Shirley M. F.
Yelp
Yosemite Village is a respite away from rough, freezing weather=34-degrees Fahrenheit at 8:00 AM in the morning--BRRRR~then, the radical weather shift from Wawona to a super-shockingly warm 85-degrees Fahrenheit at Yosemite Village (WOT!!!!!) at 10:00 AM, no-shower camping at Wawona Campground; there's no cellphone service or Internet access ANYWHERE around Wawona CA or anywhere inside Yosemite National Park if your carrier is AT&T so, I couldn't check in via YELP for the entire month camping! So, what did I do?
The LAST DAY residing at Wawona CA, I drove to Yosemite Village which is approximately twenty-three miles from Wawona CA so, I may check-in via YELP; how ridiculous is THAT (Yosemite Village IS the only place I found where I may use my cellphone and use the Internet, sad, huh)?
Still, visiting Yosemite Village after camping at Wawona Campground throws me back, reminding me what "civilization" is: The hustle and bustle driving up and down row after row in the parking lot trying to find a parking space, people hurriedly shuffling entering and exiting the Yosemite Village's entrances, people hustling trying to find the bathroom located outside at the rear of store via the Grill which the Grill didn't have a healthy, menu selection, people buying 'double-the-normal-price', uber-expensive, tourist memorabilia, people signing up for tours outside the main entrance on the left side, people recycling whatever they brought with them into the National Park which is truly noteworthy, bears signs EVERYWHERE, bears raiding photo postings reminding people fervently using the FREE, provided bear boxes throughout Yosemite National Park, what else is there worth mentioning?
Oh, yeah! The National Park re-routed ALL the roads--blocking, denying access to the majority of the Park so, cars can't go here or cars can't go there, some parts of the Yosemite Valley had controlled burning with signs postings, "Don't Report Fire . . .", Bridal Falls was a mere trickle due to the drought, the Merced River was only a few inches deep via the campgrounds, bears are raiding the campgrounds for food AND H2O (!!!!).
So, YELP, since I couldn't use my cellphone checking in, I sadly must group ALL of Yosemite Valley with Yosemite Village: Please don't take my photos down or my review, PLEASE?????!!!!!