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August 15 - 28, 2001

Yosemite Valley

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

The Indian Village of Ahwahnee Located behind the Yosemite Museum and open during daylight hours. There is sometimes the opportunity to join Indian Cultural Program staff Tuolumne Meadows for demonstrations or programs about Visitor Center Ahwahneechee skills and culture. Open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. Park orientation, trail information, books, maps, The Ansel Adams Gallery and displays. Phone 209/372-0263 Open daily 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite Village next to the Valley Visitor Center. The Gallery offers work of Ansel Adams, and Soda Springs contemporary photographers, and other fine Discover the natural and human history of artists. In addition, a wide selection of handcrafts, Tuolumne Meadows and hike to the place where books, gifts, and photography supplies is available. and Robert Underwood Johnson For more information, call the Gallery at conceived the idea of establishing Yosemite 209/372-4413 or visit their web site at National Park. This area is an easy 1-mile www.anseladams.com. (30 minute) walk from parking Gallery Exhibit area or from the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Chasing the Light, photographs by local Yosemite Center. Staffed by park volunteers, the Lodge is photographer, Jeff Grandy. usually open from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Nature Center at Free Tuolumne/Olmsted Point/ Open daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed for lunch). Shuttle Bus Cathedral Peak as seen from Tuolumne Meadows NPS Photo This family-oriented nature center includes natural Free shuttle bus service is available during the history exhibits, interactive displays, and a book- summer along the Tioga Road from Olmsted Ranger Walks and Talks Evening Activities store geared to nature-exploring families. Nearby Point to Tioga Pass. Due to limited trailhead Join a ranger to explore the Tuolumne area and Come to a campfire and take part in a tradition! are short trails focusing on the area's four different parking, use of the free shuttle buses is strongly learn about geology, birds, flowers, Indians, Join a ranger for campfire singing, storytelling, environments; forest, river, talus, and fen. You can advised. history, and more. These walks range from 1 to 8 and answers to some of your questions about also see substantial evidence of the huge 1996 Shuttles travel between Tuolumne Lodge and hours and all but the long walks are fairly easy. Yosemite. Program topics vary and are posted at rockfall from the cliff far above the Olmsted Point with stops along the Tioga Road, Twice a week, longer hikes are offered to lakes, the campground, Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, including Tuolumne Campground and the domes, or passes. Wear sturdy shoes and bring and Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center. Tuolumne Visitor Center. The shuttle also makes water, lunch, and rain gear. See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. two morning (9:00 a.m. and Noon) and two On Fridays, end your perfect day with the Music afternoon (3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.) runs to for Parks Walk. This easy, early evening stroll Tuolumne Meadows August 15 - 28, 2001 Tioga Pass. will inspire and delight. Wilderness Center Open daily 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Located just Service begins at Tuolumne Lodge at 7:00 a.m. See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. Shuttle buses arrive at approximately 30-minute off the Tioga Road, along the roadway leading intervals between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The Just for Kids to Tuolumne Lodge, shuttle stop #3. Trail last shuttle bus leaves Olmsted Point at 6:30 information, wilderness permits, bear canister Programs for children include Junior Rangers p.m. Schedules are subject to change. Please rentals, maps, and guidebooks available. two days a week. Junior Rangers is a 2-hour check route maps at the Tuolumne Visitor program in which children (ages 8-10) join a Center or shuttle stops for details. ranger to explore Yosemite's high country. Indicates facilities accessible for visitors See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. in wheelchairs, with assistance. Illustration by Lawrence Ormsby

WHAT TO DO NPS =NationalParkService AAG =AnselAdamsGallery YCS =Yosemite Concession are especiallyforchildren Free Art Classes Free Art Tuolumne Meadows(NPS). Programs printedincolor Activity Center, locatedatthe purchase attheCenter, which east endofYosemite Village to Parsons Memorial Lodge fromParsonsLodge to Memorial Se rencontrerauparking Summer Series by the issupported Parsons Memorial Endowment fortheArts, ASCAP. Association, andPoetsAssociation, & Writers, All programs begin at 2:00 p.m. 2:00 at programsbegin All at 10:00a.m.andcontinue Visitor Center.Visitorfree.Admission is Meadows PoetryFestival area or the Tuolumne MeadowsTuolumne the or area Foundation. Funding from Meet Alarcon, andPatti Trimble with Allow 30 minutes walking time walking minutes 30 Allow and last approximately 1 hour.approximately 1 last and mediums areavailablefor The Composer, Inc. isprovided YI =Yosemite Institute Saturday, August18and19 received from The James Irvine is open9:30a.m.to5:00 Supplies areavailablefor either Lembert Dome parking Dome Lembert either next totheVillage Store. EN FRANÇAIS Slide presentation by Professor Fifth AnnualTuolumne The Loralee Tucker Hiramoto $ =Programsoffered p.m. daily. Classesbegin The Parsons Memorial Lodge with the support ofNationalwith thesupport 15h00, 2hdedurée. August 27-September2 Free, informaloutdoor adults throughtheArt Inc. through agrant ithas and theirfamilies. Promenade de LembertDome, Doris Sloan, UCBerkeley Memorial Fund, Yosemite Ellery Akers,FranciscoEllery X. classes invariousart August 20-August26 Chris VanWinkle , Anne Longman Watercolor Paper guitarist Bill Horvitz Sunday, August25 assistance. in wheelchairs, with accessible forvisitors Indicates programs andthe Range ofLight David Deyell until 2:00p.m. Pen/Pencil on Special Events August 13-19 Lodge Watercolor Watercolor for afee Services

White Wolf Tuolumne Glacier Wawona Big Oak Flat Point Crane Flat Meadows Scheduled 7:15pm 2:00pm 8:00pm 2:30pm 12:30pm 10:00am toNoon&2:00pm4:00pm 9:00pm 8:30pm 8:00pm 7:15pm 7:00pm 6:30pm 3:00pm 2:30pm 1:00pm 10:00am 9:00am 7:30am 8:00pm 2:15pm 2:00pm 10:00am 9:15am Check LocalBulletinBoardsforAdditional 1 Sunset Talk PointRoad Glacier on area parking Dome hrs.Taft/Sentinel 2 only) 26 (August Ranger Walk Circle CampfireCampgroundhr. Wawona 1 Ranger Campfire 1 Nature Walk withaRanger 1 Nature Walk withaRanger $ (NPS) CoveredBridge Wawona near tickets Purchase 10min. Stage Rides under (YCS) under & 6 children for gearedsurprises and Stories 1 hr. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS) $ (YCS) desk tour any at up hr.Sign 1 VALLEY STARRY SKIESOVERYOSEMITE Room/Amphitheater Cliff hr.Yosemite1 Lodge Film—Ansel Adams,Photographer (YCS) Amphitheater Village hr.Curry 1 Evening Program Club) (Sierra #12 stop shuttle Lodge, Memorial hr.LeConte 1 only) 26 (August Mine thePioneering The BeginningsoftheJohnMuirTrail: Club) (Sierra #12 stop shuttle Lodge, Memorial hr.LeConte 1 only) 19 (August of Wilderness What We LearninMuir’s University 1 WEE WILDONES 1 Twilight RangerWalk (YCS) Shop Sweet Ahwahnee The hr.Outside 1 Twilight Stroll 1-1 Yosemite’s Wildlife Ranger Walk—Scats andTracks: 1 Ranger Walk—Yosemite’s FirstPeople 1-1 only) 26 (August Yosemite Ranger Walk—Buffalo Soldiersin 1 Ranger Walk—Granite andIce (AAG) permitting weather porch, AdamsGallery Ansel The on meet advance, in up hrs.Sign 2 Camera Walk Club) (Sierra #17 stop hrs.Shuttle 2 only) 26 (August SUNRISE HIKETOMIRRORLAKE Amphitheater #6 stop shuttle Amphitheater Campground MeadowsTuolumne Circle,hr. Dana 1 Ranger Campfire (NPS) T-29 marker road #8, stop shuttlehrs. PotholeDome, 2 Tuolumne’s Geology Walk there walk to min. 30 Allow hr.Parsons1 Lodge Memorial only) 19 (August Special Event—PoetryFestival area parking Dome hr.Lembert 1 adventures Special—Climbers sharestoriesand (NPS) gear rainwater, and lunch, bring available, Passtrailhead—shuttlebushrs. Mono 6-8 Day Hike—MonoPass ⁄ August 19and26 SUNDAY ⁄ 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS) Pointhr.railing Glacier 2 2 2 2 2 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater Village hr.Curry 1 1 hrs. Lower Mariposa G Mariposa hrs.Lower G Mariposa hrs.Lower hrs. Meet at the YosemiteLodge the at hrs.Meet Center VisitorValley behind hrs.Meet area,Yosemite Fallsparking hrs.Lower ⁄ ⁄ 2 2 hrs. Meet at Curry Village Curry at hrs.Meet Center VisitorValley at hrs.Meet Program Information (AAG) rove Tr rove Tr rove ailhead ailhead 8:00pm 2:00pm 9:00pm 8:00pm 7:00pm 2:30pm 12:30pm 8:30pm 8:00pm 7:15pm 3:00pm 1:00pm 10:00am 9:00am 8:00pm 2:00pm Events Check LocalBulletinBoardsforAdditional Loop C hr.CampgroundCreek Bridalveil1 Ranger Campfire PointRoad Glacier on area parking Dome hrs.Taft/Sentinel 2 Ranger Walk 1 hr. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS) $ (YCS) desk tour any at up hr.Sign 1 STARRY SKIESOVERWAWONA Circle CampfireCampgroundhr. Wawona 1 Ranger Campfire Porch(YCS) Hotel hr. Wawona 1 Twilight Stroll 1 Nature Walk withaRanger 1 Nature Walk withaRanger under (YCS) under surpriand Stories shuttle stop #16 stop shuttle Islesnear Happy at Center hrs.Nature 2 1 hr. Ahwahnee Tudor Lounge (YCS) Lounge Tudorhr. Ahwahnee 1 Evening Program—LightDances (YCS) hr.Amphitheater Yosemite1 Lodge Evening Program (YCS) Amphitheater Village hr.Curry 1 CROWS EVENING PROGRAM—RAVENS AND Amphitheater Pines hr.Lower 1 Ranger Program 1 only) 27 (August WEE WILDONES 1-1 BOO BOOS RANGER WALK—YOGI ANDOTHER 1-1 only) 20 (August Yosemite Ranger Walk—Buffalo Soldiersin JUNIOR RANGERS (AAG) permitting weather porch, AdamsGallery Ansel The on meet advance, in up hrs.Sign 2 Camera Walk Campground MeadowsTuolumne Circle,hr. Dana 1 Ranger Campfire (NPS) area parking Dome hrs.Lembert 2 Walk AlongtheRiver ⁄ August 20and27 MONDAY 1 1 2 ⁄ ⁄ 2 2 hr.Amphitheater YosemiteLodge 1 1 hrs. Lower Mariposa G Mariposa hrs.Lower G Mariposa hrs.Lower ⁄ ⁄ 2 2 Program Information hrs. Curry Village Amphitheater Village hrs.Curry Center VisitorValley at hrs.Meet ses geared for children 6 & 6 children for geared ses (kids 8-10)(kids rove Tr rove Tr rove ailhead ailhead 7:15pm 9:30am 8:00pm 2:30pm 12:30pm 10:30am 10:00am 9:30pm 7:00am 8:00pm 2:00pm 10:00am 8:30pm 8:00pm 7:30pm 7:00pm 3:00pm 2:30pm 1:30pm 11:00am Check LocalBulletinBoardsforAdditional 1 Sunset Talk 2 Ranger Walk Creek CampgroundCreek Circle CampfireCampgroundhr. Wawona 1 Ranger Campfire 1 Nature Walk withaRanger 1 Nature Walk withaRanger Isles near shuttle stop #16 (Kodak) #16 stop shuttle Islesnear (Kodak) #16 stop shuttle Islesnear an adult (AAG) adult an by accompanied be must 7 under children 1 Yosemite PhotoTips 1 Yosemite PhotoTips $ (YCS/YI) desk tour any at up hrs. Sign 3 DISCOVER YOSEMITEFAMILY PROGRAM 1 Sunrise PhotoWalk Campground MeadowsTuolumne Circle,hr. Dana 1 Ranger Campfire (NPS) #1 stop shuttle Lodge, hrs.Tuolumne 2 Tuolumne’s Weather Walk (NPS) area parking Dome hrs.Lembert 2 JUNIOR RANGERS (YCS) hr.Amphitheater Yosemite1 Lodge Evening Program (Kodak) Amphitheater Village hr.Curry 1 Picturing ItsTreasures Evening Program—Yosemite, 1 Yosemite Theater—SpiritofJohnMuir 1 PROGRAM WITHS’MORES! OLD-FASHIONED CAMPFIRE 1 Twilight RangerWalk 1 Wanted toKnowAboutBears Ranger Walk—Everything You Always 1 People Ranger Walk—Yosemite’s First $ (YCS/YI) desk tour any at up hrs. Sign 3 DISCOVER YOSEMITEFAMILY PROGRAM 1 CHILDREN’S STORY TIME tour desk (Kodak)desk tour (YCS) $ (YCS) desk tour any or door at Tickets Center) Amphitheater #16 stop shuttle 1 Center ⁄ Ranger Walk—Ranger’s Choice August 21and28 TUESDAY ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ 2 hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS) Pointhr.railing Glacier 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 hr. Front porch Nature Center at Happy at Center hr.Natureporch Front Happy at Center hr.Natureporch Front hr. The Ansel Adams Gallery porch, AdamsGallery Anselhr. The hrs. Meet at phone booth at Bridalveil at booth phone at hrs.Meet hrs. Lower Mariposa G Mariposa hrs.Lower G Mariposa hrs.Lower hrs. Meet in front of Valley VisitorValley of front hrs.in Meet hrs. Sign up/meet at YosemiteLodge at up/meet Sign hrs. hrs. East Auditorium (behind Visitor (behind Auditorium hrs.East $ (YCS) desk tour any at up hrs.Sign YosemiteLodge at hrs.Meet Islesnear Happy at Center hrs.Nature Center VisitorValley behind hrs.Meet Program Information (kids 8-10)(kids rove Tr rove Tr rove ailhead ailhead August 15 - 28, 2001

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY August 15 and 22 August 16 and 23 August 17 and 24 August 18 and 25

1 7:00am Sunrise Photo Walk 7:00am Sunrise Photo Walk 1 ⁄2 hrs. Sign up/ 7:00am Sunrise Photo Walk 7:00am Sunrise Photo Walk 11⁄2 hrs. Sign 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Sign up/meet at Yosemite Lodge meet at Yosemite Lodge tour desk (Kodak) 11⁄2 hrs. Sign up/meet at Yosemite Lodge up/meet at Yosemite Lodge tour desk (Kodak) tour desk (Kodak) 9:30am DISCOVER YOSEMITE FAMILY PROGRAM tour desk (Kodak) 9:00am Camera Walk 2 hrs. Sign up in advance, 9:00am Camera Walk 3 hrs. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS/YI) $ 10:00am Ranger Walk—Yosemite Inspirations meet on The Ansel Adams Gallery porch, 2 hrs. Sign up in advance, meet on The 10:00am Ranger Walk—Yosemite’s Legacy 11⁄2 hrs. South Tunnel View parking area weather permitting (AAG) Ansel Adams Gallery porch, weather 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Meet in front of Valley Visitor Center (off the Wawona Road/Highway 41) 9:30am DISCOVER YOSEMITE FAMILY PROGRAM permitting (AAG) Yosemite Photo Tips 1⁄2 hr. Front porch 10:30am ALL ABOUT BEARS 3 hrs. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS/YI) $ How Do You Catch a Fish in Nature Center at Happy Isles near shuttle (August 24 only) 10:00am YOSEMITE FAMILY ADVENTURE Yosemite? stop #16 (Kodak) 2 hrs. LeConte Memorial Lodge, shuttle (August 25 only) 4 hrs. Shuttle stop #16, 2 hrs. Meet in front of the Village Sport 1 stop #12 () 10:30am Yosemite Photo Tips ⁄2 hr. Front porch bring lunch and water (Sierra Club) Shop (YCS) Nature Center at Happy Isles near shuttle 1:30pm DISCOVER YOSEMITE FAMILY PROGRAM CHILDREN’S PHOTO WALK 10:00am Ranger Walk—Ascending Yosemite stop #16 (Kodak) 3 hrs. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS/YI) $ 1 hr. Ahwahnee Guest Services Desk, parents 1 (strenuous, carry water) 1 ⁄2 hrs. Meet at 1 11:00am CHILDREN’S STORY TIME ⁄2 hr. The 2:30pm Ranger Walk—Industries of the must accompany, limited to 15 (Kodak) Lower Falls parking area near shuttle stop #6 Ansel Adams Gallery porch, children under 7 Ahwahneechee 1:00pm Ranger Walk—River of Mercy CHILDREN’S PHOTO WALK must be accompanied by an adult (AAG) 11⁄2 hrs. Meet behind Valley Visitor Center 11⁄2 hrs. Meet at shuttle stop #11 1 hr. Ahwahnee Guest Services Desk, 1:30pm DISCOVER YOSEMITE FAMILY PROGRAM 3:00pm RANGER WALK—YOGI AND OTHER parents must accompany, limited to 15 1:30pm DISCOVER YOSEMITE FAMILY PROGRAM 3 hrs. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS/YI) $ BOO BOOS 11⁄2 hrs. Meet at Curry Village (Kodak) 3 hrs. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS/YI) $ 2:00pm AQUATIC FIELD TRIP (August 23 only) Amphitheater 1:30pm DISCOVER YOSEMITE FAMILY PROGRAM 3:00pm Ranger Walk—Tree Life in Yosemite 2 hrs. Shuttle stop #16 (Sierra Club) 7:30pm TWILIGHT ADVENTURE: A WALK 1 3 hrs. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS/YI) $ 1 ⁄2 hrs. Meet at The Ahwahnee near 3:00pm Ranger Walk—Everything You Always BACK IN TIME shuttle stop #3 3:00pm Ranger Walk—Bears in Yosemite Wanted to Know About Bears (August 24 only) 1 Fine Print Viewing 1 hr. Sign up in 1 ⁄2 hrs. Nature Center at Happy Isles near (August 23 only) 11⁄2 hrs. Nature Center at 2 hrs. Shuttle stop #18, bring flashlight and shuttle stop #16 Happy Isles near shuttle stop #16 bug repellent (Sierra Club) advance at The Ansel Adams Gallery (AAG) 6:30pm 7:00pm Twilight Ranger Walk 6:00pm ANIMALS AND THEIR SENSES OLD-FASHIONED CAMPFIRE Twilight Stroll 1 1 hr. Outside The Ahwahnee Sweet Shop (YCS) 1 ⁄2 hrs. Meet at Yosemite Lodge (August 23 only) 1 hr. LeConte Memorial PROGRAM WITH S’MORES! 1 Amphitheater Lodge, shuttle stop #12 (Sierra Club) 1 ⁄2 hrs. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS/YI) $ 7:30pm EVENING ADVENTURE: LIFE AFTER

1 DARK (August 25 only) 7:30pm OLD-FASHIONED CAMPFIRE 7:15pm WEE WILD ONES ⁄2 hr. Curry Village 8:00pm Yosemite Theater—Spirit of John Muir 2 hrs. Shuttle stop #11, bring flashlight and PROGRAM WITH S’MORES! Amphitheater Stories and surprises geared 11⁄2 hrs. East Auditorium (behind Visitor 1 bug repellent (Sierra Club) 1 ⁄2 hrs. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS/YI) $ for children 6 & under (YCS) Center) Tickets at door or any tour desk 8:00pm Yosemite Theater—Spirit of John Muir 7:30pm OLD-FASHIONED CAMPFIRE (YCS) $ 8:00pm Ranger Program 1 1 hr. Lower Pines Amphitheater 1 ⁄2 hrs. East Auditorium (behind Visitor PROGRAM WITH S’MORES! How Writers Imagine and Experience Center) Tickets at door or any tour desk (August 23 only) 11⁄2 hrs. Sign up at any the Wilderness John Muir’s Literary Strategy to Save (YCS) $ tour desk (YCS) $ (August 17 only) the World (August 18 only) 8:30pm Evening Program—, 8:00pm Ranger Program (August 23 only) 1 hr. 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Lodge, shuttle stop 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Lodge, shuttle stop Yosemite’s Lost Twin Lower Pines Amphitheater #12 (Sierra Club) #12 (Sierra Club) 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS) Yosemite Theater—John Muir: The Beginnings of the John Muir The Beginnings of the John Muir Evening Program—Yosemite, Conversation With a Tramp 11⁄2 hrs. Trail: Evolution Valley Trail: Muir Pass (August 25 only) Picturing Its Treasures East Auditorium (behind Visitor Center) (August 24 only) 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Lodge, shuttle 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater Tickets at door or any tour desk (YCS) $ 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Lodge, shuttle stop #12 (Sierra Club) (Kodak) The Beginnings of the : stop #12 (Sierra Club) 8:30pm Evening Program Theodore S. Solomons (August 23 only) 8:30pm Evening Program 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (YCS) Evening Program—They Climb in Beauty 1 hr. LeConte Memorial Lodge, shuttle stop 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS) Evening Program—Yosemite, 1 hr. Ahwahnee Tudor Lounge (YCS) #12 (Sierra Club) Evening Program—Yosemite, Picturing Picturing Its Treasures 1 hr. Yosemite 8:30pm Evening Program 1 hr. Curry Village Its Treasures Lodge Amphitheater (Kodak) 9:00pm STARRY SKIES OVER YOSEMITE VALLEY Amphitheater (YCS) 1 hr. Curry Village Amphitheater (Kodak) 9:00pm STARRY SKIES OVER YOSEMITE 1 hr. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS) $ Evening Program—Wildlife of Yosemite VALLEY 1 hr. Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater (YCS) 1 hr. Sign up at any tour desk (YCS) $

12:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 10:00am to Noon & 2:00pm to 4:00pm 10:00am to Noon & 2:00pm to 4:00pm 10:00am to Noon & 2:00pm to 4:00pm 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead Stage Rides 10 min. Purchase tickets near Stage Rides Stage Rides 2:00-4:00pm (NPS) $ 10 min. Purchase tickets near Wawona 10 min. Purchase tickets near Wawona Stage Rides 10 min. Purchase tickets near 12:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger Covered Bridge (NPS) $ Covered Bridge (NPS) $ Wawona Covered Bridge (NPS) $ 11⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 12:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 12:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 1 1 2:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 2:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 1 1 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead 2:00pm Big Trees Photo Walk 2:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 1 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 1 hr. Wawona 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 1 hr. Wawona 2 hrs. Meet in front of the Mariposa Grove 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead Campground Campfire Circle Campground Campfire Circle Gift Shop (YCS) 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 8:30pm Evening Program—Vintage Songs of 8:30pm Evening Program—Vintage Songs of 2:30pm Nature Walk with a Ranger 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire 1 Yosemite or History of Wawona with Yosemite or History of Wawona with 1 ⁄2 hrs. Lower Mariposa Grove Trailhead Circle Tom Bopp 1 hr. Lounge (YCS) Tom Bopp 1 hr. Wawona Hotel Lounge (YCS) 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 1 hr. Wawona Campground Campfire Circle

7:15pm Sunset Talk 2:00pm Ranger Walk 9:30am Ranger Walk (August 17 only) 2:00pm Ranger Walk 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS) (August 16 only) 21⁄2 hrs. Meet at phone booth at Bridalveil 2 hrs. Taft/ parking area on 2 hrs. Taft/Sentinel Dome parking area on Creek Campground Glacier Point Road Glacier Point Road 7:15pm Sunset Talk 7:15pm Sunset Talk 6:45pm Alpenglow Photo Shoot 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS) 1⁄2 hr. Glacier Point railing (NPS) 1 hr. Glacier Point Amphitheater, check for 8:30pm Stars over Yosemite 8:30pm Stars over Yosemite transportation details at Yosemite Lodge 1-2 hrs. Glacier Point Amphitheater, subject 1-2 hrs. Glacier Point Amphitheater, subject tour desk (Kodak) to cancellation if overcast (NPS) to cancellation if overcast (NPS)

1 9:00am Day Hike—Cascades and Domes on the 2:00pm Miwok and Paiute People Walk 10:00am JUNIOR RANGERS (kids 8-10) 7:30am Bird Walk 2 ⁄2 hrs. Lembert Dome parking Trail to Glen Aulin 2 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area (NPS) 2 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area (NPS) area, binoculars available (NPS) 6 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area, bring 8:00pm Ranger Campfire, 2:15pm Lake Exploration 9:15am Day Hike—Gaylor Lakes Basin 6-8 hrs. lunch, water, and rain gear (NPS) 1 hr. Dana Circle, Tuolumne Meadows 2 hrs. , shuttle stop #8, road Meet at Tioga Pass—shuttle bus available, 10:00am Animal Walk Campground marker T-29 (NPS) bring lunch, water, and rain gear (NPS)

2 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area (NPS) 1 9:15pm Night Prowl 6:30pm Music for Parks Walk 11:00am Bear Walk 1 ⁄2 hrs. Tuolumne Campground 1 1:30pm History Walk 1 ⁄2 hrs. Sign-up in advance at Tuolumne 11⁄4 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area (NPS) entrance, parking limited, take shuttle (NPS) 2 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area (NPS) Meadows Visitor Center 209/372-0263 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 2:00pm Special Event—Poetry Festival 7:00pm KIDS’ CAMPFIRE (NPS) 1 hr. Dana Circle, Tuolumne Meadows (August 18 only) 1 hr. Conness Circle, Tuolumne Meadows Campground 1 hr. Parsons Memorial Lodge Campground (NPS) Allow 30 min. to walk there 8:00pm Ranger Campfire Special Event—Granite and the 1 hr. Dana Circle, Tuolumne Meadows Range of Light (August 25 only) Campground 1 hr. Parsons Memorial Lodge 9:30pm Star Party Allow 30 min. to walk there 1 hr. Tuolumne Campground entrance, dress 6:30pm Special—A Place for Music Walk warmly (NPS) (August 18 only) 1 1 ⁄4 hrs. Lembert Dome parking area (NPS) 8:00pm Ranger Campfire 1 hr. Dana Circle, Tuolumne Meadows Campground

Check Local Bulletin Boards for Additional 8:30am Bird Walk 1:00pm Bear Walk 1:00pm Walk Among the Giants 1 1 Program Information 1 ⁄2 hrs. White Wolf Campground entrance 11⁄2 hrs. White Wolf Campground entrance 2 ⁄2 hrs. Tuolumne Grove parking area (NPS) (NPS) (NPS) 7:30pm Ranger Campfire 1 hr. White Wolf 1:00pm Walk Among the Giants 7:30 pm Ranger Campfire 1 hr. 21⁄2 hrs. Tuolumne Grove parking area (NPS) Campground

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WHAT TO DO August 15 - 28, 2001 Glacier Point

Ranger Walks Join a ranger for a walk to discover Yosemite's unique, tucked-away places. See a pioneer cabin near a beautiful meadow, explore the red fir forest in the Canadian life zone, or hike to a seldom-seen waterfall. 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 evenings, a star program will be co-hosted by rangers and volunteers from astronomical societies. Bring warm clothing. On Thursday evenings, photographers will not want to miss the Alpenglow Photo Shoot, led by representatives from Kodak (in association with Yosemite Concession Services).

See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. from Glacier Point NPS Photo Illustration by Jane Gyer

Wawona & Mariposa Grove

Evening Programs bus. Trailers and motor homes are prohibited on Come to a campfire! Share in a park tradition by the Mariposa Grove Road from South Entrance to joining a ranger for an hour of stories, legends, the Mariposa Grove. Due to narrow roads and very and fun. Program topics vary each night and are limited parking, visitors are strongly encouraged to posted in the Wawona Campground. Meet at the use this free bus service to help alleviate congestion amphitheater in the “B” loop of the Wawona and lengthy parking delays. Campground. Discover Wawona's human and natural heritage in a To Get to Mariposa Grove 1 1-hour presentation offered by Yosemite Concession Allow 1 ⁄4 hours driving time to the Mariposa Services (YCS) staff at the Wawona Hotel. Grove from Yosemite Valley. Cars are prohibited beyond the parking area in the Grove, but several See Scheduled Events pages for dates and times. giant sequoias can be seen from there. Information about access for the disabled is available at the Pioneer Yosemite tram boarding area. The access road to the Grove History Center may close intermittently due to limited parking. See horse-drawn wagons, walk across a covered Trailers and motor homes are prohibited on the bridge, and visit historic buildings out of Yosemite's Mariposa Grove Road. Please use the free shuttle past. A visit to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center service between Wawona and the Mariposa Grove. will explain how Yosemite was the inspiration for national parks across America and throughout the Walking through world. The Center is always open, and explanatory the Grove signs and brochures are available. The trailhead for walking up through the Grove Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias NPS Photo Take A Stage Ride is located at the far end of the parking area. Take a stage ride and experience the adventure of Interpretive signs between the trailhead and the Wawona Information horse-drawn stage travel in Yosemite. These 10- Tree provide a self-guiding tour. Written Station at Hill’s Studio minute rides are offered on Wednesdays, from translations are available at the trailhead (Spanish, Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed for 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursdays, Fridays, German, French, Japanese). lunch). Offers information about park activities, Saturdays, and Sundays, from 10:00 a.m. to noon trail information, books, and maps. Located on and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Purchase tickets near DISTANCE & ELEVATION the grounds of the Wawona Hotel, Hill's Studio the Wawona Covered Bridge. $3/adult and was the gallery and art studio of famous 19th $2/child (ages 3-12). DESTINATION DISTANCE FROM TRAILHEAD ELEVATION GAIN century landscape painter, Thomas Hill. Walk from Grizzly Giant 0.8 mile /1.3km 400ft / 122m the hotel or park at the Wawona Store parking Free Mariposa Grove & area and follow the path up the hill. For more Wawona Shuttle Bus Grove Museum 2.1 miles /3.5km 800ft / 292m information call 209/375-9531. The shuttle bus stops at the Wawona Store, South Fallen Tunnel Tree 2.5 miles /4.0km 1,000ft / 305m Wawona Wilderness Center Entrance, and Mariposa Grove. Shuttles operate Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed for daily during the summer beginning at 9:00 a.m. Wawona Point 3.0 miles /4.8km 1,200ft / 438m lunch). Located inside the Information Station. Last shuttle leaves Wawona at 4:30 p.m.; last Indicates facilites accessible for visitors in Wilderness permits, bear canister rentals, trail shuttle leaves the Grove at 6:00 p.m. Visitors may wheelchairs, with assistance. information, books, and maps. park at the Wawona Store to board the shuttle 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 6:00 p.m., running every Crane Flat & 15 to 20 minutes from the boarding area.

Big Oak Flat Mariposa Grove Museum Open 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed for lunch). Offers giant sequoia displays, books, maps, and Big Oak Flat Yosemite’s Other Merced Grove information. Information Station Sequoia Groves Yosemite's quietest stand of sequoias is the Open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. Station is Tuolumne Grove Merced Grove, accessible only on foot. It's a located just inside the park at the Big Oak Flat The Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias is near 2-mile hike into the grove from the Big Oak Entrance Station (Highway 120 West), and Crane Flat at the intersection of the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 West). Located 3.5 offers park orientation material, trail informat- Flat Road (Highway 120 West) and the Tioga miles north of Crane Flat or 4.5 miles south of Yosemite To day ion, books, and maps. Phone 209/379-1899 Road. The former route of the Big Oak Flat the Big Oak Flat entrance, the trailhead is Road leads downhill from Crane Flat into the marked by a post labeled B-10 and a road sign. Big Oak Flat Wilderness Center Published by the National Park Service, in cooperation Tuolumne Grove of Big Trees, a cluster of about Allow about 3 hours for the 4-mile round-trip Wilderness permits available 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 with the Yosemite Concessions Services, Corp. and 25 sequoias. Now closed to cars, this 2-mile hike to this small group of sequoias (about p.m. Located inside the Information Station. the Yosemite Association. Yosemite Today was made (3.2 km) round-trip has an elevation change of 20 trees). Bear canister rentals, trail information, and possible by a grant from the Yosemite Fund. 500 feet (150 meters). The downhill walk is limited map sales. relatively easy, though it is moderately strenuous Editor Bridget McGinniss Kerr on the uphill return. Once in the Tuolumne NPS Coordinator Kristina Rylands Grove, there is an easy half-mile, self-guiding Design and Production Skip Gaynard Designs nature trail. Printing Premier Offset Printing, Inc. Email comments to [email protected]

WHAT TO DO Getting Around

Experience Your Yosemite To day America

August 15 - 28, 2001 Hiking, Biking, and Driving in Yosemite Valley

Trail to Middle Snow Creek Cascade and Tuolumne Meadows

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Lower 1 Yosemite Village/Day Parking Yosemite Royal Fall Arches 2 Yosemite Village V Yosemite Village 3 The Ahwahnee Visitor Center i 4 Degnan’s Ansel Medical Museum Adams Clinic Church 5 Visitor Center 5 Gallery Bowl 4 6 Lower Yosemite Fall 6 9 3 (Service ends at 7:30 p.m.) 10 Village Mirror Lake Trail to Yosemite 2 The (seasonal) Half Store A Dome Columbia L Lodge 11 Ahwahnee 7 Camp 4/ Trailhead Point and 8 k 1 Upper e Day e 8 Yosemite Lodge Yosemite r Parking Fall C mite 9 Visitor Center Camp 4 se Chapel o ek (Sunnyside) 7 Y Housekeeping re Walk-in r Camp a C 10 Yosemite Village e North ay v Ten i Lower Pines R LeConte Pines 11 Sentinel Bridge/Yosemite Chapel d Memorial 12 Stable e 18 Trail to c Lodge r Mirror e 19 M 17 Lake 12 / 21 M 13 20 e LeConte Memorial Lodge 14 rc ed P R Curry 15 ive 13 Bike & Raft Rental YOSEMITE VALLEY Upper r YOSEMITE VALLEY C Village Pines 14 Curry Village DESTINATIONS Campground Reservation P Office Trailhead 15 Upper Pines Campground* V Yosemite C Curry Parking 16 Happy Isles/John Muir Trailhead* Village Village 17 Mirror Lake Junction* L Yosemite A The 16 18 Stable* Lodge Ahwahnee Nature Center Mist Trail and John Muir Trail at Happy Isles to Vernal and Nevada Falls, Half Dome 19 Lower Pines Campground 20 Curry Village YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 21 Bike & Raft Rental For bus schedules to and from the Yosemite area, call 1-877-98-YARTS *Service ends at 8:30 p.m. or visit YARTS online at www.yosemite.com/yarts

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 7 of the Yosemite Guide for a Yosemite Parking Cemetery Adams Wilderness Medical & description of Valley trails and day hikes. Gallery Center ATM Dental Clinic Detailed trail maps are available for Yosemite Post Visitor Information purchase at visitor centers and stores Visitor Museum Office Degnan's Complex: Restrooms throughout the park. Center Deli & Cafe To Gas Station NPS The (no gas in Yosemite Valley) Headquarters The Loft Ahwahnee Paved Bike Path 5 Habitat Yosemite Hiking Trail 9 4 To Yosemite Lodge Roadway I n d Roadway for ia n C Shuttle Bus Only a Yosemite Village n 2 y o

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

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41 To Fresno WHERE TO GO General Park Information

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

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