Update: our team of 3 arrived in Yosemite Park on 8/28/12. The Ranger who took our $20 per vehicle entrance fee gave us our receipt, park newspaper, map and a notice about the Hantavirus. Upon checking into Camp Curry, we asked if we could change our reservation from the Signature tent to a regular tent cabin without being accessed the 7 day cancellation policy fee and the clerk said (after chby HD2012 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thank you plawrence-appreciate the response! I'll talk it over with the other 2 in my group on our way up to Yosemite today. One good ray of sunshine is that we got our permits to climb HD! Now lets hope the weather's good for safety sake=) Update: our team of 3 arrived in Yosemite Park on 8/28/12. The Ranger who took our $20 per vehicle entrance fee gave us our receipt, park newspaper, mapby HD2012 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Could I get your opinion on whether or not I should insist on changing our "signature tent" to a regular canvas tent, after the NPS press release that just came out today giving the location of the outbreaks? Last week I had reservations for both a signature tent and a regular canvas tent, nobody there would tell me where the outbreak took place so I took a chance and chose the signaby HD2012 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thank you all for the advice & information. We plan on checking in early so that we can inspect the Signature tent before hauling all our gear into it-if we see any signs we'll notify the staff. My friend that opted not to climb HD last week is an avid hiker/backpacker and is the only person I know that could say he slept in the Statue of Liberty (when he used to work there as a teen) bby HD2012 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
QuoteSteveHall Does anyone know if the park ranger will be okay and where she might have come into contact with Hantavirus? I'm a newbie to this cool forum and found it while researching for our very first stay in Yosemite Valley next week. Hopefully we'll get permits to climb Half Dome and the weather will cooperate! A friend was just there last week and didn't climb HD because there wereby HD2012 - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion