YOSEMITE SOUTHGATE LODGE

Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park captures the flavor of 19th Century life in the Sierra Nevada foothills and mountains of Central California.

The museum complex is built around two restored and furnished homes dating to the 1870s. Both have been designated by the State of California as Points of Historical Interest for their unique construction styles once common throughout Northern California, but virtually unknown today. They were saved from demolition, moved to Fresno Flats Historical Park and restored by the volunteers of Sierra Historic Sites Association, as were a pair of early-day one-room schools, two 19th Century jails and several other farm buildings.

Hours Open: Grounds open from dawn to dusk; Museum hours: Daily 10am – 2pm

Seasons Open: Closed January & February

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Yosemite Southgate Hotel and Suites is conveniently located nearby day and overnight tours to you can enjoy a tour de Yosemite. They provide Day Tours to all of the highlights of Yosemite National Park. It includes park fees, snacks, and water. There is a brief pause at the food court in the valley at Yosemite Lodge for lunch.

Day Tours

Adventurers are picked up in the morning, spend the entire day touring Yosemite National Park, and then brought back to your door by the end of the day.

Overnight Tours

There is pick up in the morning, you can spend the night at a hotel of your choice in the Yosemite area, and then next day will be spent touring Yosemite, which concludes with coming back by the end of the day.

Includes: Park fees, snacks, and water are complimentary

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Yosemite is known for its scenic beauty, but with prolific waters including the Merced, Stanislaus and Tuolumne, anglers hope the fun fishing is still a bit of a secret.

The Sierra Nevada, from Yosemite National Park south, through the Sierra National Forest, King’s Canyon and Sequoia National Parks, offer up some great fly fishing opportunities. From Yosemite’s Upper Tuolumne and Merced Rivers, south to the San Joaquin, Kings River and Kaweah Rivers, Sierra Fly Fisher Tours offers the finest guided trips, instruction and camps in California’s Sierra Nevada. The fly fisherman will enjoy quality fishing conditions in uncrowded waters while angling for wild trout.

It requires a deposit on any trip booked. You must cancel any booked trip before one full month of the original date booked, or Sierra Fly Fisher will retain your deposit with no type of refund issued. If canceled before that time, you will be issued a gift certificate for the full price of your deposit. Any trip canceled with less than 14 days notice will be charged the full price of the outing. All equipments are provided there.

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The numerous spectacular sights of Yosemite continue to delight and enthrall visitors coming from various parts of the world. You can get to see some of the most natural scenic areas including gorgeous waterfalls, thrilling cliffs, amazing wildlife and many splendorous trees and plants.

Yosemite National Park is located in the central Sierra Nevada of California. Yosemite features about 250 Giant Sequoia Trees within three Sequoia Groves and also home to some of the most stunning natural artifacts like El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, Half Dome and Glacier Point, amongst others.

If you are planning to visit Yosemite National Park in California, there are many affordable & budget friendly lodges which provide the great accommodations. The Yosemite Southgate Lodge offers a variety of accommodation choices that range from affordable guestrooms to detached cottages. For more info visit: http://www.yosemitesouthgate.com/

Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California, United States, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature samples of the tree. Two of its trees are among the 25 largest Giant Sequoias in the world.

The Mariposa Grove was first visited by non-natives in 1857 when Galen Clark and Milton Mann found it. They named the grove after Mariposa County, California, where the grove is located.

The Giant Sequoia named Grizzly Giant is between probably 1900–2400 years old: the oldest tree in the grove.  In 1932, park officials claimed it as the fifth largest (by volume) tree in the world, but other trees were subsequently found to be larger. It has a volume of 34,010 cubic feet (963 m³), and is counted as the 25th largest tree in the world. It is 210 feet (64 m) tall, and has a heavily buttressed base with a basal circumference of 28 m (92 ft) or a diameter of 30 feet (9.1 m); above the buttresses at 2.4 m above ground, the circumference is only 23 m. Grizzly Giant’s first branch from the base is 2 m (6 ft) in diameter. Another tree, the Wawona Tree, had a tunnel cut through it in the nineteenth century that was wide enough for horse-drawn carriages and early automobiles to drive through. Weakened by the large opening at its base, the tree fell down in a storm in 1969.

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One of the best ways to experience Yosemite is by taking a hike. Yosemite is an internationally recognized park with breath taking granite cliffs, waterfalls, and world’s tallest sequoia trees spread out at the 1,200 square-mile park with thousands of lakes and ponds. The park contains 350 miles of roads and 800 miles of hiking trails that include hiking on top of water falls.

Half dome is the most popular and famous park for hiking. Reaching the top can only be done after rangers have installed fixed cables. Depending on snow conditions, this may occur as early as late May or as late as July. Cables usually come down in mid-October. Hikers are mesmerized by the shear 3,000 feet vertical rock walls and the spider-like rock climber. There are many waterfalls on the way making the hikers relaxed and fantasized.

A few things to be considered while hiking:

• Always try to stay on trails as taking shortcuts causes trail erosion and is both dangerous and illegal
• Carry and drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration
• Pets and bicycles are only permitted on bike paths
• Horses and mules have the right of way on trails
• Travel carefully and at your own risk as trails are not maintained regularly
• Smoking while traveling on trails is prohibited, though you may smoke while stopped, dispose of cigarette butts in a trash receptacle

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If you want to see Yosemite from a perspective a little different from the norm, why not try viewing it from the back of a horse or for the truly adventurous, a mule.

There are several locations inside of the park where you do horseback riding in Yosemite. The Yosemite Valley stable offers a two hour ride to Mirror Lake, as well as a half day ride to Clark’s Point which provides a marvelous view of Vernal Falls.

If you want to walk, or well, trot in the footsteps of the pioneers, then stop off at the tranquil Wawona stable and sign up for a two hour ride along the Historic Wagon Road. The flat terrain makes the ride perfect for beginners. They also offer a half day ride up to Chilnuala Falls.

And if you happen to visit during our snowier months, then you’re in for a treat. Festive sleigh rides are available just off of highway 41, at Yosemite Trails. The sleighs are pulled by traditional Belgian Draft horses that even jingle.

There is something here for everyone. Winter or summer, spring or fall, don’t be a stranger and come visit Yosemite and its equine population soon.

Visit these links for more information:
http://www.yosemitetrails.com/
http://www.yosemitepark.com/mule-horseback-rides.aspx

Ever wonder what to do after you have left Yosemite National Park? Well, cruise on up to beautiful Bass Lake, located just 14 miles outside Yosemite National Park.

Bass Lake offers plenty to do for the whole family. There, you can rent a Patio Boat, Ski Boats or even some Jet Skis. After being out on the lake all day, pull the boat up to shore and relax by having a BBQ under the stars or get the family together and enjoy a nice picnic. For the man in your life, there is plenty of fishing to do (don’t forget to get your fishing license).

If BBQ or picnics aren’t your thing, you can go up the road and enjoy a delicious hamburger or drive back down to Oakhurst, where we have plenty of restaurants, one to surly suit your needs.

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There are so many beautiful and exciting things about Yosemite, but there are some things that you cannot afford to miss when you are visiting the park. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Grove, Glacier Point, and all the magnificent waterfalls are just to name a few. No matter what you do in the park however is going to be an experience that you are going to cherish for a lifetime.

Yosemite Valley is one of the few places that are accessible by car all year long, and there are so many different things that you can do there. You can see many different rock formations, and cliffs that you can’t see from anywhere else in Yosemite National Park. Not only are there great views but the wildlife is impeccable. You can find many species of birds, squirrels, and if you look around you really close you will see deer prancing around you.

Mariposa Grove is one of the most famous places to visit in Yosemite. There you will find the largest stand of giant sequoias. These are often known as the redwoods or the big trees. This is one of the best views of the giant sequoias that you will ever see. There are some places that you can actually take pictures underneath a redwood and walk all the way through the tree. When you are visiting Mariposa Grove in the winter, make sure that you check the weather before you leave. Sometimes during parts of the winter the road that leads to these wonderful sequoia trees will be closed, and you will not be able to access Mariposa Grove from any other roads.

Wawona is home to a great historic hotel dating all the way back to the late nineteenth century. Wawona is accessible by car all year, and is certainly one of the greatest places to visit and learn about all the historic buildings, and the pioneers that were in this area as well as around California. This is a great place for all ages, and if you are interested in history you might find yourself spending a whole day in Wawona itself.

Glacier Point is a great place to go for some amazing photos. This outlook point is an overlook of the many great things about Yosemite Valley. However, this road is closed for a good chunk of the winter, and spring time. This is due to the high levels of snow and ice that makes the roads very unsafe. Don’t worry about missing out on the wonders of Glacier Point just because you cannot drive. Head on up to Badger Pass where you can do some cross country skiing to Glacier Point, or rent some snow shoes and take a very scenic hike. You will see every little part of Yosemite when you hike over, and that is also when you are going to see the most wildlife.

Waterfalls: Yosemite makes a great home for all of the many waterfalls that flow in the park. However, there are some that are more famous than others, and some that will be running more than others in different times of the year. If you are looking for the best time to see some of the waterfalls, then you should look at coming in the months of May or June. This is because that is when the peak of the water flow is. However, if you are looking at coming only for the waterfalls, or if that is a big part of what you want to see in Yosemite, then try to avoid coming after August. This is when all of the waterfalls start to dry up and some even stop flowing around this time. Some of the most popular waterfalls in Yosemite are: Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Fall, Vernal Fall, Nevada Fall, Ribbon Fall, Horsetail Fall, and the Staircase Fall, but there are so many in Yosemite and each one of them has magnificent beauty that circles each one differently.

With all of the different kinds of things to do and see while you are in Yosemite, there is something for everyone to see and something that everyone is going to enjoy. This is a place where memories are made, great pictures are taken, and the love of nature begins. Yosemite is a place that you will never regret visiting, and somewhere that you will want to come back to. Come enjoy the wonders of Yosemite, you will be glad that you did.