Yosemite Sierra Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 48) Escape the Summer Heat The temperature drops as you climb through our mountain passes. Escape to the mountains for a hike or even a backpacking trip. Get a little more adventurous and try your hand at highcountry fishing, rock climbing and water sports. Along the Scenic Byway, you will find Mammoth Pool, a popular fishing destination. Experience jazz at Bass lake, a rodeo in Coarsegold, the loggers Jamboree in North Fork or a mountain car show. Did we mention fireworks over Bass lake? Independence Day is big here and so are the explosions. Rejoice Spring Flowers If you really want to enjoy something special, take a drive through the Mountain Area this spring. To get off the beaten path, take a detour along the Sierra vista National Scenic Byway. This drive of a lifetime takes you along approximately 100 miles of picturesque roadways for some of the most majestic scenery to be found in the Sierra Nevada. Take the trip at your own pace and enjoy roadside waterfalls, clear skies and sunny days cruising along, well above the valley fog. The spring blossom trail offers a glimpse at hillsides painted in broad brushstrokes of vibrant color. Patches of white, yellow, purple, blue and even pink wildflowers have been known to take over an entire valley. But leave time on your drive to make a stop or two. Should the sudden urge arise to pull over and lie in a field full of flowers, don’t fight it. Sprawl out and abandon yourself to watch the flowers and treetops sway with the breeze. An occasional bird or cloud may even drift into view on a busy day. (above) Nancy Robbins© - Poppies in the sky, near Wawona Hotel, early summer (left) Nancy Robbins© - Nevada Fall and Liberty Cap from the John Muir Trail 48 YosemitesierraVisitorsBureau-(559)83-43
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