Founded in 1957, the Mariposa Museum & History Center is administered as a non-profit corporation and is truly a labor of love for the dedicated volunteers who, over the years, have helped to create the museum you see today. We have been dubbed “The Best Little Museum of Its Size West of the Mississippi” by the Smithsonian Institution – high praise, indeed! Our museum’s mission is to authentically portray the people and...
Clear, blue, beautiful skies! The Wawona Bassett Memorial Library Enjoy your beautiful vacation rental Chilnualna Creek Pine Tree Market Come in, we’re open!
Source: AnselAdams.com In the summer of 1901, a landscape painter and political cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle by the name of Harry Best took an excursion to Yosemite Valley to camp and paint. Little did he know that this trip would have, indirectly, such an impact on so many, or that we, his descendants, would be telling this story now, nearly a century later. That summer he met Anne Rippey,...
YOSEMITE – Approximately 1500 people attended a ceremony in Yosemite Valley on Thursday, Oct. 1 to commemorate the park’s 125th Anniversary. The ceremony included remarks from Park Superintendent Don Neubacher, a living history portrayal of John Muir, a Native American blessing and songs, and 400 students from the Yosemite area and Central Valley. The special guest for the day was Ranger Gabriel, who served as the Honorary Chairman of the...
The Redwoods In Yosemite would like to share the latest information from our friends at the UC Merced Yosemite Field Station in Wawona, just on the corner of Chilnualna Falls Rd and Highway 41 in Yosemite. Join us, Sunday, August 20th, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM at the UC Merced Yosemite Field Station in Wawona, CA, for a night of star-gazing and listen to a short lecture on “The Lives of Stars” by...
Something new and exciting is in store at The Redwoods In Yosemite. The Redwoods In Yosemite Wedding and Event Center! Watch for additional updates during our renovation process and if you’re on your way to see us, please excuse our mess. Rest assured this will not interfere with your vacation!
We are so excited about the progress on our new Wedding and Events Center at The Redwoods! The outside of the building is nearly complete and the granite hearth and the hand picked river rocks have arrived for the fireplaces! The Event Center is scheduled to open in March 2015 and will comfortably seat 80 guests for dining inside or outside on our spacious new deck! Give us a call...
Yosemite National Park will celebrate National Park Week and Earth Day beginning on Saturday, April 20, through Sunday, April 28, 2013. Special events and activities are being sponsored and organized by the National Park Service (NPS), DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc., Yosemite Conservancy, and the Ansel Adams Gallery. Entrance fees will be waived for Yosemite National Park from Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26, 2013 to celebrate...
Earlier this month a Mountain Lion was spotted near the trail to Chilnualna Falls. Local rangers ask that visitors be cautious when traversing trails and paths within the park. According to the National park Service website: Scientists, in 2003, validated the increase of mountain lion sightings in Yosemite National Park through a park-affiliated study that detailed no aggressive behavior by these animals toward visitors. To gather data, the researchers attached...
