Yosemite Chapel Sugar Maple Begins to Color

  Date Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

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An eastern sugar maple that was planted by Yosemite settlers near the Yosemite Chapel has begun turning red.  The tree is known for its vibrant crimson and makes for a spectacular photograph of the nearby chapel with Half Dome overhead.  This weekend should be a prime one to see the beginning of fall color in Yosemite.  For Yosemite Resorts reservations, CLICK HERE.

Telegraph Fire Relief Fund

  Date Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

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A relief fund for the hundreds of victims of Mariposa County’s recent Telegraph Fire has been established.  The fund helps those displaced by the fire.  The fund is administered by the Mariposa Community Foundation and Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce.  Tax-deductible, charitable donations may be sent to:

TELEGRAPH FIRE VICTIM RELIEF FUND
Yosemite Bank
P.O. BOX 1267
Mariposa, CA 95338

Account # 307005660

Two New Bridges Open to Yosemite

  Date Friday, June 27th, 2008

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Two new bridges, allowing 45-foot long vehicles to reach Yosemite National Park by California highway 140, will open today at 2 p.m.The bridges were installed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), to allow larger vehicles, such as motor coaches and RVs, to travel to Yosemite Valley over highway 140.  Access to Yosemite Valley had been limited to 28-foot vehicles or smaller, since the Ferguson rock slide that had closed the road temporarily in 2006. Soon thereafter, Caltrans bypassed the closed section of CA-140 with two, one-lane bridges, but the temporary bridges only allowed vehicles up to 28 feet to pass the rock slide.

The new bridges allow larger vehicles to use CA-140, known as the All Year Highway since its completion in 1927.  This highway has long been the preferred route of drivers of large vehicles because it is the least curvy and mountainous route into Yosemite Valley, as well as being the shortest distance to Yosemite Valley from CA-99 in the Central Valley.

Yosemite Open House Dates

  Date Thursday, March 20th, 2008

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A series of open houses are planned in Yosemite Valley at which the public is invited to discuss current projects and plans with the Yosemite National Park staff.  Open houses are scheduled on March 28, April 30 and May 30 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Valley Visitor Center Auditorium.  CLICK HERE for more information.

Yosemite Getaway Sweepstakes

  Date Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

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Nine chances to win a getaway to Yosemite National Park and Mariposa County are being offered in the latest Yosemite Getaway Sweepstakes, running now through Sunday, April 13.This spring’s Grand Prize is a three-night stay at The Ahwahnee in Yosemite Valley during a session of the 2008 Yosemite Vintners’ Holidays (Nov. 2 – Dec. 4, 2008), with park admission, admission for two to all Vintners’ Holidays receptions, tastings and events, and two seats at the sumptuous Vintners’ Banquet in The Ahwahnee dining room.

Eight weekly prizes of two-night getaways to Yosemite and Mariposa County lodging – including a stay at the Yosemite View Lodge – will also be awarded (two each week) along with park admission and – in several cases – other extras. To enter and be eligible to win any of these prizes, CLICK HERE once each week through April 13.

And, listen for more information about the Yosemite Getaway Sweepstakes and hear Mike Cleary’s Mariposa Minutes on these radio stations in the San Francisco and Sacramento areas: KGO-AM810, KDFC-FM, KBLX-FM, KSFO-AM, KOIT-FM, 957 The Wolf, The Eagle 969, KSSJ and ESPN1320.


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