Yosemite Guide Yosemite July 31, 2013 - September 3, 2013 3, September - 2013 31, July Park National Yosemite in Do to What and Go to Where NPS Photo NPS Point Inspiration at stage Horse-drawn Volume 38, Issue 6 Issue 38, Volume Park National Yosemite America Your Experience Yosemite, CA 95389 Yosemite, 577 PO Box Service Park National US DepartmentInterior of the Year-round Route: Valley Yosemite Valley Shuttle Valley Visitor Center Upper Summer-only Routes: Yosemite Shuttle System El Capitan Fall Yosemite Shuttle Village Express Lower Shuttle Yosemite The Ansel Fall Adams l Medical Church Bowl i Gallery ra Clinic Picnic Area l T al Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System F e E1 5 P2 t i 4 m e 9 Campground os Mirror r Y 3 Uppe 6 10 2 Lake Parking seasonal The Ahwahnee Picnic Area 11 P1 1 North Camp 4 Yosemite E2 Housekeeping Pines Restroom 8 Lodge Lower 7 Chapel Camp Pines Walk-In Campground LeConte 18 Memorial 12 21 19 Lodge 17 13a 20 14 Swinging Campground Bridge Recreation 13b Reservations Rentals Curry 15 Village Upper Sentinel Visitor Parking Pines Beach E5 il Trailhead a r r T te Parking e n il i w M in r u d 16 o e Nature Center El Capitan F s lo c at Happy Isles Picnic Area Glacier Point E3 no shuttle service closed in winter Vernal 72I4 ft Fall 2I99 m l M Trai il ist Cathedral Tra E4 op h Beach Lo or M ey ses erce all only d R V iver The Valley Visitor Shuttle operates from 7 am to 10 pm and serves stops in numerical order. Shuttles run daily every 10 to 20 minutes, depending on time of day. The El Capitan Shuttle operates from 9 am to 6 pm. Shuttles run daily during summer every 30 minutes. The Express Shuttle operates from 9 am to 6 pm. Shuttles run daily during summer every 20 minutes. US DepartmentInterior of the Stop # Location 1 Visitor Parking 8 Yosemite Lodge 16 Happy Isles Postage and Fee Paid Fee and Postage 2 10 Yosemite Village 11 Sentinel Bridge 17 MirrorIllilouette Lake Trailhead Third Class Mail Class Third Fall 3 The Ahwahnee 12 LeConte / Housekeeping Camp 18 Stable 4 Degnan’s Deli 13a 21 Recreation Rentals 19 Pines Campgrounds 5 9 E1 Valley Visitor Center 13b Curry Village E3 El Capitan Picnic Area 14 20 E4 G 83 6 Lower Yosemite Fall Curry Village Parking El Capitan Bridge 7 E2 Camp 4 15 Upper Pines Campground E5 Four Mile Trailhead i Experience Your America Yosemite National Park Yosemite Guide July 31, 2013 - September 3, 2013 Seasonal Highlights Keep this Guide with you to get the most out of your trip to Yosemite National Park hat do you want to do with Yosemite: A Buffalo Soldier Remembers. your special time in Join Yosemite filmmaker Steven M. WYosemite? Whether you want Bumgardner on Mondays for Filmmaking to get your heart rate up with a strenuous on the Edge. Yosemite Search & Rescue hike, read a book in a quiet spot, or just delivers gripping stories every Tuesday. hang out in a picnic area or campground Veteran performer Lee Stetson performs with friends, in summer, the days are long Conversation with a Tramp: An Evening and the possibilities abound! with John Muir on Wednesdays and John Walk to a Waterfall Muir Among the Animals Thursdays. Yosemite Valley is famous for its awe- Legendary climber Ron Kauk presents inspiring waterfalls; each as distinct as the award-winning film Return to the granite cliffs they dive over. While Balance: A Climber’s Journey every Friday Yosemite Falls may be dry by August, & Saturday. Purchase tickets at Yosemite Bridalveil, Vernal, and Nevada Falls flow Conservancy Bookstores or Tour & all year. Be safe! Water ways, including Activity Desks. See page 6 for details. rivers, streams, and lakes, can be Get Outdoors With Yosemite dangerous. Conservancy Visit the other valley, Hetch Hetchy Yosemite Conservancy is passionate Hetch Hetchy provides spectacular about sharing Yosemite’s wonders. vistas, waterfalls, and miles of hiking Summit Half Dome with an expert opportunities. You can help protect this leading you every step of the way or important watershed during our visit. explore the fascinating natural history of Day-hikers and backpackers are required the Sierra Nevada with an experienced to go to the bathroom at least 100 feet Half Dome NPS Photo naturalist. Looking for a custom Yosemite away from water, trails, and camp areas. Get outside and enjoy your park! experience? Contact us to plan a custom Bury human waste six inches deep, pack adventure for your family or group. Summer offers spectacular views of waterfalls, great hiking, and endless out toilet paper and all other trash. Visit www.yosemiteconservancy.org/ other opportunities for recreation. adventures or 209/379-2317 ext. 10 to Travel Back in Time find your adventure today. See page 6 for Visit Wawona’s Pioneer Yosemite History explore with the family. (See page 12 for expert from The Ansel Adams Gallery. details. Center and join “Buckshot” for a horse- more!) Several classes are offered each week. Volunteer in Yosemite drawn stage ride! These 10-minute rides Learn more and sign up at The Ansel Yosemite Art Center Workshops Over 9,500 volunteers donated more than introduce you to an early chapter in Adams Gallery located in Yosemite Yosemite Conservancy invites you to 187,000 hours of service to Yosemite last Yosemite’s history. Fun for the whole Village at shuttle stops #5 and #9. (See participate in one of our enriching and year, restoring native habitat, working family. (See pages 8 and 9 for history pages 6 and 7 for times and meeting fun art workshops held Monday-Saturday in visitor centers, serving as camp hosts, center and other program information.) places.) in Yosemite Valley and Tuesday-Saturday studying wildlife, cleaning up litter and Stroll with a Ranger in Wawona. There is a registration fee of Discover the Night Sky more. Would you like to serve? We Learn about the wonders of the park on a $10 per visitor. Register in advance by Attend the “Starry Skies Over Yosemite have group and individual volunteer ranger-guided stroll. Programs are offered calling 209/372-1442. Yosemite Valley Valley” for a wild ride through opportunities, both short term and long daily throughout the park on a variety of workshops take place at the Yosemite the universe to learn about stars, term. Learn more at: www.nps.gov/yose/ topics including waterfalls, trees, bears, Art Center located next to the Village constellations, planets, meteors, and supportyourpark/volunteer.htm geology, and more. (See area program Store. Art supplies, gifts and original other night sky features, all from the or call the volunteer office at 209/379- grids on pages 6, 7, 9, and 11.) art are available for purchase. Open comfort of Yosemite Valley. Sign up at any 1850. Have Fun with the Family daily 9am-4:30pm (closed at 12pm for tour desk. Learn about Yosemite, meet a park lunch). Children and youth art sessions Go to the Theater ranger, and have a blast by becoming a take place at the Yosemite Art Center Yosemite Theater LIVE! presents Yosemite Junior Ranger or Yosemite Little Monday-Thursday. compelling live performances every night! Cub. Check in with any visitor center to Take a Photography Class Celebrate Yosemite’s history Sundays find out how. Stop by the Nature Center Learn how to best capture the landscape with park ranger Shelton Johnson as at Happy Isles for another great place to of Yosemite by joining a photography Sargent Elizy Boman in The Forgotten Access for People with Disabilities What’s Inside: Accessible parking, lodging, tours, and activities are available throughout the park. For a complete list of accessible services, recreational opportunities, Emergency Information 01 Seasonal Highlights and exhibits, pick up an updated Yosemite Accessibility Guide which Emergency Dial 911 is available at park entrance stations, visitor centers, and online at 04 Yosemite Valley www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm, or call a park Yosemite Village Garage offers 24-hour emergency roadside accessibility coordinator at 209/379-1035 for more information. assistance 08 Wawona For up-to-date road, weather, and park information: 09 Tuolumne Meadows Sign language interpreting is available for deaf and hard-of-hearing 209/372-0200 visitors upon advance request. Please contact the park’s deaf services Medical Clinic (in Yosemite Valley) Open 7 days per week from 9:00 12 Become a Junior coordinator (209/379-5250) (v/txt) to request an interpreter. A full- AM to 7:00 PM for primary and urgent care needs. Ranger time interpreter is in the park until August 24. A public videophone is Phone: 209/372-4637 available at Yosemite Lodge. Assistive Listening Devices are available 13 Wildlife at the Valley Visitor Center. Audio tours are available for the Yosemite Dental Clinic (In Yosemite Valley) 209/372-4200 Valley Visitor Center and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Refer 16 Camping to the Accessibility Guide, or contact an accessibility coordinator for Lost and Found more information. 17 Hiking To inquire about items lost or found at one of Yosemite’s restaurants, Accessible parking spaces are available just west of the Yosemite 18 Feature Story hotels, lounges, shuttle buses or tour services, call 209/372-4357. For Valley Visitor Center. To reach these, enter the Valley on Southside items lost or found in other areas of the park, call 209/379-1001. Drive. Turn left on Sentinel Drive. Turn left on Northside Drive, and 19 Supporting Your Park follow the blue and white signs.