Saturday, July 25, 2015

"MUDSLIDES on the road to YOSEMITE !!", july-august 2015, mass hysteria media, what do I do , my SF-Yosemite day tour just cancelled last minute !!"

Don't Panic.
There are 4 major roads into Yosemite.
So if the "western" along Merced River highway 140 is closed, a day a week or a month, there are other SF tour bus companies that regularly go on the long Yosemite day trip from SF via the more direct but less scenic highway 120, the "northwest" main access 2 lane road.

So you are in or near SF.
Your SF-Yosemite day trip,5hrs each way was just cancelled , for tomorrow !!
What DO You Do ??!!
If at a hotel, have the front desk and or concierge find you another company using highway 120 or even highway 41 from "southwest".  If you have a big enough group, hell, charter a minivan and stay as LONG AS YOU WANT IN THE PARK, the very best option.
Who wants to leave the Valley in April/May, after only "one hour"!!??
There are many charter bus companies with minivans and medium sizes buses, not just based in sf, itching for the work during terrible economy !!

If not at a SFbayarea hotel, call the SF VISITORS AND CONVENTION BUREAU, at Market x Powell, down in the Pit.

If japanese, call "myway" bus company, fast minivans but don't stay long enough in the park.

Most companies going all the way to YNP have a , say,10 seat minimum, cuz gate fee for a 45ft bus with only one passenger is still $300. (NPS skimming!!)  So keep calling different bus companies.
There are just ok ones and major wage theft ones.
But at this point you probably just don't care about fair labor  sf issues.