We
always recommend minimum one to three day sightseeing and hiking
itineraries for guests (ask upon arrival) with another activity
thrown in for spice, but check out the following for that extra
day of fun or if you have seen the sights already before. And
remember, we are not surprised to see one to five guests a day
just hanging at the Bug to relax for once in front of the fire
or in a Hammock.
VDAY, Until the Violence
Stops
February 14 and 15, 2008 8pm - Bodie Room
$25 Tickets
A community production of Eve Ensler's
"THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES"to benefit Mountain Crisis
Services
directed by Connie Stetson. Chocolate Reception Afterwards!
V-DAY is a global movement to stop
violence against women and girls. More information can be found
at http://www.vday.org
Rafting
is the biggest attraction at the Bug from April through June.
The rafting takeout from the Merced River is just 2 miles from
the Bug. The Merced, one of Yosemite's gems, pulses and undulates,
and makes an exciting addition to your stay. You'll find thrilling
Class III and IV whitewater.
Rafting Companies:
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OARS
1-800-346-6277
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ARTA
1-800-323-2782
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American River Recreation
1-800-333-7238
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All-Outdoors Whitewater Rafting
1-800-24-RAFTS
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Whitewater Voyages
1-800-400-RAFT
Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions
1-800-431-3636
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Kayaking season starts in March on the Merced River, but know that you must have your own equipment to enjoy. No one rents locally. In fact all sporting activities outside of winter sports have no rentals locally except climbing. Kayaking is popular from the Red Bud Day Use Area this side of El Portal all the way to the Class VI falls above Bagby Reservoir.
BUG BUS MOUNTAIN
BIKING. Bug Bus SUV takes you down to the River
with a rental bike and drops you for a 3 hour ride along the
river. Optional downhill switchback dirt road with views. Pick-up
when you are ready. $17
Mountain biking is in
season locally again. In the Spring we send people to all the
rides on the single track and fire roads areas at Ferguson Ridge
overlooking the Yosemite area and the Merced River Canyon. There
are excellent rides over to Sweetwater Point from there to Buckingham
Mountain where views stretch across the San Joaquin Valley to
the Coast Ranges.
All of these are above Midpines in the Sierra National Forest on the Midpines Loop. It is also cool to ride along the Merced River on the Riverside dirt road ride and watch all the rafters and wild rapids two miles down the highway from the Bug.
Hiking along the South Fork of the Merced in wildflower season is worth all four miles there. Beautiful wildflowers and deep canyon scenery make this walk exceptional. You will find very few other people along it if you are looking for serenity.
At the end the trail opens up after some stone cabin ruins to show where the Yosemite Miwok Indians wintered before white man arrived during the Gold Rush. Beautiful isolation. You can also find scant remains of one of California's richest gold mines, its hotel, mill, mines, bridge and housing sites all named after John Hite.
