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  • Yosemite Association Offers A Very Special Mothers Day in Yosemite

    Here’s the perfect gift to show your mother or wife just how special she is and how much you appreciate her. The Yosemite Association is offering Mother’s Day in Yosemite. Mothers who attend will get a champagne brunch at the Ahwahnee hotel, a special gift, and an interpretive tour of Yosemite Valley. Yosemite Association; “Held…

  • See America’s National Parks and Yosemite in Style Aboard The American Orient Express

    Have you dreamed of being lulled to sleep by the click-clack-click-clack of steel wheels only to wake up in one of the most beautiful places America has to offer? Or maybe you’ve dreamed of seeing America’s national parks without the headache of driving, making reservations, cooking dinner, or loading the kids in the car. If…

  • Magnificent Natural Beauty of Yosemite Worth Celebrating

    BostonHerald.com: “The sun was up, but the ghost of a moon clung stubbornly to the flawless blue sky.      Out of the stillness of the valley floor suddenly rose a chorus of coyotes’ cries. The sounds echoed off the canyon walls of Yosemite National Park, rising and falling in complex layers.      Downstairs in the Great Lounge…

  • Further upgrades for Yosemite digs

    SF Gate: “In contrast to its seemingly unalterable granite walls, giant Sequoias and waterfalls, Yosemite National Park’s manmade features saw major changes in 2004, with more coming this year. The grand Ahwahnee Hotel’s flurry of remodeling, from carpets to bedding to coffee-makers, continues in 2005 with renovation of the costly Mary Curry Tresidder and Library…

  • Christmas in the High Sierra

    OC Metro: “When most people think of staying at a historical hotel in Yosemite, they think of the Ahwahnee, the great stone and timber lodge that sits in massive harmony with nature on the floor of Yosemite Valley. Built on a grand scale and in record time in the 1920s, the Ahwahnee has been around…

  • 20th Annual Chef’s Holidays

    Yosemite will host its 20th annual Chef’s Holidays in Yosemite from Jan. 9 through Feb. 5. The eight-session program brings some of the best chefs in California, Texas and New York to the park for three days of culinary talks, demonstrations and dinners. The dates are Jan. 9-11, Jan. 11-13, Jan. 16-18, Jan. 18-20, Jan.…

  • Bracebridge Dinner: A Holiday Feast

    IF you’re looking for a taste of 17th century England then the Ahwahnee’s Bracebridge Dinner is for you. The Bracebridge has been a holiday tradition in the park since 1927 and combines romantic, period dress with exceptional food and a good time. The Bracebridge Dinner is a unique Ahwahnee Christmas tradition of grand proportion. Held…

  • 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…