Visitors to Groveland, California, canceled their reservations after the road into Yosemite National Park closed indefinitely.
Rush Creek Lodge spa manager Gigi Richardson designed the place as an homage to her favorite experiences in Yosemite National Park.Others are spending their days at Hetch Hetchy or in the lodge’s spa, which was designed to reflect top experiences in the park. For example, there’s a corner where warm water cascades as if from a waterfall, and a sensory room where forest sounds, heated lounges and colored lights mimic the feeling of relaxing in a Yosemite meadow.
Marshall was among members of the community who gathered at the road closure May 12 for a meeting with park officials. She says she came away with the impression that repairs were being expedited, and she’s hopeful that officials will announce the road’s reopening, with one-lane traffic control, some time in early June. Meanwhile, the language on the“Big Oak Flat Road is closed west of Merced Grove; there is no access to Yosemite via Hwy 120 from the west until mid-June or July,” it reads.
Travelers from Germany arrived in Groveland and learned that the main road into Yosemite National Park was closed.For Yosemite spokesperson Scott Gediman, it’s understandable that business owners around Groveland are eager to see the road reopened. He remembers this last winter when rockslides and snow cut off access along Highway 140 to both Mariposa and Yosemite Valley from where he lives in El Portal. For more than two weeks, “it just shut down our lives,” Gediman says.
The Hetch Hetchy area of Yosemite National Park is still easily accessible from Groveland, Calif., and offers spectacular hiking.Until that happens, visitors to Groveland may want to think twice about canceling their reservations. With fewer travelers around, the town is undeniably pleasant, the nearby trails are serene and full of wildlife, and it’s easy to get a table at a restaurant.
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