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Explore Yosemite For Some Old-Fashioned Family Fun

jamapro — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:58:45 +0000

Just 3 1/2 hours from San Francisco is beautiful Mariposa County– home to the town of Mariposa as well as the scenic Yosemite Valley. You can experience 2 seasons at the same time. Warm weather in downtown Mariposa, and a winter wonderland in nearby Yosemite.

5th Street Inn
4994 5th Street
Mariposa, CA 95338
(209) 966-6048
http://fifthstreetinn.com/You’ll find 7 suites at the 5th Street Inn, all comfortable and reasonably priced. They have names. One is named the “Bridal Veil” suite after one of the waterfalls in Yosemite National Park.

(credit: mtbullionvineyard.com)

Casto Oaks Fine Art and Fine Wine
5022 Highway 140
Mariposa CA 95338
209-742-2000

http://www.mtbullionvineyard.com/

Casto Oaks Fine Wine & Art, located in historic Mariposa, offers Mount Bullion Vineyard’s hearty Zinfandel and Casto Oaks’ smooth Cabernet along with fine art created by local artists. You’ll find art in a variety of mediums — oils, acrylics, watercolors, hand blown glass, photography, pottery, and hand blown glass.

Windows on the World Bookstore and Gary Colliver
5009 5th Street
PO Box 787
Mariposa, CA 95338
209-742-READ (7323)
www.windowsontheworld.ws

Windows on the World Bookstore is a full-service, independent bookstore. The owners are avid climbers so they stock books with strong emphasis on the natural and cultural history of Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, the Mother Lode, the Sierra Nevada, California, and the West.

Badger Pass Ski Area
www.yosemitetrails.com
www.yosemitepark.com/badgerpass.aspx
Badger Pass in Yosemite National Park is the oldest ski area in California. It boasts some 750 miles of trails. Family friendly, and easy on the budget, you’ll find cross-country and downhill skiing, snow shoeing, and even tubing.

Ahwahnee Hotel
9006 Yosemite Lodge Drive
Yosemite National Park
(801) 559-5000
The Ahwahnee was architecturally designed to blend in with its natural surroundings. There are some 123 guest rooms, including 99 hotel rooms, parlors and suites and 24 cottages.

Yosemite’s Skating Rink Under Half Dome
The whole family will enjoy ice-skating at this outdoor ice rink, surrounded by trees — with a breathtaking view of Half Dome.

(credit: tenayalodge.com)

Tenaya Lodge
1122 Highway 41
PO Box 159
Fish Camp, CA 93623
www.tenayalodge.com
Tenaya offers lodging in Yosemite Park, great dining, along with year-round recreation — hiking, biking, swimming, skating and skiing. The whole family will enjoy horse-drawn sleigh rides at Tenaya Lodge. Also, be sure and check out the Ascent Spa.

For more information on all the great places to see or stay in Mariposa County, visit:
www.homeofyosemite.com
www.homeofyosemite.com/index.php/wineries?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=168&sobi2Id=469

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Experience The Thrill Of Horse Racing At Golden Gate Fields

jamapro — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:18:30 +0000

Experience the thrilling sport of thoroughbred horse racing at Golden Gate Fields, the last great Bay Area racetrack. Celebrating it’s 70th anniversary, Golden Gate Fields has a rich and storied past. See what’s behind the scenes — famous jockeys, trainers and the legendary horses that ran here. On Sundays admission and parking is just $1. Golden Gate Fields is available for non racing private rental year round. With virtually the entire facility available, events can accommodate 50 to 1500 people or more and be customized to fit your needs and budget.

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Golden Gate Fields
1100 Eastshore Highway
Berkeley, California 94710
510-559-7300
www.goldengatefields.com

The day begins early at Golden Gate Fields, starting with an early morning workout on the track. Learn about the track’s history and the local horse that captured the country’s hearts, Lost in the Fog. Meet the ‘winningest’ jockey in the world Russell Baze. He’s the Michael Jordan of horse racing. Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and Baze have been in the winning circle at Golden Gate Fields so many times, they’ve stopped counting.

http://www.goldengatefields.com

The Turf Club at Golden Gate Fields
www.goldengatefields.com

At the Turf Club you can dine on prime rib, shrimp cocktail and peach cobbler while you watch the race. The Turf Club is designed theater style with a wall of glass facing the race course and lake turf course, situated at the highest point at Golden Gate Fields, affording a completely unobstructed, panoramic view of the action as well as the Berkeley hills. Along with private viewing screens at every table, the Turf Club boasts over 80 flat screen, jumbo screen, and regular monitors broadcasting simulcast racing from around the world, as well as a close up view of the live action as it happens. There are live tellers and automatic wagering machines throughout the Turf Club for your convenience.

Free Shuttle From BART to Golden Gate Fieldshttp://www.goldengatefields.com/visitors/free-shuttle

Avoid the hassles of driving and enjoy a day at the races with the FREE shuttle service to and from Golden Gate Fields. Fans will be picked up from the North Berkeley BART Station and taken right to the admission gates.

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Beloved Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter ‘Toola’ Dies

jamapro — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:02:48 +0000

MONTEREY (CBS/AP) — A sea otter described by officials at the Monterey Bay Aquarium as the most important animal in the history of the aquarium’s otter research program has died.

Aquarium officials say a female otter named Toola died in the aquarium’s veterinary care center early Saturday.

Aquarium spokesman Ken Peterson says Toola died of natural causes and of infirmities of age. She was believed to be 15 or 16.

Peterson says she was the first rescued sea otter that aquarium officials know of anywhere in the world that helped raise sea otter pups that were later successfully returned to the wild.

Toola is credited with helping young sea otters survive after their mother was killed by sharks, a common occurrence along the California coast, or they were separated in a storm.

She was brought to the aquarium after being found stranded on a beach in Pismo Beach in July 2001.