MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND RETREAT

TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

MAY 22ND- MAY 26TH, 2009

 THE PINES RESORT – OUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Join us for a holiday weekend of fun, sun and gorgeous scenery.

We will spend 4 days and nights on beautiful Bass Lake, just outside magnificent Yosemite National Park.          

Enjoy a professionally guided tour of Yosemite National Park, including its fabulous mountain scenery, towering waterfalls, and giant sequoia trees.   We will also enjoy 3 scenic guided hikes in the national park, all suitable for all abilities and a guided sunset tour  at Sentinel Dome, the most popular spot for viewing the most spectacular sunsets in the park.

            Our home for the weekend, the Pines Resort, is located right on beautiful Bass Lake.    At The Pines Resort we will enjoy a narrated boat tour along the lake, a  beach BBQ party along the lake, an outdoor movie alongside the lake, plus a dance party, karaoke party, cocktail party and more.

            Plenty of free time will also be afforded to you, with numerous activities available including, jet skiing, boating, hiking along scenic trails, or relax on the resort’s own sunny beach, along bass Lake.    

If you want to pamper yourself, try the full service spa at the Pines Resort, offering massages, facials, and a host of other services on site.

            The resort has 2 bars, 2 lakeside restaurants (one for casual and one for fine dining), and a complete shopping village.  It has a outdoor heated pool and outdoor Jacuzzi, as well as tennis and basketball facilities and a full services marina.

            Our accommodations will be in fabulous 2 story mountain chalets.  Each chalet has 2 queen beds in an oversized bedroom with a full bathroom on the 1st floor, plus a 2nd floor with a full kitchen and a private deck with scenic views and a BBQ grill.

Heated Swimming Pool at the Pines Resort

The Mountain Chalet accommodations at the Pines Resort

DAILY ITINERARY:

Friday May 22nd – Arrive at your leisure.  We have arranged transportation for our passengers in 2 easy pickup times one in the late morning and another in mid afternoon to take all to the scenic Pines resort on beautiful Bass Lake.

This evening we will enjoy a welcome cocktail party with a complimentary cocktail for everyone at the Pines Resort’s  Lakeside Bar and Grille.

After cocktails, enjoy an evening at your leisure to explore the scenic lakefront, and then dine in either the resort’s casual or fine dining restaurants . The onsite bar offers live music to enjoy tonight, if you are interested in dancing or just relaxing.

Saturday May 23rd -  This morning is at your own leisure to enjoy  the many offerings of the resort.

Take a swim in the outdoor pool, relax along the lake or its sunny beach. Take a hike on one of the trails along the lake, or hit the marina for a jet ski rental if you want some adrenaline paced fun.

This afternoon we will enjoy a professionally narrated 1 hour boat cruise on the lake.

Tonight, we will enjoy dinner together at our own beach barbeque outdoors right at the Pines Resort.  Watch the sunset over the lake as we enjoy an outdoor feast.

After our BBQ, live music again plays in the Pines Bar for those wishing to dance into the night hours or just enjoy a drink with new friends.

Sunday May 24th  Today we will enjoy a guided tour of Yosemite Park

Our tour of the park will include visits to see:

Yosemite Falls
Impressive views are seen on the path to the falls. The Yosemite Falls drop 2,425 feet, making them the highest in all of North America.

Tioga Pass and Tuolumne Meadows
At 9,941 feet, Tioga Pass (Highway 120 East) is the highest vehicle pass in California. A number of scenic pullouts and parking areas are located along the way. 

Vernal Falls – another tremendous waterfall , this one with a 317 foot drop

 Yosemite Falls cascades

3,000 Year-Old Giant Sequoia Trees
Mariposa Grove, on the southern edge of the park, just 14 miles from Bass Lake, contains some 250 awe-inspiring Giant Sequoias, the largest trees in the world. Many are nearly 3,000 years old. Several trees, standing more than 200 feet tall and 15 or more feet in diameter

Bridalveil Falls
The Yosemite Indians (Ahwahneechee) called this place "Pohono" or spirit of the puffing wind. The wind swirls about this place, often lifting Bridalveil Fall and blowing it sideways. Although Bridalveil Fall appears to be small when seen in comparison to the surrounding canyon walls, it is the height of a 62-story building!

El Capitan
This massive monolith is the largest single granite rock on earth, standing nearly 4,000 feet from the base to summit. Rock climbers from around

We will enjoy dinner at your leisure at a restaurant in the park and then, this evening, our tour will conclude with a visit to Sentinel Dome, where we will enjoy a spectacular sunset overlooking the famed attractions of the park.

After the mesmerizing sunset, we will be returned to our scenic chalets at the Pines Resort.

Monday May 25th – Today enjoy another free day to enjoy hiking, boating, jet skiing, sunning, swimming, or pamper yourself in the spa.

Tonight, dinner is at your leisure and then we will enjoy a final group get together over an outdoor movie under the stars.

Tuesday May 26th – This morning we will enjoy a group transfer back to the airport where all passengers will fly home on their own arrangement.

TRIP INCLUSIONS AND COSTS:

• 4 NIGHTS 1ST CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS IN 2 STORY MOUNTAIN CHALETS AT THE FABULOUS PINES RESORT ON BEAUTIFUL BASS LAKE.    ALL CHALETS HAVE LARGE BEDROOM WITH 2 QUEEN BEDS  AND FULL BATHROOM ON MAIN LEVEL, PLUS FULL KITCHEN, LIVING ROOM AND OUTDOOR DECK ON THE UPPER LEVEL. (PASSENGERS REQUESTING SINGLE OCCUPANCY WILL HAVE 1 KING BED IN THEIR BEDROOM INSTEAD OF 2 QUEEN BEDS)

• Welcome cocktail reception Friday May 22nd at Pines Resort

with a free cocktail of choice for everyone. 

• 1 hour boat cruise on scenic Bass Lake on Sat. May 23rd

• Beach BBQ dinner party at Pines resort on Sat. May 23rd

• Professionally guided tour of Yosemite National Park on Sun. May 24th including group pickup and return to/from The Pines Resort

• Outdoor Movie Farewell Party Under the Stars at The Pines Resort on Monday May 25th.

• Round trip airport transfers with two pickup times at the Fresno airport Friday May 22nd and 1 return time back to the airport on Tuesday May 26th.

TRIP COST      $899 PER PERSON WITH FREE ROOMMATE MATCHING FOR ALL

OPTIONAL SINGLE SUPPLEMENT:  $549

A $200 DEPOSIT RESERVES YOUR SPACE.

DEPOSITS ARE REFUNDABLE IF CANCELLED BY FEB . 20TH

Final payment is due March 15th