Cost: $850 —
Application & deposit due by July 8
Transportation, lodging, meals, and personal expenses are
the responsibility of the participants.
Payments:
We accept cash and credit card payments through PayPal.
Please e-mail a copy of your completed Application pages
so we can coordinate it with your payment/acceptance.
Trip Insurance: We highly recommend trip insurance that
includes travel health insurance, especially for overseas trips. Travelex
Insurance Services is
a BBB
Accredited business with an A+ rating, where most of the good companies
rate a mere A or A-. Squaremouth.com,
a leading comparison site, rates Travelex very high amongst
those it lists. There are six plans. For
a lot more information and the name of our contact person, click
here. Meanwhile, suffice
it to say that our travel agent has used Travelex for years.
Accommodations: (Enable
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Because of the way the National Park Service sets up reservations,
we cannot negotiate a group rate. We will be based right in the heart
of Yosemite Valley at. Yosemite
Lodge at the Falls
9006
Yosemite Lodge Drive
Yosemite, CA 95389
801-559-4884
Note that rooms fill up very quickly
in Yosemite, as reservations open up a year and a day ahead.
If you dawdle and get shut out of Yosemite Lodge, check out other possibilities in
the park or
outside, in or near El
Portal or quite a bit further away in Mariposa. You
can also check on TripAdvisor.com.
Airport:
The nearest major Airport is in Sacramento, CA (SMF), about 3-1/4 hours away from the heart
of Yosemite Valley, San Francisco (SFO), about 3-1/2 hours
away, and Oakland, CA, about the same distance. All three
have public transporation links into the heart of Yosemite Valley.
Flying with Photo Equipment:
It is always good to check with TSA and your airline before traveling by air. Currently,
TSA
regulations note:
"You may carry one (1) bag of photographic equipment in addition to one (1) carry-on
and one (1) personal item through the screening checkpoint. The additional
bag must conform to your air carrier's carry-on restrictions for size and weight. Please
confirm your air carrier's restrictions prior to arriving at the airport."
They do remind everyone that not all airlines will allow this, so you may want
to select your airline based on thier willingness to work with photographers...
"Air carriers may or may not allow
the additional carry-on item on their aircraft. Please check with your
air carrier prior to arriving at the airport."
If you are a member of a photo association, carry your membership card. It may help
you, but that is not a guarantee.
Always check back with the TSA
website for the latest updates!
Rental Cars:
Because we stop in locations where the roads and streets may be narrow and parking
minimal, we encourage car sharing. If you are interested in sharing a rental
car with others, let us know. We'll pool those who respond and get you in touch
with one another to make your own plans. We can't guarantee that there will be
takers, so we also recommend that you rent a car, as you can always cancel later.
That way, you won't find your car of choice no longer available.
You should also keep in mind that we will be driving on a lot
of gravel and dirt roads.
Another suggested option, as noted above under Airport, is to
fly and take public transportation to Yosemite if you can. There
is a free shuttle bus that works for a lot of our locations, and
there are alway people who drive and can carpool.
PRIVACY POLICY: Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures is respectful of your privacy and any information you give us, either through our interactive forms or via e-Mail. We are committed to ensuring the security and safety of this information. To that end, our policies are outlined in our Privacy Statement.
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