Big Escapes just launched its first title on Yosemite Falls together with the National Park Service and the Yosemite Association.
National Park Service Rangers Bob Roney and Vicki Mates with a combined 50 years working at Yosemite take you on an immersive, entertaining, and educational walk around the forests and oak woodlands to a close up view of lower Yosemite Falls. Along the way they highlight the history, natural forces, and wildlife that shaped Yosemite Valley.
The App includes 45 minutes of video, audio, images, and text which complement the breathtaking vistas. Visitors will experience rock falls, bears, owls, fires, floods, and visit the location of John Muir’s cabin and saw mill. This adventure through the Yosemite of today and yesterday takes place over 2.0 miles of paved handicap accessible trails with 22 points of interest. Visitors will experience the hidden stories all around them. Parents will find this App is “edu-taining” for their children and includes some Yosemite Cartoons from well known comic strip author Phil Frank of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Visitors can access content by touching the menu lists or touching the numbered icons on the interactive map. Visitors with an iPhone get the bonus of having GPS showing their location on the map. When nearing one of the 22 tour stops the iPhone automatically vibrates notifying you of your arrival at a story spot. In addition to the story spots, the App has GPS coordinates for the nearest restrooms, visitor center, museum, and shuttle bus stops making finding your way around a breeze. The stories are best enjoyed while walking to Yosemite Falls, however the entire experience can also be shared with friends and family at your hotel, campsite, or when you are at home.
The App was produced by Big Escapes in partnership with both the National Park Service and the Yosemite Association. A portion of the proceeds from each purchase goes to the Yosemite Conversancy.
The App can be downloaded from the Apple App store at Yosemite Falls App
For more information visit www.BigEscapes.com or email us at info@BigEscapes.com
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