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A place to read, eat, drink coffee or beer, meet people from all over the world and generally enjoy life, this cafe has a lot to offer. When it is cold, you can sit by the fireplace or wander out to the glass-enclosed deck to v... more
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Mariposa is close to the southern entrance of Yosemite. The county has much to offer, both as a gateway to the park and with its own historical background. The bureau lists lodging, dining, campgrounds, museums, recreation and... more
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Sponsored by the Yosemite Association, this series of seminars changes annually and ranges from birding to backpacking to writing. For example, Birds of Southern Yosemite is a summer class which studies the forest-dwelling blue... more
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Open year-round (weather permitting), this center is the place to start when you enter Yosemite from the east via Highway 120. Located about a mile inside the east entrance, the center offers maps, books, park orientation mater... more
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This graveyard dates back to the 1800s. Its location, just west of the Yosemite Museum Gallery, was originally far away from the normal traffic flow. Today, it is an interesting, peaceful spot. Perfect for visiting genealogists... more
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The Yosemite Institute is a non-profit organization and offers special residential programs for students, youngsters and families, in which information about nature and nature studies is provided. This 30 year old program is co... more
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Recognized by the National Park Service as one of the best interpretive programs in the park system, this theater features productions aimed at helping people understand the park. For example, The Tramp and the Roughrider drama... more
Real Travelers who've been here
Tim P said
…) bit of the valley! First I went to the Yosemite theatre, which shows a documentary about… continue reading »
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Pete Devine, naturalist, will be your guide for this popular course in (and about) the diverse Yosemite Valley. The adventure includes lessons in astronomy, zoology, ecology, botany and geology, and is a great course for the en... more
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This two-day outdoor adventure is lead by local naturalist, Michael Ross. Designed especially for plant lovers, the outing focuses on hiking the area surrounding beautiful Glacier Point. During the hikes, participants will stud... more
Midpines Travel Experiences
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Day 2 -Mountains, Rockfaces, waterfalls....
And Miles to go before I sleep.....We woke up and regretted that we had to leave this place by early afternoon. We had planned to get up... Continue reading »
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Yosemite!
We loved visiting Yosemite National Park! Though overcrowded and overdeveloped, the park is just beautiful. Some of the most... Continue reading »
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A picture is worth a thousand words
Let me preface this entry by saying it is 11:00pm and I had to walk from our lodge to the main lobby about 400 yards away in Yosemite val... Continue reading »
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Yosemite NP
A diamond in the rough? Not quite. This is the Hope Diamond. The crown jewel. The big kahuna. I hate to foll... Continue reading »
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Leaping waterfalls and ice-sculpted canyons
Yosemite attracts the finest rock climbers from all over the world to scale its solid, sheer, granite rock wall of El Capitan. However, t... Continue reading »
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