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#14639 - 03/29/05 03:20 AM
Re: Yosemite with the family
[Re: chip]
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Registered: 08/14/03
Posts: 38
Loc: PA
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Babysitting services in the Valley? Tell us more, I may need to replan a late year trip!
My son just laybacked his way INTO his crib this evening, mom didn't appreciate it when I got him to try again... gotta start em early.
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#14640 - 03/31/05 01:32 AM
Re: Yosemite with the family
[Re: SkurdeyCat]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 10/06/01
Posts: 2652
Loc: Sittin' Pretty in Fat City
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I know there is babysitting at the Awanee, but that might be a bit steep. I would call the Delaware North Companies, based in Fresno. They run most of the concessions, including Camp Curry, etc. You might also try the Mountaineering store. I thought I saw that a day camp was available at the Happy Isles area, which is also the start to some great hiking like to Half Dome. Good Luck.
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#14641 - 03/31/05 11:17 PM
Re: Yosemite with the family
[Re: chip]
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Registered: 02/07/02
Posts: 944
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Last trip we stayed at the Ahwahnee... hold on, I need a moment...  sorry about that, but the trip prior we stayed at Yos Lodge and just called the Ahwahnee and got a sitter to have a nice quiet kid free dinner there. The girl came over to the lodge and watched the kids in our room and she was totally reasonable... and it was a great meal! I think getting a sitter for the day while you go out and multi-pitch could get costly but for a little alone time it's worth it.
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#14642 - 04/01/05 08:53 PM
Re: Yosemite with the family
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Registered: 12/23/99
Posts: 1763
Loc: WV, near NRG and Seneca
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If you're wondering, Ahwahnee = $300/night.
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#14644 - 04/02/05 01:51 PM
Re: Yosemite with the family
[Re: Jannette]
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Registered: 12/23/99
Posts: 1763
Loc: WV, near NRG and Seneca
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The tent cabins MAY be gone.
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#14645 - 04/02/05 04:48 PM
Re: Yosemite with the family
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 07/10/00
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By the way, I got the Yosemite Topropes guidebook. For a place with that much rock, it's a teeny tiny guidebook. Sigh.
A testament to actually how little can be TR'd in the Valley. As you also may have noticed, there is relatively little for the sub-5.9 climber. Not to say that a climber at that level will not have a fun time - I/we could barely climb 5.9 on our first 2-week trip to the Valley and we still had a blast (got spanked a lot, too, but that's another story) - but it's amazing how many more options there are when you go there being able to handle mid-hard 5.10.
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#14647 - 04/03/05 06:40 PM
Re: Yosemite with the family
[Re: Jannette]
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Registered: 07/09/01
Posts: 178
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Another option is to sign the kids up for some of the YMS classes. The "Go Climb a Rock" classes I saw last summer were filled with kids. You might need to call YMS ahead of time, though, and check if they have any age restrictions. They might ask that a parent or guardian join the class, too, for very young kids. (Sorry I don't have great beta on that... our kid was only 10months at the time, so we left him at the lodge with Grandma.)
Good luck!
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#14648 - 04/03/05 07:21 PM
Re: Yosemite with the family
[Re: onionman]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 12/23/99
Posts: 1763
Loc: WV, near NRG and Seneca
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Don't forget a "Go Climb a Rock" shirt. I wanted one ever since I saw Captain Kirk's. Remember that one? Kirk soloing El Cap?
"Beans and burbon, an explosive combination."
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