Category: Local

  • Don’t Just Drive Through, Stop. You Won’t Regret It

    A lot of time travelers are so focused on their destination they miss things around them. The little resort community of Groveland just outside Yosemite on Route 120 is one of those things often overlooked. But Groveland has a lot to offer as pointed out in this article in

  • No Entrance Fee Increase Next Year

    Though it will take a projected $1.2 million in revenue from the NPS budget next year, the National Park Service has decided to waive the entrance fee increase for Yosemite. This is good news for local communities surrounding the park who rely on tourist money. Fresno Bee: Vehicle fees to get into Yosemite National Park…

  • Keeping a Part of History

    The Sierra Nevada is full of interesting and diverse places to see in and around Yosemite National Park. On one of my more favorite roads is an old cabin standing in a fabulous meadow. I’d seen the name of the cabin on the map but I’d never stopped to find out its story. Last weekend…

  • Thank God for The Highwayman

    Chains are as important when traveling in the mountains in winter as the close you wear to protect you from the cold. If you’re planning on making a trip to Yosemite this winter it’s not only recommended you carry chains, it’s required by law. If you live in Southern California you’re in luck though, you’re…

  • Yosemite’s Famous Haunts

    Modbee.com: Mysteries haunt Yosemite and Groveland hotels “Yosemite National Park has many loyal visitors, but perhaps the most loyal are those of the ghostly variety, many of which are said to have inhabited the historic halls of The Ahwahnee and Wawona Hotel for years. Taking into account their long and sometimes dramatic histories — The…