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  • Santa’s on His Way to the Yosemite Area

    If you’re in Yosemite this weekend be sure to grab the kids and head over to Mariposa on Saturday for the 10th annual Merry Mountain Christmas Festival and Parade where you can get great food, have lots of fun, see the parade and let the kids meet Santa Claus. Yosemite Mariposa.com: “The festivities begin on…

  • Yosemite Climbing Association Facelift On The Way

    Yosemite is a beautiful place but by the end of summer it can be a little messy from the millions of visitor feet tromping up and down trails bringing with them thousands of pounds of garbage and debris. That’s why every year the Yosemite Climbing Association organizes a park-wide cleanup to help restore the park…

  • Mommy’s-to-Be Get Pampered at the Tenaya Lodge

    I think I’ve mentioned before that my wife and I are expecting our second child and although it’s too late for us here’s a really cool treat all the Daddy-to-Be’s can get for the Mommy-to-Be’s, a Pregnancy Massage at the Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite. Tenaya Lodge: “Our certified massage therapists provide a nurturing treatment designed…

  • Conservation Groups Side With NPS Over Yosemite Plan

    Seven environmental groups are siding with the National Park Service in the upcoming battle over whether or not repairs to facilities in the Valley should continue. Groups join Park Service in court fight over Yosemite – Los Angeles Times: “Seven conservation and recreation groups are throwing their support behind the National Park Service in its…

  • Yosemite Celebrating National Parks Week April 21st – 29th

    April 21st – 29th is National Parks Weeks and Yosemite has lots of fun and exciting things planned to celebrate. Evening Events Friday, April 21 Special Earth Day Eve Family Program: music and fun with Adam Burns and friends 7:00 Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater Saturday, April 22 Lee Stetson, Actor: “An Earth Day Visit with John…

  • Will my cell phone work in Yosemite Valley?

    Meredith wrote in with a good question: I’m planning a trip to Yosemite in mid-April. I was just wondering if my cell phone will work in the valley. Well the answer is a definite maybe. I have a GSM phone through Cingular and I can’t get signal after Groveland or Mariposa or Oakhurst. Non-GSM phones,if…

  • I’m traveling up to Yosemite next week, what are the road conditions we need to be prepared for?

    Ben writes in to ask: I’m traveling with my family (3 young kids) in a minivan up to Yosemite from the Bay Area next week (to stay in Yosemite lodge). What are the road conditions we need to be prepared for? Do we need to get chains? The forecast is for snow this weekend but…

  • It’s Snow-Fun in Yosemite

    There’s nothing that compares to winter in Yosemite. The new fallen snow. The beauty of the natural landscape. Except possibly seeing it all by moonlight. That’s right, the moonlight snowshoe walks are back and Yosemite could never be much more beautiful than it is. Description: a two mile snowshoe to an overlook in the beauty…

  • Life in Yosemite by TB

    “I worked in Yosemite for a short time in April of 2000 as a tour guide. It was my plan to work that summer from April to September. Actually I never got past the training phase and decided it was not for me but that should not in any way influence your decision. I have…

  • Important Yosemite Phone Numbers

    Important Yosemite Phone Numbers Reservations Lodging Reservations (559) 253-5635 Camping Reservations (800) 436-7275 Information Road & Weather Conditions (209) 372-0200 Badger Pass Ski Area Ski Conditions (209) 372-8430 Ski School (209) 372-8432 Cross Country Center (209) 372- 8444 Yosemite Mountaineering School (209) 372-8344 Bike Rentals Curry Village (summer only) (209) 372-8319 Yosemite Lodge (summer only)…