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WHERE TO GO 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 12 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 Museum Office Degnan's Complex: Restrooms throughout the park. 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 Visitor Roadway To Yosemite Lodge I Center n d Roadway for ia n Shuttle Bus Only C an 2 y o Yosemite Village n 10 C re e Lower Yosemite Fall Village Store P k (drop 320 ft) Village Grill 30 minutes To Yosemite Lodge Sport Shop Village Garage Art Activity Center Yosemite Lodge

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These hours of operation are approximate. Village e r Stable & Lodge Current hours of operation are posted at each 21 front desk or facility. LeConte 18 Memorial 12 20 Lodge 14 YOSEMITE VILLAGE M 17 Bike & Raft Rental 19 e Degnan’s Delicatessen rced Rive 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tour Kiosk 13 15 r Degnan’s Café Registration Upper 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Post Office Pines The Loft at Degnan’s and Lounge Noon to 9:00 p.m. Groceries P Village Grill Yosemite Lodge Gift/Grocery Trailhead Amphitheater Parking 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Mountain Shop Gifts/Groceries Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. YOSEMITE LODGE Pavilion Campground Food Court Reservation Office 16 Degnan’s Delicatessen Taqueria Breakfast - 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Junior Ranger Snack Full Service - 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pizza Patio & Bar Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Campfire Circle Stand Grab 'n Go, Soup & Salads, Coffee Corner - 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Curry Village Gift/Grocery Nature Center at 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Happy Isles John Muir Mountain Room Bar & Lounge Trailhead to 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. weekdays Gifts, Books, & Apparel Vernal and Noon to 11:00 p.m. weekends Nevada Falls Mountain Room Restaurant YOSEMITE VILLAGE 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The Ansel Adams Gallery 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. THE AHWAHNEE Yosemite Bookstore Dining Room 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Inside Visitor Center Sunday Brunch – 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Showers & Laundromat Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Yosemite Museum Store Dinner – 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. SHOWERS Reservations and appropriate attire are Village Store 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Curry Village 24 hours respectfully requested. 209/372-1489 Habitat Yosemite 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Housekeeping Camp 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Ahwahnee Bar Sport Shop 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. LAUNDROMAT 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Housekeeping Camp 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. $ ATM Food Service - 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Art Activity Center 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wilderness Center 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Yosemite Village CURRY VILLAGE Recycling South of Village Store (Bank of America) Coffee Corner NATURE CENTER AT HAPPY ISLES Village Store Recycling Center Inside Village Store 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed for lunch) Noon to 5:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge Pavilion Buffet YOSEMITE LODGE Inside main registration area Breakfast Buffet - 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Post Offices Curry Village Dinner Buffet - 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Nature Shop 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Main Post Office - Yosemite Village Inside gift/grocery store Pizza Patio & Bar Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Noon to 10:00 p.m. THE AHWAHNEE Auto Service, Towing, and Gift Shop 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to noon Taqueria Yosemite Lodge Post Office Repair (AAA) 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sweet Shop 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Village Garage CURRY VILLAGE HAPPY ISLES Friday 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Shop 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Snack Stand Curry Village Post Office Towing 24 hours. Propane available until 4:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Gift/Grocery 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday – Friday 2:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 209/372-8320

WHERE TO GO What’s Happening In

Experience Yosemite To day Your America

July 29 - August 11, 2003

Yosemite Valley

Valley Visitor Center Nature Center at tow of the newest techniques. Images from his Open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite Happy Isles recent fieldwork will be on display as well as some Village just west of the main post office (shuttle Open 10:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. of his most popular photographs. stops #5 and #9). Information, maps, books, This nature center includes natural history exhibits, Join us on Saturday, August 2 for a presentation exhibits, and a multilingual One Day in Yosemite interactive displays, and a bookstore geared to  of Cramer's work from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. program. TTY nature-exploring for families. Nearby are short trails An Artist's Reception will be from 6:00 p.m. to FILM focusing on the area's four different environments; 8:00 p.m. Spirit of Yosemite forest, river, talus, and fen. This inspiring state-of-the-art visitor orientation You can also see substantial evidence of the 1996 LeConte Memorial Lodge film provides a stunning overview of Yosemite's rockfall from the Glacier Point cliff far above the Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to splendor. It is shown every 30 minutes from Nature Center. A new outdoor exhibit details the 4:00 p.m. Located at shuttle stop #12. The 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Visitor Center's geologic story of rockfalls in Yosemite. The Center is LeConte Memorial Lodge, Yosemite's first public newly remodeled West Auditorium Theater. a short walk from shuttle bus stop #16.  visitor center, is operated by the Sierra Club and Closed captioning available.  CC features a children's corner, library, and a variety The Ansel Adams Gallery of environmental education and evening programs. Yosemite Museum Open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite Stop by and see the Quilting the Wilderness Located in Yosemite Village next to the Valley Village next to the Valley Visitor Center. The Gallery Quilt project on August 3, 9, & 10 from 1:00 p.m. Visitor Center.  offers work of Ansel Adams, contemporary photog- to 4:00 p.m. For more information, call FEATURES raphers, and other fine artists. In addition, hand- 209/372-4542. Museum Gallery crafts, books, gifts, photography supplies, and Three Brothers NPS Photo Open 10:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. camera/tripod rentals are available. For more Yosemite Theater Live Historic 19th and 20th century Yosemite landscape information, call the Gallery at 209/372-4413 or Come help Yosemite Theater Live celebrate its paintings from the park's museum collection. visit their web site at www.anseladams.com.  20th season! The National Park Service recognizes Help Clean-Up Yosemite Valley Yosemite Association 80th GALLERY EXHIBIT Yosemite Theater as the best interpretive program Join the Dunbar, Scotland John Muir Award Anniversary Celebration Ending July 30th of its type in the National Park System. Tickets participants in efforts to clean-up Come celebrate Yosemite Association's 80th year Contemporary black and white photography of may be purchased at any tour desk in Yosemite Yosemite Valley on Friday, August 1. on Monday, August 4, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 Patrick Jablonski. Valley or if seating is still available, at the time of Meet at the LeConte Memorial Lodge p.m. Come by for a piece of cake! August 2 - September 14 performance. Most shows are given in the East at 10:00am and 2:00pm. Indian Cultural Exhibit The stunning color photography of Charles Cramer Auditorium located behind the Valley Visitor On Saturday, August 2, stop by between Open 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to will be our next featured exhibit at the Gallery. Center in Yosemite Village, near shuttle stop #5 1:00pm - 3:00pm and meet the participants. 5:00 p.m. Displays interpret the cultural history of Cramer is an acknowledged master of photograph- and 9. See Scheduled Events pages for dates Yosemite's native Miwok and Paiute people from ic printing processes and this exhibit will highlight and times.  1850 to the present. Demonstrations of traditional skills are presented. No food or drink permitted. Yosemite Museum Store Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Offering traditional American Indian arts and crafts and books on related subjects.

The Indian Village Free Olmsted Point/ Evening Activities of Ahwahnee Tuolumne/Tioga Pass Come to the Dana Campfire Circle in Tuolumne Located behind the Yosemite Museum and open Shuttle Bus Meadows Campground and take part in a tradi- during daylight hours. There is sometimes the Free shuttle bus service is available during the tion! Join a ranger for campfire, songs, story- opportunity to join Indian Cultural Program staff summer along the Tioga Road from Olmsted telling, and answers to some of your questions for demonstrations or programs about Point to Tioga Pass. Due to limited trailhead about Yosemite. Program topics vary, and are Ahwahneechee skills and culture.  parking, use of the free shuttle buses is strongly posted at the campground, Tuolumne Meadows advised. Lodge, and Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. Yosemite Cemetery Shuttles travel between Tuolumne Meadows A campfire for children is scheduled Wednesday This historic cemetery is located across the street Lodge and Olmsted Point with stops along the at the Conness Circle in the "C" loop of the and just west of the Yosemite Museum. People Tioga Road, including Tuolumne Campground campground. End your day with a Star Program buried here include American Indians and others and the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. The or Night Prowl. Bring a pad to sit on for the Star who played an important role in the development shuttle also makes two morning (9:00 a.m. and Program and dress warmly. Programs will be can- of what is now Yosemite National Park. A Guide to noon) and two afternoon (3:00 p.m. and 5:00 celed if the sky is overcast. Sign-up for the Night the Yosemite Cemetery is available at the Valley p.m.) runs to Tioga Pass. Prowl at the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. Visitor Center. Service begins at Tuolumne Meadows Lodge at Tuolumne Meadows 7:00 a.m. Shuttle buses arrive at approximately Wilderness Center Wilderness Center 30-minute intervals between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 Cathedral Peak and Tuolumne River NPS Photo Open 7:30 to 6:00. Located just off the Tioga Open 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite p.m. The last shuttle bus leaves Olmsted Point at Road, along the roadway leading to Tuolumne Village between The Ansel Adams Gallery and the 6:00 p.m. Schedules are subject to change. Lodge, shuttle stop #3. Trail information, wilder- post office. One-stop resource for backpackers in Please check route maps at the Tuolumne Tuolumne Meadows ness permits, bear canister rental, maps, and need of wilderness permits, bear canister rental, Meadows Visitor Center or shuttle bus stops Visitor Center guidebooks available.  maps, and guidebooks. Displays and information for details. on pre-trip planning, minimum impact camping Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Park orientation,  trail information, books, maps, and displays. techniques, and Yosemite's wilderness. Just for Kids Indicates facilities accessible for visitors Phone 209/372-0263  Programs for children include Junior Rangers in wheelchairs, with assistance. two days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Parsons Memorial Lodge a kids' campfire program on Wednesday night. McCauley Cabin and Junior Rangers is a 2-hour ranger-led program Soda Springs for children (ages 8-10). This historic area is only accessible by walking. 1 There are two trails, both flat and both ⁄2-mile Ranger Walks long. See the map of Tuolumne Meadows area Join a ranger to explore new areas and learn in this paper. Parsons Memorial Lodge is usually about geology, birds, flowers, American Indians, open from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Historic history, and more. These walks range from 1 to 8 McCauley Cabin has an open house from 1:00 hours and all but the long walks are fairly easy. p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday. The Soda Springs are small naturally carbonated Twice a week, longer hikes are offered to lakes, springs that often attract birds and deer at sun- domes, or passes. Wear sturdy shoes, and bring rise and sunset. water, lunch, and rain gear. End your perfect day Butterfly with a Music Walk. This easy, early evening stroll Illustration by Lawrence Ormsby will inspire and delight.

WHAT TO DO Special Events

PARSONS MEMORIAL LODGE These inspiring programs begin at Events 2:00 p.m. and last approximately Scheduled 1 hour. Allow 30 minutes walking time to Parsons Memorial Lodge SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY from either Lembert Dome parking August 3 & 10 August 4 & 11 July 29 & August 5 area or the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. Admission is free. 9:00am Photography Walk 1:00pm Yosemite Association 80tth 7:00am Sunrise Photo Walk 2 hrs. Limited space, advance sign up required Anniversary Celebration 11⁄2 hrs. Sign up/meet at Yosemite Lodge SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 Meet at The Ansel Adams Gallery, weather 2 hrs. Yosemite Museum front desk (Kodak) Yosemite Conifers permitting (AAG) Call 209/379-2321 for more information (YA) 9:00am Photography Walk Slide presentation by Bob Haller, Special—Spiders of Yosemite 2:30pm Ranger Walk—Ahwahneechee Stories 2 hrs. Limited space, advance sign up Botanist, Santa Barbara 6 hrs. Call 209/379-2321 or check in at a and Games required. Meet at The Ansel Adams Gallery, Botanic Garden visitor center for more information $ (YA) 11⁄2 hrs. Meet behind the Visitor Center weather permitting (AAG) 10:00am Ranger Walk—Yosemite Through the (NPS) 9:30am EXPLORE YOSEMITE FAMILY SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 Eyes of a Buffalo Soldier, 1904 6:45pm WEE WILD ONES PROGRAM Butterflies of the Sierra 11⁄2 hrs. Meet in front of Visitor Center (NPS) 45 min. Stories and activities for kids 6 & 3 hrs. Curry Village Amphitheater.  Slide presentation by Bob Stewart, MEADOW WALK & RIVER SONG under. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS) Tickets/information at any lodge tour desk $ Naturalist/Author, Common (Aug 3 only) 7:30pm OLD-FASHIONED CAMPFIRE WITH (YCS) Butterflies of California 2 hrs. LeConte Memorial Lodge THE RECYCLED STRING BAND 10:00am CHILDREN’S PHOTO WALK Shuttle stop #12 (SC) (August 11 only) Near Curry Village 1 hr. Sign up/meet Ahwahnee Concierge Desk. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 1 2:30pm Ranger Walk—Yosemite’s Legacy 1 ⁄2 hrs. Tickets at any lodge tour desk $ Parents must accompany, limited to 15 Ooolation! Singers (YCS) (Kodak) 11⁄2 hrs. Meet in front of Visitor Center (NPS) A performance of nature-inspired 8:00pm Yosemite Theater Live—Wild Stories 2:30pm Ranger Walk—Bears music by young singers led by 6:45pm WEE WILD ONES 45 min. Stories and activities for kids 6 & with John Muir 11⁄2 hrs. Curry Village Amphitheater (NPS) hammer dulcimer player Malcolm 1 under. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS)  1 ⁄2 hrs. Visitor Center West Auditorium $ 8:00pm Yosemite Theater Live—Sarah Dalglish, singer Moira Smiley, and  (YCS) Hawkins Contemplates a 4th percussionist N. Scott Robinson 7:00pm Mewu Eh—Indian Twilight 1 hr. Indian Village of Ahwahnee 8:30pm Evening Program Marriage: Stories of a Pioneer Woman  1 SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 Meet behind Visitor Center (NPS) 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS) 1 ⁄2 hrs. Visitor Center West Auditorium $  (YCS)  Beetles, Moths, and the 7:30pm OLD-FASHIONED CAMPFIRE & 1 hr. Lower Pines Amphitheater (NPS) Lodgepole Pine Monoculture SING-ALONG 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS)  8:30pm Evening Program 1 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS)  Slide presentation by Bob Fry, Valley Yosemite 1 ⁄2 hrs. Near Curry Village Naturalist Tickets/information at any lodge tour desk $ Yosemite In Pictures (YCS) 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (Kodak)  8:00pm Evening Program—LeConte Memorial Lodge 1 hr. Shuttle stop #12 (SC) STARRY SKIES OVER YOSEMITE FIRE IN YOSEMITE! Aug 3: FOREST NIGHT SONGS VALLEY Join a park ranger to learn Aug 10: Native Plant Communities 1 hr. Meet near Yosemite Lodge Sign up/details at any lodge tour desk $ about fire ecology, history, and 8:30pm Film—Ansel Adams  (YCS) the process of fire in Yosemite 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (AAG) National Park. Evening Program 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS)  Friday at 2:00pm 2 hrs. Meet in front of the White Wolf Lodge and walk with a ranger through an area burned by lightening-caused fire. Saturdays at 10:00am 1 10:00am to 12:00pm / 2:00 to 4:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 1 ⁄2 hr. Meet at the El Capitan Nature Walk in the Mariposa Grove Nature Walk in the Mariposa Grove 1 Picnic Area and walk through Stage Rides 11⁄2 hrs. Lower Grove trailhead (NPS) 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Grove trailhead (NPS) two prescribed burn areas. 10 min. Purchase tickets near Wawona 8:00pm Campfire 8:00pm Campfire Located on the one-way exit road, Covered Bridge $ (NPS) 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire Circle 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire Circle approximately 2.5 miles past Yosemite 10:00am to 1:00pm / 2:00 to 5:00pm (NPS)  (NPS)  Lodge. A ranger sign will be posted Wet-Plate Photography 9:00pm STARRY SKIES OVER WAWONA (August 3 only) Demonstration at Artist Cabin on the right, at the picnic area.  1 hr. Sign up at Wawona Hotel front desk $ Pioneer Yosemite History Center (NPS) (YCS) Blacksmith Demonstration (August 10 only) Blacksmith Shop Pioneer Yosemite History Center (NPS)  Programs printed in color 2:00pm Nature Walk in the Mariposa Grove are especially for children 11⁄2 hrs. Lower Grove trailhead (NPS) and their families. Wawona 8:00pm Campfire 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire Circle NPS = National Park Service (NPS)  Mariposa Grove AAC = American Alpine Club AAG = The Ansel Adams Gallery YCS = Yosemite Concession Services YA = Yosemite Association SC = Sierra Club $ = Programs offered for 2:00pm 8:00pm 9:30am a fee Ranger Walk Campfire Ranger Walk to McGurk Meadow & 2 hrs. Taft Point/Sentinel Dome parking area 1 hr. Bridalviel Creek Campground Cabin Indicates programs acces- on Glacier Point Rd (NPS) C loop (NPS)  21⁄2 hrs. Meet at Bridalveil Creek Campground sible for visitors in wheel- 7:30pm Sunset Ranger Talk phone booth (NPS) chairs, with assistance. 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS)  7:30pm Sunset Ranger Talk 1  8:00pm Full Moon Rising ⁄2 hr. Glacier Point Railing (NPS)

Point (August 10 only) Glacier 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS)  Free Art Classes

Free, informal outdoor 10:30am Ranger Walk—Bears 10:00am Ranger Walk—Animals 10:00am JUNIOR RANGERS 11⁄2 hrs. Meet at Tuolumne Meadows 2 hrs. Meet at Lembert Dome parking area 2 hrs. Meet at Lembert Dome parking area classes in various art mediums Campground Reservation Office (NPS) (NPS) (NPS) are available for adults through 12:00pm Ranger on Horseback 1:00pm McCauley Cabin Open House Talk About Climbing the Art Activity Center, located 1 hr. Meet at Dana Circle in Tuolumne 2 hrs. Allow 30 minutes walking time to Soda 1 hrs. Meet at Lembert Dome parking area at the east end of Yosemite Meadows Campground (NPS) Springs (NPS) 2:00pm Ranger Walk—Domes and Meadows Village next to the Village Store. 2:00pm Parsons Memorial Lodge Program 2:00pm Ranger Walk—Lake Exploration 2 hrs. Meet at Pothole Dome shuttle stop Each day class begins at 1 hr. Meet at Parsons Memorial Lodge, allow 2 hrs. Meet at Pothole Dome shuttle stop #8, road Marker T-29 (NPS) 10:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. 30 minute walking time (NPS) #8, road Marker T-29 (NPS) 8:00pm Campfire 8:00pm Campfire 8:00pm Campfire 1 hr. Dana Circle in Tuolumne Meadows 1 hr. Dana Circle in Tuolumne Meadows 1 hr. Dana Circle in Tuolumne Meadows Campground (NPS) Campground (NPS) Campground (NPS) Meadows Tuolumne Tuolumne

July 29 - August 3 Pat Devitt Acrylic August 4 - 10 Thor Ericson Watercolor 7:00am Ranger Walk—Birds 9:00am Ranger Walk—All Day Hike, 7:30pm Ranger Walk—Twilight Trek August 11 2 hrs. See local posting for meeting place Ranger’s Surprise 6-8 hrs. 2 hrs. Easy walk Binoculars provided (NPS) Limit 14 people. Sign up at 209/379-1899 Meet at White Wolf Lodge (NPS) Jim Burns (NPS) Watercolor 10:00am JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM 2 hrs. White Wolf Lodge (NPS) Crane Flat White Wolf Big Oak Flat July 29 - August 11, 2003

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY July 30 & August 6 July 31 & August 7 August 1 & 8 August 2 & 9

7:00am 7:00am 1 1 Sunrise Photo Walk Sunrise Photo Walk 7:00am Sunrise Photo Walk 1 ⁄2 hrs. Sign up/meet 7:00am Sunrise Photo Walk1 ⁄2 hrs. Sign up/meet 11⁄2 hrs. Sign up/meet at Yosemite Lodge 11⁄2 hrs. Sign up/meet at Yosemite Lodge at Yosemite Lodge front desk (Kodak) at Yosemite Lodge front desk (Kodak) front desk (Kodak) front desk (Kodak) 9:30am EXPLORE YOSEMITE FAMILY PROGRAM 9:00am Photography Walk 2 hrs. Limited space, 10:00am Photo Tips, Demos, and Q & A 9:00am Photography Walk 3 hrs. Curry Village Amphitheater advance sign up required. Meet at The 1 hr. Behind Valley Visitor Center (Kodak) 2 hrs. Limited space, advance sign up Tickets/information at any lodge tour desk Ansel Adams Gallery, weather permitting. (AAG) 2:00pm NPS Open House required. Meet at The Ansel Adams Gallery, $ (YCS) Special—Predatory Insects (July 30 only) weather permitting. (AAG) 6 hrs. Call 209/379-2321 or check in at a 10:00am Photo Tips, Demos, and Q & A visitor center for more information $ (YA) 4 hrs. Learn about park improvement efforts 9:30am EXPLORE YOSEMITE FAMILY 1 hr. Behind Valley Visitor Center (Kodak) East Auditorium (NPS)  PROGRAM 9:30am EXPLORE YOSEMITE FAMILY PROGRAM 1 hr. For 3 hrs. Curry Village Amphitheater. JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM 3 hrs. Curry Village Amphitheater 2:30pm Ranger Walk—Granite & Ice kids 7-13. Nature Center at Happy Isles (NPS) Tickets/information at any lodge tour desk Tickets/information at any lodge tour desk 11⁄2 hrs. Meet in front of Valley Visitor $ (YCS) Center (NPS) $ (YCS) Clean Up Yosemite Valley (Aug 1 only) 2 hrs. LeConte Memorial Lodge 10:00am Ranger Walk—Fire In Yosemite 10:00am CHILDREN’S PHOTO WALK 6:00pm Twilight Stroll Shuttle stop #12 (SC) 11⁄2 hr. El Capitan Picnic area (NPS) 1 hr. The Ahwahnee outdoor patio (YCS) 1 hr. Sign up/meet Ahwahnee Concierge Desk. Parents must accompany, limited to 15 2:00pm Clean Up Yosemite Valley 1:00pm Meet Muir Award Participants (Aug 2 only) 2 hrs. LeConte Memorial Lodge 6:45pm WEE WILD ONES (Kodak) (Aug 1 only) 2 hrs. LeConte Memorial Lodge 45 min. Stories and activities for kids 6 & Shuttle stop #12 (SC) Shuttle stop #12 (SC) under. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS)  Ranger Walk—Yosemite’s First People 2:30pm Ranger Walk—Bears 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Meet behind Visitor Center (NPS) 2:30pm Ranger Walk—Rivers and Waterfalls 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Curry Village Amphitheater (NPS) 7:30pm OLD-FASHIONED CAMPFIRE WITH 11⁄2 hrs. Meet at Sentinel Bridge 2:30pm Ranger Walk—Bears THE RECYCLED STRING BAND Shuttle stop #11 (NPS) 3:00pm Fine Print Viewing (July 30 only) Near Curry Village 11⁄2 hrs. Curry Village Amphitheater (NPS) 1 hr. Very limited space. Sign up in advance 1 1 6:00pm Twilight Stroll 1 hr. Meet in The Ansel Adams Gallery (AAG) 1 ⁄2 hrs. Tickets at any lodge tour desk $ 7:00pm Twilight Ranger Walk 1 ⁄2 hrs. Meet at The Ahwahnee outdoor patio (YCS) (YCS) Meet at Sentinel Bridge 4:00pm CHILDREN’S STORY TIME 7:30pm OLD-FASHIONED CAMPFIRE & 1⁄2 hr. Front porch of The Ansel Adams Gallery 8:00pm Yosemite Theater Live—Wild Stories Shuttle stop #11 (NPS) SING-ALONG Children 7 and under & must be with John Muir 7:30pm OLD-FASHIONED CAMPFIRE &  11⁄2 hrs. Near Curry Village. Tickets/informa- accompanied by a parent (AAG) 11⁄2 hrs. Visitor Center West Auditorium $ SING-ALONG tion at any lodge tour desk $ (YCS) 7:00pm Twilight Ranger Walk 11⁄2 hrs. (YCS)  11⁄2 hrs. Near Curry Village 8:00pm Yosemite Theater Live—Wild Stories Meet at Sentinel Bridge Shuttle stop #11 (NPS) 8:30pm Evening Program Tickets/information at any lodge tour desk 11⁄2 hrs. 7:30pm FAMILY THEATER LIVE— 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS)  $ (YCS) with John Muir Visitor Center West Auditorium $ (YCS)  YOSEMITE TAILS Yosemite In Pictures 8:00pm Yosemite Theater Live—Sarah 1 hr. Visitor Center East Auditorium $ (YCS)  Evening Program—LeConte Memorial 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (Kodak)  Hawkins Contemplates a 4th 8:00pm Lodge 1 hr. Shuttle stop #12 (SC) Evening Program—LeConte Memorial Marriage: Stories of a Pioneer Woman Lodge 1 hr. Shuttle stop #12 (SC) 11⁄2 hrs. Visitor Center West Auditorium $ Aug 1: John Muir: Scotland to Yosemite On The Trail With John Muir (YCS)  Aug 8: AMERICAN INDIAN STORIES 8:30pm Evening Program—Rock Climbing 8:30pm Evening Program 8:30pm Evening Program Aug 2: Tom Frost 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS)  1 hr. Lower Pines Amphitheater (NPS)  Aug 9: Movie-Vertical Frontier  Yosemite In Pictures Movie—Rock Climbing 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (AAC/YCS) 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (Kodak) 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (NPS)  1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS)   Yosemite In Pictures STARRY SKIES OVER YOSEMITE 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (Kodak)  VALLEY 1 hr. Meet near Yosemite Lodge Sign up/details at any lodge tour desk $ (YCS)

2:00pm Nature Walk in the Mariposa Grove 10:00am to 12:00pm / 2:00 to 4:00pm 10:00am to 12:00pm / 2:00 to 4:00pm 10:00am to 12:00pm / 2:00 to 4:00pm 11⁄2 hrs. Lower Grove trailhead (NPS) Stage Rides 10 min. Purchase tickets near Stage Rides Stage Rides 10 min. Purchase tickets near 2:00pm to 4:00pm Wawona Covered Bridge $ (NPS) 10 min. Purchase tickets near Wawona Wawona Covered Bridge $ (NPS) Stage Rides 10:00am to 1:00pm / 2:00 to 5:00pm Covered Bridge $ (NPS) 10:00am to 1:00pm / 2:00 to 5:00pm 10 min. Purchase tickets near Wawona Wet-Plate Photography 10:00am to 1:00pm / 2:00 to 5:00pm Wet-Plate Photography Covered Bridge $ (NPS) (July 31 only) Demonstration at Artist Cabin Wet-Plate Photography (August 2 only) Demonstration at Artist Cabin Pioneer Yosemite History Center (NPS)  Pioneer Yosemite History Center (NPS)  2:00pm to 5:00pm (August 1 only) Demonstration at Artist Cabin  Wet-Plate Photography Blacksmith Demonstration Pioneer Yosemite History Center (NPS) Blacksmith Demonstration (August 7 only) Blacksmith Shop (August 9 only) Blacksmith Shop (July 30 only) Demonstration at Artist Cabin Blacksmith Demonstration Pioneer Yosemite History Center (NPS)  Pioneer Yosemite History Center (NPS)  Pioneer Yosemite History Center (NPS)  (August 8 only) Blacksmith Shop 10:30am Visit Yosemite’s Past (July 31 only)  10:00am Wawona Miwok Indians Blacksmith Demonstration Pioneer Yosemite History Center (NPS) 1 hr. Tour of Pioneer Yosemite History Center 21⁄2 hrs. Meet at Wawona Covered Bridge (August 6 only) Blacksmith Shop Meet at Wawona Covered Bridge (NPS)  2:00pm Nature Walk in the Mariposa Grove (NPS)  Pioneer Yosemite History Center (NPS)  11⁄2 hrs. Lower Grove trailhead (NPS) 2:00pm Nature Walk in the Mariposa Grove 10:30am Visit Yosemite’s Past 2:30pm 1 8:00pm Visit Yosemite’s Past (July 30 only) 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Grove trailhead (NPS) Campfire 1 hr. Tour of Pioneer Yosemite History Center 1 hr. Tour of Pioneer Yosemite History Center 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire Circle  2:30pm Visit Yosemite’s Past (July 31 only) Meet at Wawona Covered Bridge (NPS) Meet at Wawona Covered Bridge (NPS)  (NPS)  1 hr. Tour of Pioneer Yosemite History Center 2:00pm Nature Walk in the Mariposa Grove 8:00pm Campfire Meet at Wawona Covered Bridge (NPS)  11⁄2 hrs. Lower Grove trailhead (NPS) 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire Circle 8:00pm 1 hr. Wawona Campground 2:30pm  Campfire Visit Yosemite’s Past (NPS) Campfire Circle (NPS)  1 hr. Tour of Pioneer Yosemite History Center Meet at Wawona Covered Bridge (NPS)  8:00pm Campfire 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire Circle (NPS) 

7:30pm Sunset Ranger Talk 8:00pm Campfire 9:30am Ranger Walk—McGurk Meadow 2:00pm Ranger Walk 1 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point Railing (NPS)  1 hr. Bridalveil Creek Campground 2 ⁄2 hrs. 4 miles. Meet at phone booth at 2 hrs. Taft Point/Sentinel Dome parking C loop (NPS)  Bridalveil Creek Campground area on Glacier Point Rd. (NPS) 8:30pm Stars Over Yosemite 6:45pm Alpenglow Photo Shoot (Aug 1 only) 1 hr. Glacier Point Amphitheater (Kodak)  1-2 hrs. Glacier Point Amphitheater 7:30pm Sunset Ranger Talk  1 Cancel if overcast (NPS) ⁄2 hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS)  8:30pm Stars Over Yosemite (Aug 2 only) 1-2 hrs. Glacier Point Amphitheater. Cancel if overcast (NPS) 

7:30am Ranger Walk—Birds 10:00am JUNIOR RANGERS 9:15am Ranger Hike—Mono Pass 10:00am Ranger Hike—Puppy Dome (August 6 only) 21⁄2 hrs. Meet at Lembert Dome 2 hrs. Meet at Lembert Dome parking area 6-8 hrs. Moderate, 8-10 miles 2 hrs. Meet at Lembert Dome parking area parking area. Binoculars provided (NPS) (NPS) Meet at Mono Pass trailhead. Bring lunch, (NPS) 9:00am Ranger Hike to Glen Aulin Sketch Along The River water and raingear (NPS) Sketch Along The River (August 6 only) 6 hrs. Moderate, 6 to 8 miles (August 7 only) 2:00pm Ranger Walk—Along the River 5 hrs. Sign up at campground reservation Meet at Lembert Dome Parking area 5 hrs. Sign up at campground reservation 2 hrs. Meet at Lembert Dome parking area office. $10 material fee Bring lunch, water and raingear (NPS) office. $10 material fee (NPS) Bring lunch & water 10:00am Flower Walk with Cathy Rose Bring lunch & water 6:30pm Ranger Walk—Music for Parks 2:00pm Parsons Memorial Lodge Program 2 hrs. Meet at the following locations: 2:00pm Ranger Walk—American Indians in 11⁄4 hrs. Meet at Lembert Dome parking area 1 hr. Meet at Parsons Memorial Lodge July 30 at Ellery Lake Dam the High Country (NPS) Allow 30 minutes walking time (NPS) 2.5 miles east of Tioga Pass Entrance Station 2 hrs. Meet at Lembert Dome parking area August 6 at Tioga Pass Entrance Station 8:00pm Campfire 8:00pm Campfire (NPS) 1 hr. Dana Circle in Tuolumne Meadows 1:00pm McCauley Cabin Open House 1 hr. Dana Circle in Tuolumne Meadows 2 hrs. Allow 30 minutes walking time to 8:00pm Campfire Campground (NPS) Campground (NPS) Soda Springs (NPS) 1 hr. Dana Circle in Tuolumne Meadows Campground (NPS) 7:00pm KIDS’ CAMPFIRE 1 hr. Meet at Conness Circle, Loop C, 9:15pm Ranger Walk—Night Prowl Tuolumne Campground (NPS) 1 hr. Sign up at Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center 209/372-0263 (NPS) 8:00pm Campfire 1 hr. Dana Circle in Tuolumne Meadows Campground (NPS) 9:30pm Ranger Talk—Stars 1 hr. Meet at the Tuolumne Meadows Campground Reservation Office. Bring pad to sit on and dress warmly (NPS)

8:00pm Campfire Crane Flat Campground (NPS)  2:00pm Ranger Walk—Fire Ecology 10:00am Ranger Walk—Bears 2 hrs. Meet at White Wolf Lodge (NPS) 2 hrs. White Wolf Lodge (NPS) 8:00pm Campfire White Wolf Campground & 8:00pm Campfire Crane Flat Campground (NPS)  White Wolf Campground & 9:15pm Starry Skies Over White Wolf Crane Flat Campground (NPS)  1 hr. White Wolf Lodge (NPS) WHAT TO DO July 29 - August 11, 2003 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. See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times.

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 weekends, join a ranger and an astronomical society for a night with telescopes. Meet at the Glacier Point amphitheater after the sunset talk. See Scheduled Events section for specific dates. Bring warm clothes. On some Saturday evenings, photographers will not want to miss the Alpenglow Photo Shoot, led by representatives from Kodak (in association with Yosemite Concession Services).

See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. Sentinel Rock* Photo by Colleen Brown Illustration by Lawrence Ormsby

Wawona & Mariposa Grove

Wawona Information To Get to Mariposa Grove Station at Hill’s Studio Allow 11⁄4 hours driving time to the Mariposa Open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Offers information Grove from Yosemite Valley. Cars are prohibited about park activities, wilderness permits, trail infor- beyond the parking area in the Grove, but several mation, books, bear canister rentals, and maps. giant sequoias can be seen from there. Information Located on the grounds of the Wawona Hotel, about access for the disabled is available at the Hill's Studio was the gallery and art studio of tram boarding area. The access road to the Grove famous 19th century landscape painter, Thomas may close intermittently due to limited parking. Hill. Walk from the hotel or park at the Wawona Trailers and motor homes are prohibited on the Store parking area and follow the path up the hill. Mariposa Grove Road from the South Entrance to For more information call 209/375-9531.  Mariposa Grove.

Evening Programs Free Mariposa Grove & Come to a campfire! Share in a park tradition by Wawona Shuttle Bus joining a ranger for an hour of stories, legends, The shuttle bus stops at the Wawona Store, South and fun. Program topics vary each night and Entrance, and Mariposa Grove. Shuttles operate are posted in the Wawona Campground. Meet at throughout the day beginning at 9:00 a.m. Last the amphitheater in the “B” loop of the shuttle leaves the Grove at 6:00 p.m. Visitors may campground.  park at the Wawona Store to board the shuttle bus. Join pianist/singer Tom Bopp in the Wawona Due to narrow roads and very limited parking, visi- Hotel lobby from 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through tors are strongly encouraged to use this free bus service to help alleviate congestion and lengthy Above: Giant Sequoia Saturday, as he performs songs and stories from parking delays. Photo by Sara Harvell Yosemite's past. Tom also features presentations with slides, historic Yosemite music, or Wawona Right: Take a stage ride in history on some Thursday and Saturday nights.  Wawona. DISTANCE & ELEVATION Photo by John Hawksworth Pioneer Yosemite DESTINATION DISTANCE FROM TRAILHEAD ELEVATION GAIN History Center Grizzly Giant 0.8 mile /1.3km 400ft / 122m

See horse-drawn wagons, walk across a covered Grove Museum 2.1 miles /3.5km 800ft / 292m bridge, and visit historic buildings out of Yosemite's Fallen Tunnel Tree 2.5 miles /4.0km 1,000ft / 305m past. A visit to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center will explain how Yosemite was the inspiration for Wawona Point 3.0 miles /4.8km 1,200ft / 438m national parks across America and throughout the world. The Center is always open, and interpretive signs and brochures are available.  Walking through the Grove The trailhead for walking up through the Grove is Take A Stage Ride located at the far end of the parking area. Take a 10-minute ride and experience the adven- Interpretive signs between the trailhead and the ture of horse-drawn stage travel in Yosemite. California Tree provide a self-guiding tour. Written Purchase tickets near the Wawona Covered Bridge. translations are available at the trailhead in $3/adult and $2/child (ages 3-12). See Scheduled Spanish, German, French, and Japanese. Events pages for dates and times. 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. and the last tram is at 5:00 p.m., running every Crane Flat, Big Oak Flat, 30 minutes from the boarding area.

and White Wolf Mariposa Grove Museum Giant sequoia displays and store offering books, maps, and information open daily 9:45 a.m. to Big Oak Flat Yosemite’s Other Merced Grove 4:30 p.m. Located in the upper portion of the Information Station Sequoia Groves Yosemite's quietest stand of sequoias is the Mariposa Grove. Open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Station is located Tuolumne Grove Merced Grove, accessible only on foot. It's a just inside the park at the Big Oak Flat Entrance The Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias is near 2-mile hike into the grove from the Big Oak Station (Highway 120 West), and offers park Crane Flat at the intersection of the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 West). Located 3.5 orientation material, trail information, books, and Flat Road (Highway 120 West) and the Tioga miles north of Crane Flat or 4.5 miles south of Yosemite To day maps. For more information call 209/379-1899.  Road. The former route of the Big Oak Flat the Big Oak Flat entrance, the trailhead is marked by a post labeled B-10 and a road sign. Wilderness Permits Road leads downhill from Crane Flat into the Published by the National Park Service, in cooperation Allow 3 hours for the 4-mile round-trip hike to with Yosemite Concession Services, Corp. Open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located inside the Tuolumne Grove of Big Trees, a cluster of about 25 sequoias. Now closed to cars, this 2-mile this group of about 20 sequoias. Information Station. Wilderness permits, trail Editor Nanette Oswald (3.2 km) round-trip has an elevation change of information, bear canister rental, and limited Design / Production Skip Gaynard Designs 500 feet (150 meters). The downhill walk is rel- Ranger Programs map sales. Printing Casey Printing, Inc. atively easy, though it is moderately strenuous Please check the bulletin boards at Crane Flat, on the uphill return. Once in the Tuolumne Big Oak Flat, and White Wolf for additional We’re Interested . . . upcoming ranger programs. We are always looking for ways to improve our visitor Grove, there is an easy half-mile, self-guiding publications. You can help by sending your comments nature trail. via e-mail to [email protected] or fax to 209/379-1295.

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Gifts, Books, & Apparel Mountaineering School and Sport Shop 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 209/372-8344 for reservations Tuolumne Meadows Bookstore White Wolf 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Inside the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center Crane Flat Tuolumne Meadows Store 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. El Portal Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shuttle stop #3 Wilderness Center Food & Beverage Service Post Office 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. WHITE WOLF LODGE El Portal Post Office Post Office Breakfast – 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuolumne Meadows Post Office Take-out lunch - Noon to 2:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dinner – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to noon Dinner reservations advised, call 209/372-8416 $ ATM Gas Station Grocery El Portal On Highway 140 at the Yosemite View Lodge and Tuolumne Meadows Crane Flat the El Portal Market. 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Propane available. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card. El Portal Market Gas Station 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Crane Flat 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Diesel available. Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card. El Portal 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Diesel available. Pay at the pump 24 hours with credit or debit card.

WHERE TO GO Night Sky Information Take advantage of the opportunities in Yosemite to view the won- ders of the night sky. Here are some sights to look for while you are out during the night hours.

July 30 A half-hour after sunset, a thin crescent Moon will appear low in the west, with Mercury to its lower left. Regulus may be seen close by, if using binoculars. Jupiter is to the lower right. July 31 Look to the west at dusk for the crescent Moon. Use binoculars to view Mercury at the lower right, along with Jupiter a bit lower. August 1 & 2 Star Party at Glacier Point. Astronomical Society of Central Coast & Central Valley Astronomers. Meet at 8:30 p.m. August 3 At nightfall look for the Moon to shine in the south- west sky. Spica will appear just below the Moon, with Arcturus high General Park above them both, and to the right. August 4 Neptune may be seen through a telescope crossing the Information Capricornus constellation August 6 Antares can be seen this evening, just a bit to the lower left of the Moon.

BICYCLE RENTAL Emergency 911 Daily, weather permitting, with hourly and Fire – Police – Medical Emergency: daily rates. Baby-joggers, wheelchairs, and Dial 911, 24 hours a day (from hotel room 9-911) six-speed bikes with trailers. Bikes must be returned by 6:45 p.m. General Services Information Yosemite Lodge Road and Weather 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 209/372-1208 General Park Information Curry Village 209/372-0200 www.nps.gov/yose Located at shuttle stops #13 & 21 $ ATM Religious Services Campground Reservations 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 209/372-8319 800/436-7275 reservations.nps.gov Yosemite Village YOSEMITE COMMUNITY CHURCH RAFTING South of Village Store (Bank of America) (Nondenominational Christian) Medical 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Inside Village Store Pastor Brent Moore 209/372-4831 Last shuttle leaves at 6:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge Yosemite Valley Chapel (year-round) Yosemite Medical Clinic Raft rental located in Curry Village, shuttle Inside main registration area Worship Service and Children’s Church Emergency care: 24 hours daily stops #13 & 21 Sunday 9:15 a.m. Drop-in and Urgent Care Curry Village STABLES Inside gift/grocery store Worship Services Daily 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 2-hour and 4-hour rides depart daily. All-day Wawona Sunday 11:00 a.m. Scheduled Appointments rides, private rides, and pack trips into Thursday 7:00 p.m. Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Yosemite's spectacular wilderness may also be Inside Wawona Store Saturday 9:00 a.m. to Noon arranged. Private horse boarding is available. El Portal Lower Pines Campground Sunday 9:00 a.m. Located on Ahwahnee Drive in Yosemite Call for reservations. On Hwy. 140 at Yosemite View Lodge and the Valley, the clinic provides routine and emer- Yosemite Valley El Portal Market Wawona Campground gency medical care for park employees, resi- Located at shuttle stop #18 Sunday 9:00 a.m. dents, and visitors. Experienced nursing staff, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/372-8348 Miscellaneous Tuolumne Meadows Campground emergency physicians, nurse practitioner, and Wawona Babysitting Sunday 9:00 a.m. support staff on duty. Services include a limit- 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/375-6502 Limited babysitting available for registered guests at ROMAN CATHOLIC ed pharmacy, lab, x-ray, and physical therapy. Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite Lodge and The Ahwahnee. Call front desk Rev. Raymond J. Duffy 209/372-4729 Services include a limited pharmacy, lab, x-ray, or concierge for additional information. physical therapy, and Mountain Crisis Services 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 209/372-8427 Mass in Yosemite Valley Kennel for victims of domestic violence. 209/372-4637 Visitor Center West Auditorium SWIMMING POOLS 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Yosemite Lodge Sunday 10:00 a.m. Paramedic/Ambulance Service Located at the stable in Yosemite Valley. Dogs must 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday 7:30 p.m. 24 hours daily be gentle, over 10 pounds, with proof of shots and Lap Swim: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Mass in Wawona Dental Services license required. 209/372-8348 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Community Center/Old School House Adjacent to Medical Clinic. Saturday 4:30 p.m. For hours, call 209/372-4200. Curry Village Service Organizations If no answer, call 209/372-4637. 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Al-Anon Wawona Hotel Pastor Ron Skelton 209/379-2307 Wednesday 7:00 p.m.  Services For Disabled 9:00 a.m. to dusk El Portal Chapel YCS General Office Building Worship Service The Yosemite Accessibility Guide is available at (Executive Conference Room) Yosemite Village Tours Sunday 9:00 a.m. park entrance stations, visitor centers, and Alcoholics Anonymous on-line at www.nps.gov/yose/trip/access.htm. Inquire at tour/transportation desks at the Sunday 8:30 p.m. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Wheelchair rental available at Yosemite following locations. Tuesday, and Thursday 7:30 p.m. YCS General Office Building Yosemite Valley Sacrament Service Medical Clinic, 209/372-4637, and the Yosemite Lodge Tour Desk (Employee Training Center) Yosemite Village Sunday 1:00 p.m. at Yosemite Chapel Yosemite Lodge bike stand, 209/372-1208. 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous Yosemite Village Tour Kiosk SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Accommodations Saturday 8:00 p.m. Don Muir 209/588-0614 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. YCS General Office Building Yosemite Valley at Lower River Amphitheater, For advanced reservations or information Curry Village Tour Kiosk (Employee Training Center) Yosemite Village (rooms or activities), call 559/252-4848 across bridge from Housekeeping Camp 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lions Club (www.yosemitepark.com) (near shuttle stop #21) Meets first and third Thursdays of each month For availability on day of arrival, check at any SIGHTSEEING TOURS Sabbath School at noon, The Ahwahnee. front desk. Valley Floor Tour Saturday 10:00 a.m. This 26-mile, 2-hour tram tour departs Call 209/372-4475 for information. Worship Service at 10:00, 11:00 a.m., and 1:00, 2:00, and Rotary International Bear Canister Rental Saturday 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. daily from Yosemite Lodge in Meets Thursdays for lunch at noon in The Fellowship picnic follows Available for $5 per trip at the Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley.* Most tours are now Ahwahnee Mural Room. Visiting Rotarian families Wilderness Center, Big Oak Flat Information conducted by National Park Service Rangers. and guests welcome. For meeting reservations or CROSSWAY CHURCH Station, Crane Flat Store, Wawona Store, information, call 209/372-8459. Glacier Point Tour (Christian Protestant) Wawona Information Station, Tuolumne A 4-hour round trip from Yosemite Valley Pastor Steve Hughes 209/379-2428 Meadows Store, and the Hetch Hetchy to Glacier Point. The Glacier Point Tour also Worship Service Entrance Station. Canisters may be rented or offers a one-way ticket for adventurers to Sunday 10:00 a.m. Lower River Amphitheater returned at any rental location in the park. hike back down to Yosemite Valley. Departs Sunday 7:30 p.m. Yosemite Chapel Drop bins are available for after-hour returns, at 8:30, and 10:00 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. daily including the Yosemite Valley trailhead park- Bible Study from Yosemite Lodge.* ing area, near Happy Isles. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Yosemite Chapel Big Trees Tram Tour EL PORTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH Trams run every day in the Mariposa Grove Recreation Pastor Russ Marsh 209/379-2255 of Giant Sequoias for a 1-hour tour through El Portal Chapel Conditions permitting. the lower and upper groves. The first tram is Worship Service YOSEMITE MOUNTAINEERING at 9:00 a.m. and the last tram is at 5:00 First and third Saturday 7:30 p.m. SCHOOL AND GUIDE SERVICE p.m., running every 30 minutes from the Second, fourth, and fifth Sunday 10:30 a.m. Yosemite Mountaineering School and Guide boarding area.* Call 209/375-1621 for Service offers lessons and guided climbing at information. WAWONA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP all levels, overnight backpacking, and guided Grand Tour Pastor David Adamcik 209/966-3039 day hikes to spectacular areas of Yosemite An 8-hour combination of Big Trees and Wawona Community Center Valley and the high country. Glacier Point Tours. Departs 8:45 a.m. daily Worship Service Curry Village from Yosemite Lodge.* Sunday 9:00 a.m. Located in the Mountain Shop *Weather permitting Women’s Bible Study 8:30 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ranger-led tram tour NPS Photo by Raye Santos Wednesday 1:00 p.m. Classes meet at 8:30 a.m. 209/372-8344 Tuolumne Meadows Located at gas station 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 209/372-8436

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