Welcome to SKP Park Sierra, an Escapees Co-Op park. The park was built by volunteers and is owned by the lot residents, who buy in for the exclusive use of a site. It’s located just west of Coarsegold, CA, in the Sierra Nevada foothills at about 1800 ft. elevation and about 30 miles east of Fresno, CA.
Escapees RV club members are welcome to visit up to 90 days at a time on sites where the lot owners are absent. The campground revenue adds to the maintenance fees paid by the owners to support this beautiful development.
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We have a lovely spot with even a wood deck overlooking the hillside. I have been watching the quail, woodpeckers and other birds enjoy the spring banquet after a long winter. I’m also watching a cat who sees quail on his menu, but I don’t think he has been very lucky receiving his his order. (I didn’t help either!)
Today we did the WOW-WOW tour—we drove east 26 miles on Hwy 41 to another of America’s gems: Yosemite National Park. The park’s southern entrance is a long way from the Yosemite Valley--over very curvy roads and up and down mountains, with little road shoulder between us at 5,000 feet and the valley way below! However, you know you are really in Yosemite when you emerge from the long tunnel and see an u-shaped valley—with the instantly recognizable Half Dome looming above it. It is a WOW moment!
And then just down the road, Bridal Veil Falls comes into view. And it is another WOW moment!
We stopped for our picnic lunch along the river before heading down into the valley. It was just one “Wow, look at that,” moment after another! I took more photos than there is room to show. Unfortunately, we had an overcast sky which diminished the beauty in the photos, so you will just have to plan your own vacation to this wonderland. Come in May to enjoy the splendor of all the waterfalls.
This is Yosemite Falls. The amount of water gushing over the rock ledges several hundred of feet straight up is unbelievable!
And to think people scale the face of Half Dome—are they crazy or what?? For those who want to hike up to the Half Dome’s shoulder and then take the cable trail to the top of Half Dome now need a permit during the busy times and only a limited number of permits are issues each day. The cable climb became too popular. Anyone can have my space in that line!! No thanks!
There is a fantastic bus system in place on the valley floor which should help with car traffic during the busy months. The new propane-powered buses are quiet and make regular loops around the valley stopping at the popular sites. We were able to drive with Larry’s handicap pass which was a blessing for us. He would have had a bit of trouble walking and waiting at the bus stops.
I have put Yosemite on our return-visit to-do list and next time I will make reservations in the Pine Valley campground as it would increase our enjoyment of this little corner of heaven!
Too soon we completed our circle of the valley and headed back to Hwy 41 to go up and down—never looking over the close edge of our side of the road—back to Coarsegold and Park Sierra. We were quiet on the ride back as it felt as if we had spent the afternoon in a cathedral; God’s work at his best!
I want to send our love and healing hugs for a rapid recovery to Mary Ellen Shue, who had surgery yesterday. She is a very special lady blessed with a wonderful positive attitude and sweetness; she reminds me to be a better person! God blesses me with friends like her.
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