photo storage galleries

fully wide are 673 pixels photo storage
photo storage bars

photos become thumb-nails 150 pixels wide when put in a gallery, parts of photos that are not square will be cut off

the make galleries, go to a page, click on add Media and on create gallery then choose photos

 

bent car door, ice chest upside down in car

bear munching on greenery

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five boats of 2 kayakers each

 

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baylands nov 2023

baylands kayak re-loading nov 2023

 

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coffee maker

and the Outdoor Club also kayaks during our trip between summer and fall quarters to Grand Teton National Park.
Kayaking details start here.

 

Jenny Lake staircases to beach

https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/road-construction.htm
Yellowstone road work map and expect delays

 

There are crucial things wrong with each of these tents.

Don’t buy a cheap tent has reasons why and more examples of tents to NOT bring.

 

GRAND TETON

horse, rafting, girl with binoculars

 

tetons activities kayak trailer, swim from boat, paddle with giant umbrellas

tetons activities kayak trailer, swim from boat, saddled horse

Colter Bay tent cabins

Grand Teton National Park hotels, cabins, over-night accommodations

 

 

 

Restaurants in the park are described here.

Grand Teton National park restaurants with links to menus and links to info about restaurants in Jackson, Wyoming.

 

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Overnight accommodations in Grand Teton National Park include cabins, hotel suites, tent cabins, campgrounds.

See maps of each and details about which might have a television, WiFi, laundromat, nearby restaurant and maps, recommended rooms to ask for here.

 

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Grand Teton National Park boat launch access has maps and answers to questions:

When do Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Lake boat ramps open and close?
Where and how long can I park my boat trailer in Grand Teton National Park?
Can I bring my dog on my boat in Grand Teton National park?

and photos, details & maps about marinas and/or free boat launch ramps at Leeks Marina, Colter Bay, Jackson Lake Dam, Snake River Launch to Pacific Creek Landing, Snake River Launch and take out, Signal Mountain Lodge, and a String Lake launch ramp for non-motorized, hand carried boats

as well as details and maps of boat-in camping on Jackson Lake.
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Bear spray should not be hanging from the back side of your backpack, but it does not need to be out and hand carried.

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Taggart Lake trail

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tracks and 2 bear scat

tracks bobcat, pronghorn, human and bear together

bear scat (left hand photo is full of berries, right hand photo is glossy dark green, common when bears eat a lot of grass

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Grand Teton National Park
al fresco dining:

bear with grass, pika, elk with flowers

bear with flower, beaver and hoary marmot dining

elk, pika, hoary marmot

bear, squirrel, beaver dining

bear with flower, beaver and elk dining

bear, red squirrel and bear dining

mule deer, bison and calf, bear with berries

mule deer, pica, bear with berries

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Raccoons are all 150 x 150 pixels

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ptarmigan in three seasons

Peregrine Falcons

jays

blue jays (center on picnic table)

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lightning, any weather, lightning

any weather is 150px × 127px

so many more stars, any weather, perfect ending

we kayak here, perfect ending, any weather

milky way with “so many more stars”

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colter bay campground campsite, aerial of cb, campsite

Colter bay cabins 2 cabin interiors and outside with wildflowers

Colter bay cabins twin bed, 2 dbl beds, armoire

Colter Bay 2 beds, shower, bear outside cabin

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Grand Teton National Park birds includes Bald Eagle, Canada Goose, Golden Eagle, Great Blue Heron, Great Gray Owl, Harlequin Duck, Loon, Magpie, Northern Flicker (woodpecker), Osprey, Pelican, Ouzel, Peregrine Falcon, Raven, Sandhill Crane, Steller’s Jay and Trumpeter Swan, with links to calls / songs from most of them to listen to.

 

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SNOW CAMPING YOSEMITE girl in tent, big snowflakes, 3 girls outside tent

people in raingear

 

Yosem falls from three viewpoints

 

Camp 4

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YOSEMITE RESTAURANTS
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You can find details about Lodge food services

 

As well as basic to extravagant, (a few with a dress code),
casual, fast (grab and go)
or with table-side service,
indoor and outdoor food service
at other locations in the valley, as well as four grocery stores,
(not all of these are open all year)

at food services in Yosemite valley

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You can find basic to extravagant, (a few with a dress code),
casual, fast (grab and go)
or with table-side service,
indoor and outdoor food service

at multiple locations in Yosemite Valley, as well as four grocery stores

 

all of which are served by the Yosemite valley free shuttle bus.

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1) aerial awh bar unbrellas, awh dine, base camp eatery
2) curry pizza, curry dine, lodge cafeteria seating
3) lodge, dornans up, ahw bar inside

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exterior and interiors of wood walled cabin without a bath Curry Village

wood-walled cabin without a bath, canvas walled/roofed heated or not tent cabin, wood walled cabin with a bath

Hotel room with a bath

Ahwahnee hotel map webpage has summer and winter photos of rooms, balconies, parlors, (and the views from some of them), including the interior of the Presidential Suite with the huge balcony at the (south) far end of the Ahwahnee from the parking lot, the large third floor parlor with fireplace, two main building ADA Suites, 4th and 5th floor rooms that share a balcony, the El Dorado Diggins Suite Jacuzzi tub, the 24 cottages / (bungalows / cabins), including the classic cottages that have an alcove between the bedroom and the bathroom with a bed you can fit a child on, and a door between the bedroom and alcove for privacy, sixth floor Mary Curry Tressider Suite, Library Suite, Underwood room, Sunroom Suite (Sun Porch), Mather, Spencer.

 

 

3 bathroom sink setups

robes, mini fridge

THREE FLOOR PLANS

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a map of and floor plans for the Ahwahnee cottages is at:
Yosemite Ahwahnee Hotel cottages, (bungalows / cabins) floor plans and map

719 patio, floor plans standard cottages, sink 719

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Degnans restaurants (used at shuttle bus)

Lodge restaurants (used at shuttle bus)

Curry Dining (used at shuttle bus)

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Swimming has details about free for hotel and cabins guests, or pay a fee for others swimming pools with lifeguards and suggestions for swimming in the river in Yosemite Valley, as well as thunderstorms, bacteria in the water, safety issues, favorite beaches, places you should not swim.

 

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Drivers should note that there are sections of road in Yosemite Valley with two lanes (usually) in the same direction, with the right lane ONLY for the free shuttle buses, ambulances, ski bus, commercial vehicles with ten or more passengers. The NPS says: “The bus lane ensures emergency vehicles can respond to incidents when traffic is backed up and provides preference for mass transit.”

Parking and traffic jams in Yosemite valley tips and tricks has the above advice, with maps of each of the three major day-use parking lots, with advice to help you NOT get a Yosemite National Park traffic or parking ticket, and not contribute to preventable traffic backups. And some details of where you can’t park in Yosemite, or can’t park without a permit.

sign that says camp 4 parking permit required 24 hours

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three photos sequence of bear climbing into car

At bears you will find:
links to general info about bears,
then practicalities of camping and backpacking around bears, (Food Storage , what to do if you see a bear, how bears get into cars, info for backpackers) and lots of stories about bears getting into cars, tents, camps, etc., mostly geared towards De Anza College Outdoor Club trips around bears in California (especially Yosemite National Park) and Grand Teton National Park.
And the answer to the question:
Why don’t the rangers just move the problem bears?
and the question:
How can I keep a bear out of my campsite? (You can’t, but you can almost always keep it out of your food.)

– three bears with food

bears are everywhere in the park

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Tuolumne food storage locker: campsite food bear box:

Using a campsite food storage locker, gives you ideas on how to use a metal campsite food storage locker, including some logistics on sharing one in a large group.

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Photo tour:

Where can I take a photo that looks like the one on a Yosemite postcard I just bought?
Places to take photos of Half Dome, Bridalveil Fall, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls and Staircase Falls.