Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Wiki Loves Monuments Yosemite Valley

Wiki Loves Monuments Yosemite Valley

 * Saturday September 22nd and Sunday September 23rd.
 * I'll be staying at a campground in Yosemite Valley for the weekend, but happy to coordinate a meeting spot. Maybe at the Ansel Adams Gallery (without trying to sound too presumptuous, ahem).

Yosemite photo weekend

As part of Wiki Loves Monuments, I'm organizing a photo weekend in Yosemite National Park. The Yosemite Valley itself is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as are a number of individual sites, like the Ahwahnee Hotel, Camp 4, and the Camp Curry Historic District, to name a few. While it is a bit of a drive from the Valley, Tuolumne Meadows is listed on the NRHP, including several specific sites within the meadow. El Portal, California also has a bunch of NRHP-listed sites, so the weekend could hold a lot in store for us.

Itinerary

I plan to start photographing the Valley on Saturday by foot, though I will have a vehicle in case folks want to drive to other sites outside the Valley, like Tuolumne or El Portal. Sunday can be more of the same. Let's leave it rather wide-open and up to the tastes of those who show up.

Lodging

Depending on your style, there are lots of lodging options in the Valley, though they can book up, even this late in September. Highly recommend you make reservations if they are allowed wherever you might be staying. If you're thinking to stay at Camp 4, it is first come, first served, starting early each morning and booking up pretty quickly.

Gear

I would definitely recommend bringing your camera with extra batteries, a tripod (the stars at night are beautiful and I plan to do some night shooting), sunscreen and whatever else makes you comfortable when camping/being in the outdoors. There are lots of amenities in the Valley, including a market and good pizza, so if Clif Bars and Shot Roks are not your idea of food, there are options.

Thanks, Almonroth 19:58, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Maps, lodging and other resources

 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Mariposa County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Tuolumne County, California
 * Google maps display of list in Mariposa County
 * Link to general information about staying overnight in Yosemite National Park
 * Link to a variety of accommodation options in Yosemite National Park
 * Link to information about camping without a reservation.
 * Get the free Wiki Loves Monuments Android app

Attending

 * -Almonroth 19:58, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Maybe

 * - Sounds very interesting, but I'm too lazy to organize the travel+living logistics. If someone can organize things, that'd be great (I'm willing to split costs...)  S Pat   talk 21:11, 7 September 2012 (UTC)


 * - Just went to Yosemite 2 weeks ago--the really pretty stuff is dried up: Yosemite Falls, Mirror Lake, to name the two big ones I had wanted to see.  I love the idea of this trip, but it really isn't the season to capture Yosemite at its finest.--Arpuffer (talk) 23:51, 18 September 2012 (UTC)