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The following is an overview of the trip. You will receive a detailed itinerary at Orchard Creek Lodge the morning of July 21st.
July 21, 2008
• Depart from Orchard Creek Lodge at 6:00 a.m. Yes, that is early, but we will have lunch in Yosemite Valley, and it takes a while to get there.
• Coffee/bathroom break at Burger King in Sloughhouse
• Break in Groveland
• Enter Yosemite at Big Oak Flat . Bring or purchase Golden Age Passport if you are 62 or older.
• Lunch in Yosemite Valley Visitors Center area. There’s no convenient place for all of us to eat together, so eat with the group of your choice.
• After lunch, explore Yosemite Valley in small groups. It’s impossible to travel as a group of cars in the valley. Use shuttle buses.
• Check in at Yosemite View Lodge at about 5:00 p.m.
• Wine and snacks in Postle’s room at 6:00 p.m. If you don’t drink wine, bring beverage of your choice.
• Group dinner in YVL Dining Room at 7:00 p.m.
July 22, 2008
• Breakfast at YVL on your own
• Depart YVL at 8:00 a.m.
• Drive to Glacier Point for view of the valley
• Lunch in Visitor Center area
• Rendezvous at Crane Flat at 2:00 p.m.
• Proceed to Tioga Pass with stops at Olmstead Point, Tenaya Lake and Tuolumne Meadows
• Proceed to Lake View Lodge in Lee Vining
• Dinner at Whoa Nellie Deli at 7:00 p.m.
July 23, 2008
• Breakfast on your own. Nicely’s Restaurant is a block from the motel.
• 9:30 a.m. ranger-led tour of Mono Lake
• 11:00 a.m. Return to Lincoln Hills by route of your choosing. We’ll probably go back over Tioga Pass.
The dinner at Yosemite View Lodge on July 21st is $32.95 per person, including tax and tip. Alcoholic beverages are extra. The restaurant is
not affiliated with the Motel, so one can not charge meals to one’s room. Although they will accept credit cards, the processing of that many
on a busy night will take a long time, so, if possible, we suggest you bring cash. Cleo and I are required to guarantee the total amount ($659.00)
with our credit card, so, if you are unable to go, please let us know so we can notify them.
Cleo and I are leaving for Montana Monday morning (July 7th). If you need to communicate with us after that, we will be back the evening
Of July 15th.
Steve and Cleo Postle