Our grass is all dried up, our pond and river are all dried up. When will the rain come? Meanwhile most of the falls are still running in the park so my guests are enjoying the sunny days for hiking…
Author: FHAdmin
Yosemite is all open again, and so are we.
Many thanks to all the firefighters from around the state who helped control the big recent Ferguson fire. It raged in the canyons between our property and Yosemite Park itself. Only a small edge of the park itself burned, as…
Posted in Seasons, Yosemite National Park
Snow and Rain at Last
After one of California’s driest Februaries on record, it sure was great to get a drenching yesterday followed by overnight snow. First time the pond has had water in 9 months. Now you start to see how big it really…
Warm Dry Winter now Ending
Finally it gets winter cold and some rain comes in. It is all very welcome. Up here in the Sierra Foothills we really need the winter rain and associated snow higher up in the hills to provide California’s rain for…
Posted in Garden trails
Local and International Guests keeping us full up
I love it when I get reviews like this: “Altamente recomendable, una maravilla en mitad del campo y muy cerca de Yosemite.” (Translation: Highly recommended, a wonder in the middle of the countryside and very close to Yosemite.) And that…
All Safe – All Clear – Lights are on
As friends, family and guests from across the country and around the world contact me to see if I am safe during the big Detwiler fire in the region, please be assured I am fine and was monitoring it continuously. …
Posted in Cottage Items, Yosemite National Park
Yeah.. we made SuperHost status
Just heard from Airbnb that I have received SuperHost status, exactly 90 days after hosting my first traveling party. Now we will show up in SuperHost searches and also get priority support. Plus we have something to live up to.…
Posted in Cottage Items
Sold Out with great reviews
Today I discovered Home Away from Home featuring our very own cottage in some of their Facebook ads. No wonder we are sold out through August. And yes, we did find a number of minor things when our first few…
Posted in Cottage Items
And the Falls kept flooding down
Well despite the heat, the waterfalls in Yosemite continue to pound down because there is still plenty of snow up on top that has to melt yet. Can you believe Tioga Pass (over top into Nevada) is still not open…
Posted in Cottage Items, Yosemite National Park
We are ready to TOT
Well now you see it folks. Not only have we passed all County inspections, we have a certificate to prove it. And from now on out Mariposa County will be looking for us to pay 11% of all occupancy fees…
Posted in County Regs