Bobby & Michelle
Things To Do
YARTS (Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System)
Hey everyone, YART is THE best way to get around Yosemite so that you do not have to drive, find parking etc. YART picks up right at Rush Creek Lodge, where we will be getting married, and you can take it right into the Yosemite Valley to see some of those amazing, iconic sights and will even drop you off at various trail heads.
Glacier Point
Arguably the most spectacular view in the park is at the end of Glacier Point Rd, about an hour's drive from the valley. Here you can gaze out across the Sierra Nevada high country, with the curved tooth of Half Dome prominently in the foreground. If you walk just a short distance down the Panorama Trail, you might have this epic view, which also includes Vernal and Nevada Falls, almost all to yourself. Full moon nights are a magical time to visit Glacier Point, where John Muir and US President Teddy Roosevelt once camped out. Note Glacier Point Road is usually closed beyond the Badger Pass ski area from November until late May or early June.
Tunnel View, Yosemite
At the western entrance to Yosemite Valley, Tunnel View is a must-do stop, no matter which direction you approach the park from. Here you can take photos of the most famous panorama of Yosemite Valley, perfectly framed by a forest of pine trees and wide-open skies above. On your right is Bridalveil Fall, plunging off granite cliffs. To the left is the iconic granite rock formation of El Capitan, with Half Dome rising in the background. During peak waterfall season in May, you might spy several more short-lived lacy cascades dropping steeply off the sides of the lushly carpeted valley, too.
Tenaya Lake
The panorama of Sierra Nevada peaks from the shores of alpine Tenaya Lake is another classic postcard shot, also off Tioga Road in the park's high country.