Visiting Yosemite in the Spring is a huge treat. It’s the ideal season for waterfalls, warmer weather, plentiful rivers and creeks, blooming flowers, reopened trails and roads, smaller crowds and inexpensive lodging. You’ll soon realize it’s pretty on, for being off-season. 1. Go Chase Some Waterfalls Waterfalls and cascades are at their peak volume and power during the Spring season, thanks to the snow-melt. Did you know that three of...
All eyes are turned to El Capitan in Yosemite Valley these days while two climbers are making headway through the Dawn Wall. Thanks to Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Brett Lowell (photographer) and Corey Rich (photographer), we are able to see something we may never see again – The 3000 ft (900 m) free climbing ascent of the largest monolith granite rock block in the world located in Yosemite Valley. El Capitan...
Think you have the best chili? Put it to the test! Submit your entry at the CHILI COOK-OFF TO KEEP KIDS SAFE Tuesday, November 12, 2013 – 5:00 to 7:00 PM Sierra Foothill Charter School, 4952 School House Road, Catheys Valley Come and enjoy a homemade dinner for only $4 per person and enter your chili to win! Prizes include: A 2-Night Stay at The Redwoods In Yosemite Dinner...
From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series By Maureen Donahue I am Maureen Donahue, co-owner of cabin #42, the last cabin on River Rd right next to the path to the river. My family has been coming here since the 50’s when it was “The Moores Redwoods”. My parents literally stumbled onto this place. They were to stay in the cinder block places across from the...
From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series By Anthony Cooley, Cabin 24 In 1954 Major Warren H. Cooley and his wife Alice were invited by a fellow army officer to spend some time at a place called Wawona. During this visit they both fell in love with the fantastic surroundings and peaceful environment. At a party on the last day of their stay Warren pulled Richard...
From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series By Fede Peinado So how did a Uruguayan end up in Wawona, of all places? When I was 7 years old my parents took my sister, my brother, and me on a trip to California from our native Uruguay. My grandmother, who was American, but living in Uruguay with her Uruguayan husband (my grandfather), also came along. We took a...
From the Recollections of Life and Events in Wawona series By Leslie Train My grandmother, Charlotte Bruce Gibner, and her two older sisters, Allie and Fanny, were raised by their aunt and uncle, Henry & Jean Washburn, in the Wawona Hotel and San Francisco. My grandmother’s father, John Bruce, was general manager at the hotel but died when my grandmother was about 2. Her mother Catherine, who was born...
Wawona Day Trip – Walking Distance or a Short Drive From Your Cabin! Wawona may be less flashy than Yosemite Valley, its bustling cousin to the north, but make no mistake – there is plenty of natural beauty and history right at your doorstep when you stay at one of The Redwoods In Yosemite cabins. Not only will you be tempted to linger on the deck of your cabin, surrounded...
Tioga Road & Tuolumne Meadows – 2 hours one-way drive from The Redwoods A drive long the Tioga Road to Tuolumne Meadows is a favorite summertime day trip. At 9,941 feet, Tioga Pass is the highest automobile pass in California. The road is closed once winter storms arrive, and efforts to clear the road of snow do not begin until late spring, with the road targeted to open by late...
Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias- 20 minutes one-way drive from The Redwoods Just a short drive away is the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Giant sequoias are also known as Sierra redwoods – not to be confused with the coast redwood, which are found in a separate range along the California coast. Giant sequoias are native only in isolated groups on the western slope of the central and southern Sierra...
