Thursday, March 19, 2009

Yosemite Trip Schedule


I just came back from Yosemite National Park and my heart is still lingering in the scenery of Yosemite. Here is our schedule. I hope it is helpful when you are also planning a trip to Yosemoite during spring break.


The trip lasts two nights and three days, from Saturday to Monday (March 14th - March 16th). The following schedule is very relaxed and we may add more activities when we have the energy.

Saturday:
7:00AM Go to LAX to pick up the car.
Link http://www.thrifty.com/
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT, CA, USA (LAX)
5440 W. CENTURY BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA UNITED STATES 90045
(877) 283-0898


8:30AM Leave LA

12:00PM Fresno County Blossom Trail
Website: http://www.goblossomtrail.com/
Fresno County Office of Tourism
2220 Tulare Street, 8th Floor
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 262-4271

This part is not worth an intentioned stop. Actually you can see many trees in blossom along highway #99.

1:00PM Continue to Yosemite Southern Entrance
The scenery along highway #41 is fantastic. You will see ranches, flowers and tree decorated hills.

2:30PM Mariposa Grove
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariposa_Grove
http://picasaweb.google.com/songkaiyuan/YosemiteNationalPark#5180785567499148434
In Mariposa Grove, we will see one of the tallest trees in the world: the giant sequoia. The road to Mariposa Grove is closed, so be ready for a hiking about 6miles.

6:30PM Go to our lodge
link: http://www.yosemitelodging.com/
http://www.yosemitelodging.com/studios.html
Yosemite's Four Seasons Office
7519 Henness Circle
Yosemite National Park, CA 95389
209 372-9000 / 800 669-9300

6:00PM check in & dinner & night life
We played a new board game, Bang!, this time. It is very interesting.

Sunday
8:00AM Get ready to today's activities

8:30AM Tunnel View

9:00AM - 5:00PM Yosemite Valley
The exact places and time depends on our interest. Here are some interesting places:
Bridalveil Fall
Merced River
Yosemite Village
Anwahneechee Hotel
El Captain (Hiking)
Yosemite Fall (Hiking)
Mirror Lake (Hiking)

5:30PM Go back to the four seaons lodge
6:30PM Dinner & night life

Monday
8:00AM Get ready to today's activities

10:30AM - 3:30PM Hetch Hetchy
Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetch_Hetchy_Reservoir
http://picasaweb.google.com/songkaiyuan/YosemiteNationalPark#5180776427808741506

Hetchy Hetchy is sometimes called small Yosemite Valley. It is very sceneric. We will have a hiking there.

4:00PM Going back for LA
We can directly do back to LA along route 99 or if time avaiable, we may go to Highway #1
and finish our trip with the scenery of pacific coast.

11:00PM Home! Sweet home LA!