From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series By Norm Serra, Cabin 11 We first came in 1961 and stayed at the Mr. Kessler’s (Yosemite Pines) big cabin on Chilnualna Road, now cabin #80, owned by Dick and Carol Chatterton. We stayed in that house again in 1967, the year we bought our cabin. We have accumulated countless wonderful Wawona memories over the past 40 years. One...
From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series by Norm Serra We all surely have something in common: our love for Wawona. I have enjoyed reading your well-written histories. We discovered Wawona in a roundabout way. In July of 1960, Janet and I decided that it was time to show our four kids, ages 2 thru 8, the beauties of Yosemite. We had each seen Yosemite Valley...
Dealing with stress is something most adults are familiar with. The longer you allow the stress in your life to build, the harder it will be to avoid serious mental and physical health issues. Taking a vacation can help you forget about your problems for a while. The average American adult takes around 18 vacation days a year. The key to having a great time on vacation is choosing the...
Everybody knows that Yosemite National Park is a treasure trove of adventure, fun outdoor activities and breathtaking natural landscapes. After all, who hasn’t had their breath taken away by seeing El Capitan’s Horsetail Fall alight with the ember-like glow during late February? However, visiting Yosemite isn’t something that should be reserved exclusively for outdoor enthusiasts. In fact, for those of you who want to combine their love of nature with...
From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series By Mark Reed I enjoy the reminiscing of the fond memories of Wawona. For some of us, this is a big part of who we are. I remember looking out the window of my parents’ station wagon at the unbelievable white snow-covered mountains. I remember listening to the chains rattling in the wheel wells and the excitement of my...
From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series By Mark Reed I don’t know how many of you have heard the story about the runaway monkey in Wawona. Well around the year 2000 this monkey decided to take a stroll of Wawona. Everyone who saw this monkey walking down the street could not figure out where she had come from and, most importantly, where was this monkey...
From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series By Norman May – The “C” Cabins; edited by Debbi Shelander The May family arrived in Wawona on April 3rd, 1933. Norman’s father, Harold, was a rock crusher operator for Granite Construction. After a stay at Cambria in 1932 where Harold crushed rock for the original coastal highway from San Simeon to Morro Bay, he moved on to the...
Tioga Pass Road aka Highway 120 makes way for perfect summer and early fall adventures in Tuolumne Meadows. After a heavy winter, the waterfalls are still strong, and there is even some snowmelt on some of high country trails. We have a list to plan your perfect day of trail hiking, whether you’re just looking for a short and sweet stroll or something to test those limits. The best part?...
From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series By Judy Hiltbrand We visited Yosemite for the first time in 1965. We stayed with friends in the Wawona area and fell in love with it. We had just moved to San Luis Obispo and our dream was to own a mountain cabin. We came back six months later and rented a cabin from Camp Chilnualna. At that time,...
From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series By Ralph Harder of Cabin 3A Although I am an “Original 73”, I was not part of the core group that formed the Corporation. You, hopefully will hear/have heard from Bob Dunn, Elmer Green, and others still living about that. In fact, for the prior two years I was renting my cabin through the Mays, having become fed up...
