Where to Go and What to Do in Yosemite National Park Vol. 5 Issue 14 Experience Yosemite To day Your America Hetch Hetchy Yosemite N (No Swimming or Boating) Wilderness To 395 November 1 - Lake Wapama & Eleanor Tueeulala Falls Rancheria Lee Falls Falls Mount Vining November 28, 2005 O’Shaughnessy Conness Kolana Rock 12,590 ft 120 Dam Pate Valley 3,836 m T River Hetch uolumne Hetchy d uolumne r Glen Aulin Tioga a e T Rive o Backpackers' th R of Pass n y Campground yo h G d Can Waterwheel c ran Entrance Hetch t (Wilderness e Falls Hetchy Hetch H Permit Required) Entrance Lembert Dome Fork Yosemite White na Mount Camp Da To Wolf Dana Mather E v e 120 r National Park g re d e Mount a n o Tuolumne Big R R d Hoffmann o a May a L a o g Oak 10,850 ft y d R io Meadows e a Lake T g 3,307 m ll Flat io F T o r Entrance k ROAD Porcupine Tenaya Yosemite Flat Lake Hodgdon ne Due to construction, you 120 m Ri Creek INFO lu ve Meadow o r S rk Tu Olmsted To outh Fo may experience short delays Manteca Point or temporary detours on some Tuolumne North ek Clouds park roads. Call 209/372-0200 Grove Valley Dome re C Rest Tamarack Visitor ya Yosemite ena Mount for recorded road information. Flat Falls T B Center Crane ig Lyell Yosemite O r Merced Flat Half ve 13,114 ft ak F Ri l Dome d 3,997 m Grove a Valley e t c Merced Trailhead R er OVERNIGHT PARKING o H M a o wy El Capitan Lake d T 120 Glacier Parking along Tioga Road and Glacier Point Point Vernal Fall & Road (beyond Badger Pass Ski Area) will be Arch Tunnel Bridalveil Sentinel Nevada Rock View Fall Dome Fall limited to day use. No overnight parking will El Entrance Portal Il lilo uett Yosemite e C Inyo be permitted. ree r d k National To e Glacie int R Wilderness iv r Po Forest Merced M R erced 140 Chinquapin Badger Bridalveil Yosemite Pass Creek West Ski Road Open W Area S o a Closed for u w t Season Seasonal Road h o ork F M n (Closed if snow present) erce a d River R o a d Ranger Station Food Service k e e r C a Lodging ln ua hiln WawonaC Campground Wawona Store Campground r h F ced Rive Sout ork Mer Peaks and Landmarks Sierra Pioneer National Yosemite Gas Station Forest History South Mariposa Sierra Center Grove Entrance National 05 km 5 miles Shuttle Bus Route Forest Roadway 41 To Fresno Shuttle Bus Only 8 Shuttle Bus Stop Trailhead Ride the Free Bike Path Hiking Path Yosemite Valley Shuttle Bus Map Yosemite Valley Campground Shuttle Bus Picnic Area Upper Shuttle buses operate daily at 30-minute Food Service Yosemite Fall intervals. All buses follow the same route, Lodging i serving stops in numerical order. Store Restroom Visitor Center Trail to SCHEDULE Middle Located in Yo semite Snow Creek P Accessible Parking Cascade and 7:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. Village. Park and walk Tuolumne Medical Clinic or take the free Meadows Lower shuttle bus. Royal 1 i Information Yosemite Arches Yosemite Village / Day Parking N Fall Map not to scale 2 Yosemite Village Half Dome 3 Yosemite Village Washington The Ahwahnee Column 4 P Visitor Yosemite Village / Degnan’s Complex i Church 5 Center Bowl 5 4 Mirror Lake Visitor Center 9 3 No bicycles 6 beyond this (seasonal) 6 Yosemite 10 point Lower Yosemite Fall Lodge 2 P The Ahwahnee Trail to 8 11 7 Camp 4/Upper Yosemite Fall Trailhead Columbia Point 1 P k Day e and Upper e P 8 r Parking Yosemite Lodge Yosemite Fall C ite em Chapel Camp 4 os 9 Y k Visitor Center Walk-in 7 Housekeeping ee Camp Cr North naya 10 Lower Pines Te Yosemite Village LeConte Pines Swinging Memorial 18 Stable 11 Bridge Lodge 12 Trail to Sentinel Bridge / Yosemite Chapel M 19 17 Mirror Lake e 21 M rce d er e 12 Riv 20 rc This map is not suitable for Housekeeping Camp / 13 A ed R 13 B 14 ive hiking. Detailed trail maps LeConte Memorial Lodge 15 Upper r Sentinel P Pines are available for purchase at Beach Curry 13A PARK HERE Village visitor centers and stores Curry Village Rental Center P throughout the park. 13B Trailhead See the Guide to Yosemite Curry Village Registration Desk e Yellow From the Valley take v Parking i Pine r for descriptions of Valley 14 D Southside Drive (one way) Curry Village Parking e d day hikes. i s h Just beyond Chapel, turn rt 15 o Four Mile 16 Upper Pines Campground* N Trail to left at the stop sign onto Glacier Point Sentinel Drive e 16 Happy Isles / John Muir Trailhead* riv (open when Nature Center Mist Trail and John Muir Trail D de at Happy Isles to Vernal and Nevada Falls, Half Dome thsi conditions permit) Drive over bridge; at stop Sou Vernal 17 Mirror Lake Junction* sign, turn right Fall PARKING AREA is located 18 Stable* on Northside Drive Vernal 19 Fall Lower Pines Campground Footbridge 20 Curry Village Parking 21 Curry Village Rental Center YOSEMITE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM * No service after dark. Service to these For bus schedules to and from the Yosemite area, call 1-877-98-YARTS locations ceases after the first major snow. or visit YARTS online at www.yarts.com WHERE TO GO Scheduled Events Programs SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WE November 6, 13, 20 & 27 November 7, 14, 21 & 28 November 1, 8, 15, & 22 Nove printed in color are especially 9:00am WEE WILD ONES 10:30am Ranger Talk—Yosemite’s First People 9:00am Photography Walk 9:00am WEE 1 (November 27 only) ⁄2 hr. Inside Yosemite Museum (NPS) 2+ hrs. Limited space advance sign-up (Novem for children and 45 min 45 min. Stories and activities for kids 6 and 2:00pm Ranger Walk—A Changing Yosemite required. Meet at The Ansel Adams Gallery under. their families. under. Ahwahnee Great Lounge Fireplace 1 hr. Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center conditions permitting (AAG) (DNC) (DNC) (NPS) 10:30am Ranger Talk—Yosemite’s First People 1 10:30am Ranger Talk—Yosemite’s First People ⁄2 hr. Inside Yosemite Museum (NPS) 10:30am Range 7:30pm Evening Program 1 1 ⁄2 hr. I NPS = National Park ⁄2 hr. Inside Yosemite Museum (NPS) 1 hr. Check local postings for venue and Noon Yosemite Forum—Meadows, Service 2:00pm Ranger Walk—Rivers and Waterfalls topic (DNC) Wetlands and Floodplains 2:00pm Range DNC = Delaware 1 hr. Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center (November 8 only) 1 hr. F North (NPS) 1 hr. Yosemite Valley Visitor Center (NPS) Companies at 7:30pm Auditorium (NPS) 7:30pm Eveni Yosemite Film - Ansel Adams 1 hr. Check local postings for venue & topic 2:00pm Ranger Walk—Bears 1 hr. C AAG = The Ansel (AAG) 1 hr. Front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center topic ( Adams (NPS) Gallery 7:30pm Evening Program AAC = American (except November 1) Alpine Club 1 hr. Check local postings for venue and SC = Sierra Club Yosemite Valley Yosemite topic (DNC) YA = Yosemite Association YF = Yosemite Fund $ = Programs offered for a fee 5:30pm Vintage Music of Yosemite 5:30pm Vinta Indicates facilities 4 hrs. Live music with pianist/singer 4 hrs. accessible for visitors Tom Bopp. Wawona Hotel lounge (DNC) Tom B in wheelchairs. Short Wawona steep inclines may be encountered. Yosemite Valley Visitor Center and Yosemite Cemetery Bookstore This historic cemetery is located across the street Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located in Yosemite and just west of the Yosemite Museum. People Village just west of the main post office (shuttle buried here include American Indians and others stops #5 and #9). Information, maps, books, who played an important role in the development exhibits, bear canister rental and self-registration for of what is now Yosemite National Park. A Guide wilderness permits. TTY to the Yosemite Cemetery is available at the FILM Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. Spirit of Yosemite This inspiring state-of-the-art visitor orientation The Ansel Adams Gallery film provides a stunning overview of Yosemite's Located in Yosemite Village next to the Yosemite splendor. It is shown every 30 minutes from Valley Visitor Center. Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. The Gallery offers the work of Ansel Sunday noon to 4:30 p.m. in the Yosmeite Valley Adams, contemporary photographers and other fine Visitor Center Theater. Closed captioning available. artists. In addition, a wide selection of handcrafts, books, gifts, digital services and photography supplies are offered. Scheduled activities are listed on the Yosemite Museum front porch of the Gallery. For more information, call Located in Yosemite Village next to the Yosemite 209-372-4413 or visit www.anseladams.com. Valley Visitor Center. GALLERY EXHIBIT FEATURES Water as Inspiration Tunnel View After a Storm Photo by Colleen Brown Indian Cultural Exhibit October 24 - November 24 Open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed for lunch). You are invited to this diverse group show celebrating Displays interpret the cultural history of Yosemite's water in all its forms—raging waterfalls, pure snow, native Miwuk and Paiute people from 1850 to the rain clouds, mist and icy rivers stir the imagination present.