Photography Walk 1 mber 2 only) 2+ hrs. Limited space advance sign-up ⁄2 hr. Inside Yosemite Museum (NPS) 2+ hrs. Limited space advance sign-up n. Stories and activities for kids 6 and required. Meet at The Ansel Adams Gallery 2:00pm Ranger Walk—Wild about Wildlife required. Meet at The Ansel Adams Gallery Ahwahnee Great Lounge Fireplace conditions permitting (AAG) 1 hr. Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center conditions permitting (AAG) 10:30am Ranger Talk—Yosemite’s First People (NPS) WEE WILD ONES 1 er Talk—Yosemite’s First People ⁄2 hr. Inside Yosemite Museum (NPS) 4:00pm FAMILY STROLL (November 5 and 19 only) 45 min. Inside Yosemite Museum (NPS) Stories and activities for kids 6 and under. 2:00pm Ranger Walk—Yosemite’s Legacy (November 25 only) er Walk—Geology 1 hr. Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center 1 hr. The Ahwahnee Patio (DNC) Ahwahnee Great Lounge Fireplace (DNC) Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center (NPS) 10:30am Ranger Talk—Yosemite’s First People 7:30pm Evening Program 1 ⁄2 hr. Inside Yosemite Museum (NPS) 3:00pm WEE WILD ONES 1 hr. Check local postings for venue and ing Program (November 24 only) topic (DNC)  2:00pm Ranger Walk—Trees 1 hr. Check local postings for venue and 45 min. Stories and activities for kids 6 and Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center (NPS) (DNC)  under. Yosemite Lodge at the Falls 3:00pm Fine Print Viewing Amphitheater (DNC) 1 hr. Very limited space. Sign-up in advance. 7:30pm Evening Program Meet in The Ansel Adams Gallery (AAG) 1 hr. Check local postings for venue and 4:00pm CHILDREN’S STORYTIME  1 topic (DNC) ⁄2 hr. For children 7 and under. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Ansel Adams Gallery front porch (AAG)  4:00pm Autumn Twilight Stroll (November 26 only) 1 hr. The Ahwahnee Patio (DNC) 7:30pm Evening Program 1 hr. Check local postings for venue and topic (DNC)  age Music of Yosemite 5:30pm Vintage Music of Yosemite 5:30pm Vintage Music of Yosemite 5:30pm Vintage Music of Yosemite Live music with pianist/singer 4 hrs. Live music with pianist/singer 4 hrs. Live music with pianist/singer 4 hrs. Live music with pianist/singer Bopp. Wawona Hotel lounge (DNC) Tom Bopp. Wawona Hotel lounge (DNC)) Tom Bopp. Wawona Hotel lounge (DNC) Tom Bopp. Wawona Hotel lounge (DNC)

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Evening Programs Join pianist/singer Tom Bopp in the Wawona Hotel lobby from 5:30pm to 9:30pm., Tuesday through Saturday, as he performs songs and stories from Yosemite's past. Once or twice a week, he will present an hour-long interpretive programs on the vintage songs of Yosemite or the history of Wawona with slide or music accompaniment. Check with Tom at the piano for dates and times. 

Wilderness Permits Self-registration for wilderness permits will be available on the front porch of Hill's Studio (near Wawona Hotel). Bear canister rental is available at the Wawona Store.

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.  Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias NPS Photo To Get to Mariposa Grove 1 Allow 1 ⁄4 hours driving time to the Mariposa Grove from Yosemite Valley. Cars are prohibited beyond the parking area in the Grove, but several giant sequoias can be seen from there. DISTANCE & ELEVATION Information about access for the disabled is available at the tram boarding area. The access road to the Grove may close due to snow or intermittently to limited parking. Trailers and DESTINATION DISTANCE FROM TRAILHEAD ELEVATION GAIN motor homes are prohibited on the Mariposa Grove Road from the South Entrance to Grizzly Giant 0.8 mile /1.3km 400ft / 122m

Mariposa Grove. Grove Museum 2.1 miles /3.5km 800ft / 292m Walking through the Grove Fallen Tunnel Tree 2.5 miles /4.0km 1,000ft / 305m The trailhead for walking up through the Grove is located at the far end of the parking area. Wawona Point 3.0 miles /4.8km 1,200ft / 438m Interpretive signs between the trailhead and the Tree provide a self-guiding tour. Written translations are available at the trailhead in Spanish, German, French, and Japanese.

Mariposa Grove Tram Tour Night Sky Information Audio tram tours run everyday in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Tours are 11⁄4 hours Take advantage of the opportunities in Yosemite to view the won- through the lower and upper groves. The audio tour is available in 5 languages, as well as in ders of the night sky. Here are some sights to look for while you are audio description. Tours depart daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call 209/375-1621 for out during the night hours. During November, Mars will be in the information and tour times. Closes for season after first snow. spotlight. The brilliant yellow-orange planet can be seen in the eastern sky during the evening hours. November 3 Using binoculars, Mercury can be seen 40 minutes Yosemite’s Other after sunset low in the southwest, to the right of Venus. The crescent Moon will appear near Mercury. Sequoia Groves November 5 At twilight, look to the southwest for Venus and the crescent Moon. November 6 Tonight Venus will appear to Moon’s lower right. Mars will rise at sunset, circle the night sky, and set around sunrise Tuolumne Grove tomorrow. The Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias is near Crane Flat at the intersection of the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 West) and the Tioga Road. The former route of the Big Oak Flat Road leads November 14 Almost-full Moon and fiery Mars shine close together all night. downhill from Crane Flat into the Tuolumne Grove of Big Trees, a cluster of about 25 sequoias. Now closed to cars, this 2-mile (3.2 km) round-trip has an elevation change of 500 feet (150 November 15 Full Moon tonight, called the Frost Moon, rising at meters). The downhill walk is relatively easy, though it is moderately strenuous on the uphill 4:31 p.m. Brilliant Mars shines to the uper right of Moon during return. Once in the Tuolumne Grove, there is an easy half-mile, self-guiding nature trail. early evening. Merced Grove November 17 The Lenoid meteor shower peaks tonight, but due Yosemite's quietest stand of sequoias is the Merced Grove, accessible only on foot. It's a to the almost full Moon, the shower will be hard to see. 4-mile roundtrip hike into the grove from the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 West). Located 3.5 miles north of Crane Flat or 4.5 miles south of the Big Oak Flat entrance, the trailhead is marked by a post labeled B-10 and a road sign. Allow 3 hours for the round-trip hike to this group of about 20 sequoias.

WHAT TO DO Park Facilities and Services

YOSEMITE LODGE AT THE FALLS $ ATM Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Post Offices Religious Services Yosemite Village Nature Shop 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Main Post Office - Yosemite Village YOSEMITE COMMUNITY CHURCH South of Village Store (Bank of America) Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Nondenominational Christian) Inside Village Store THE AHWAHNEE Saturday 10:00 a.m. to noon Pastor Brent Moore 209/372-4831 Gift Shop 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge at the Falls Yosemite Lodge at the Falls Post Office Various Bible Studies during the week. Sweet Shop 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Inside main registration area Monday – Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Counseling provided. Call pastor for appointment. Curry Village CURRY VILLAGE Wawona Post Office Worship Service 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Inside gift/grocery store Mountain Shop Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wawona Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sunday 9:15 a.m. (Children’s Church and Inside Wawona Store Nursery available) WAWONA El Portal Post Office Sunday 6:30 p.m. (no child care) El Portal Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pioneer Gift Shop/Grocery Thursday 7:00 p.m. (no child care) On Highway 140 at the Yosemite View Lodge and 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Service November 24 10:00 a.m. the El Portal Market. Groceries Auto Service, Towing, and ROMAN CATHOLIC Babysitting Rev. Raymond J. Duffy 209/372-4729 Yosemite Lodge at the Falls Gift/Grocery Repair (AAA) Limited babysitting available for registered guests 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mass in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite Lodge and The Ahwahnee. Call front Village Garage Yosemite Valley Visitor Center Theater Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. desk or concierge for additional information. Sunday 10:00 a.m. Degnan’s Delicatessen 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Towing 24 hours. Propane available until 4:00 p.m. 209/372-8320 CHURCH OF CHRIST Food & Beverage Service Curry Village Gift/Grocery Ron Skelton 209/379-2307 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. El Portal Chapel These hours of operation are approximate. Service Organizations Current hours of operation are posted at each front Wawona Grocery Store Worship Service desk or facility. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Al-Anon (except November 2 and 23) Sunday 9:00 a.m. Crane Flat 7:00 p.m. Wednesday CROSSWAY CHURCH YOSEMITE VILLAGE 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. DNC General Office Building (Christian Protestant) Degnan’s Delicatessen (Executive Conference Room) Yosemite Village El Portal Market Pastor Steve Hughes 209/379-2428 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Girl's Club 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday YOSEMITE LODGE AT THE FALLS EL PORTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH Coffee Corner Showers & Laundromat DNC General Office Building Pastor Russ Marsh 209/379-2255 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Employee Training Center) Yosemite Village El Portal Chapel SHOWERS Food Court Lions Club Curry Village 24 hours Worship Service Breakfast - 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Meets first and third Thursdays of each month Sunday 10:30 a.m. Lunch/Dinner - 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. LAUNDROMAT at noon, The Ahwahnee. Small Group Study Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Mountain Room Lounge Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Call 209/372-4475 for information. Monday - Friday: 4:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Recycling Rotary International Saturday - Sunday: noon to 11:00 p.m. Meets Thursdays for lunch at noon in Mountain Room Restaurant Village Store Recycling Center The Ahwahnee Mural Room. Visiting Rotarian Sunday - Thursday 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday families and guests welcome. For meeting Friday - Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. noon to 4:00 p.m. reservations or information, call 209/372-1401. Thanksgiving Day* - 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. *Reservations recommended but not necessary THE AHWAHNEE Dining Room Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday Brunch – 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. General Park Information Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Dinner - noon to 8:30 p.m. BICYCLE RENTAL Reservations and appropriate attire are Emergency 911  Services For Disabled Daily, weather permitting, with hourly and daily respectfully requested. 209/372-1489 Fire – Police – Medical Emergency: The Yosemite Accessibility Guide is available at rates. Baby-joggers, wheelchairs, and The Ahwahnee Bar Dial 911, 24 hours a day (from hotel room 9-911) park entrance stations, visitor centers, and online six-speed bikes with trailers. 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. at www.nps.gov/yose/access/ Yosemite Lodge at the Falls Information CURRY VILLAGE TTYs are available inside The Ahwahnee, Yosemite 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 209/372-1208 Coffee Corner 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Road and Weather Valley Visitor Center, Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, and outside the Curry Village front desk. Tours Pizza Patio General Park Information Monday - Friday: 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 209/372-0200 www.nps.gov/yose Yosemite Lodge at the Falls Tour and Saturday - Sunday: noon to 9:00 p.m. Campground Reservations Accommodations Activity Desk 800/436-7275 reservations.nps.gov 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. WAWONA HOTEL For advanced reservations or information (rooms or Dining Room Medical activities), call 559/252-4848 Big Trees Ticket Kiosk* Breakfast – 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (www.YosemitePark.com) 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday Brunch – 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Yosemite Medical Clinic For availability on day of arrival, check at any Emergency care: 24 hours daily SIGHTSEEING TOURS Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. front desk. Drop-in and urgent care: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Valley Floor Tour Reservations taken for 8 or more. 209/375-1425 Appointments Bear Canister Rental This 26-mile, 2-hour tour departs daily from Yosemite Lodge at the Falls in 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday Available for $5 per trip at the Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley. Contact the tour and Gas Station 9:00 a.m. to noon Saturday Visitor Center, Wawona Store, and the Hetch Located on Ahwahnee Drive in Yosemite Valley, activity desk for times. Wawona Hetchy Entrance Station. Canisters may be rented the clinic provides routine and emergency medical Glacier Point Tour* 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Diesel & propane available. or returned at any rental location in the park. care, 24-hour paramedic/ambulance services, lim- A 4-hour round trip from Yosemite Valley Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card. ited pharmacy, lab, x-ray, physical therapy, and Wilderness Permits to Glacier Point. The Glacier Point Tour also Crane Flat Mountain Crisis Services for victims of domestic offers a one-way ticket for adventurers to Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card. violence. 209/372-4637 All wilderness centers are closed for the season. hike back down to Yosemite Valley. Departs El Portal Anyone going overnight into Yosemite’s back- at 8:30, 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. daily 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Diesel available. PAD Program country must have a wilderness permit. You can from Yosemite Lodge at the Falls. self-register at one of the following locations: Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card. Yosemite's Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Big Trees Tram Tour* Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, Hill’s Studio Program is designed to protect park visitors and Audio tram tours run everyday in the Porch (near Wawona Hotel), or Gifts, Books, & Apparel staff from sudden cardiac arrest. All automated Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Tours entrance station. 1 external defibrillator (AED) cabinets have been are 1 ⁄4 hours through the lower and upper YOSEMITE VILLAGE placed in high-risk locations and are open and Recreation groves. The audio tour is available in 5 The Ansel Adams Gallery accessible to anyone in the event of a medical languages, as well as in audio description. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. emergency. For more information about the PAD YOSEMITE MOUNTAINEERING SCHOOL Tours daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call Yosemite Bookstore Program, contact the Yosemite Medical Clinic. AND GUIDE SERVICE 209/375-1621 for information and tour 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Inside Visitor Center AEDs can be found at the following locations: Yosemite Mountaineering School and Guide times. Yosemite Museum Store Village Store (Yosemite Village), Yosemite Lodge Service offers lessons and guided climbing at all Grand Tour* 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed for lunch at the Falls, Curry Village Registration Desk, The levels, overnight backpacking, and guided day An 8-hour combination of Big Trees and Closed Tuesday and Wednesday Ahwahnee, Crane Flat Store, Wawona Hotel, and hikes to spectacular areas of Yosemite Valley and Glacier Point Tours. Departs 8:45 a.m. daily Badger Pass Lodge. the high country. Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from Yosemite Lodge at the Falls. Curry Village 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dental Services *Weather permitting. Habitat Yosemite Located in the Mountain Shop Closed Tuesday and Wednesday Adjacent to Medical Clinic. For hours, call Closes for season after first snow. 209/372-4200. If no answer, call 209/372-4637. 8:30 a.m. to Noon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sport Shop 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/372-8344

GENERAL YOSEMITE INFORMATION