Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort Midpines

We stayed at a hostel that is a 'Yosemite Resort' that offers hostel facilities, the hostel side of it really does need some TLC. There is a cafe here that charges dinners for about $11-$16 which is good.. but not that good if you are on a budget :P We found out the first day that we really are in the sticks and the nearest grocery store to buy food supplies was a half hour bus trip away in a little town called Mariposa.. however the bus goes there twice in the morning and doesn't come back u...

After the hustle and bustle of the city I wanted more than anything to get away from cars and buildings and the endless columns of people clogging up the sidewalks. City life is exciting, and it's easy to get caught up and swept along by the energy that they produce, but the same energy begins to wear you out after a while sending you running for the nearest tree like an LSD-ridden motorway protester. I never knew it living in Salisbury, but I am a country bumpkin through and through. My ori...

POLSKI: Rano obudziłam się już z lepszym samopoczuciem niż dzień wcześniej. Wzięłam prysznic, zjadłam śniadanie, dałam bliskim e-mailowo znać, że żyję i... heja w drogę. Teoretycznie do Parku Yosemite jeździły jakieś autobusy, tylko że, jak dla mnie, to zbyt rzadko i o niedogodnych dla mnie porach. Stanęłam więc na drodze, z ambicją złapania kogoś na "stopa". Po dr...

After waking up in a nice heated dorm room in the Yosemite Bug in Midpines, we weren't exactly prepared for the freezing experience that would be camping in the Yosemite Valley. Again, we've already written about this on LiveJournal.

Pe was sick in Yosemite, so the couple of days we were going to stay there turned into a couple more days. It was well worth it though. Yeah, continually referring to single LiveJournal entries might be getting boring. Fortunately, though, it has given us a chance to pop Modesto (Jack-in-the-Box) and Midpines (Yosemite Bug Hostel) on our Travelpod map, which we wouldn't have been able to do had we kept it down to just one Yosemite entry...

Yosemite National Park, there arent many words to describe the beauty and grandeur of the park. You really have to see it. The photos dont really do it justice but you can an idea of how fantastic it is. When we arrived the weather was awful to say the least. We tried our best to have a look around the park but the rain was torrential and made it impossible for us to get out the car. So after a short while we returned to the tent cabin that we were stayin in at the nearby mountain resort. It ...

21st April 2008 We got up pretty early and packed up. Once again we need to lug all our bags inside. Our big bags each and also backpacks with the laptop and cameras... not leaving them in the car for some low life to steal and pawn off. Breaky was pretty good and we stocked up on muffins and fruit for smoko and lunch and for however long it lasted. Today the plan was to go though Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on the way to our accom near Yosemite. Goal achieved and it was awesome. ...

22nd April 2008 We hadn't done any washing in Vegas, as there was obviously no laundry, only a laundry service and they charged an arm and a leg. So we had a stack of smoky clothes, so we did a load of essentials first thing in the morning. Had breaky and then headed off just before lunch. We were still about 25 miles from the entrance to the park and that took a little while to navigate due to a few roadworks. We basically drove along the bottom of a gorge. One of the roadworks was where a m...

23rd April 2008 We embarked on a bit more challenging hike today to see a couple more waterfalls. On the way up we went along the aptly named "Mist trail". It took us pretty close to the Vernal Falls, and yes we did get covered in mist and luckily we had our waterproof jackets. After a few more hundred steps we made it to the top where we had lunch. All along the way the scenery (not the 100s of steps) was breathtaking... well that's our story and we're sticking to it. At least there were gua...

Heather having been forcibly removed from the shopping heaven that is Macys, we detoured across the Golden Gate Bridge (because how could you not?) and headed for Yosemite. The drive was simple - we had an atlas and America has a road system rather than just some roads. From San Francisco the scenery was rolling sand dune like hills liberally sprinkled with wind farms like beautiful, surreal, kinetic art installations. A tent cabin at the Yosemite Bug Hostel saw us sorted for the next couple ...