Tag: Sierras

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Wawona Hotel
Outside the Valley
Wawona means “Big Trees”
It was known to Native American Indians as Pallachun which meant ” a good place to stay.”

More photos from my Dave Wyman Yosemite Water-Works Workshop in May.
The Wawona Hotel built in 1875, is a beautiful white building with neatly trimmed grass, deck chairs, and a golf course. There are several cottage like and dorm type buildings that house the guest rooms and each building has a lovely veranda kitted out with wicker tables and deck chairs.

There is a stone fountain out front that is falling apart now, but once must have been lovely. We stopped here on the way back to Yosemite Valley for dinner and night shooting after spending a little while at the swinging bridge. We were headed to the Mariposa Grove with the Giant Sequoia trees but it was closed due to snow. I’d like to stay here someday.

Nearby there is an a living museum – The Pioneer History Center which is said to transport you back in time to the late 1800’s. There is a New England style covered bridge, a collection of stage coaches, and in the summer the staff wear Victorian costumes. It was closed  for winter when we passed it. I’d like to spend some time there too.

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