A year into a pandemic, this bar outside Yosemite still refuses to follow COVID-19 rules
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Tom Nelson, Robbie Nelson, Suzanne Hicks and Gordon Hicks hanging out at Airport Bar on a Saturday night.Ashley Harrell
Airport Inn Bar & Grill is an all-American saloon in Yosemite National Park s gateway town of Mariposa. It s beloved by many long-time residents, and legendary for its comfort food.
It also openly defied the regional stay-at-home order to shut down in December, and its regulars are known to be gun ownership-advocating, COVID-19-denying Trump supporters. And not just one, but several, nooses are hanging around the property.
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Heart-wrenching : Beloved Yosemite lodge hanging on by a thread
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Yosemite Falls seen without people.Carolyn Cole/TNS
When the announcement came that Yosemite National Park would reinstate its day-use reservation system, restricting the number of visitors for most of the month of February, Douglas Shaw hit a breaking point.
Shaw is the co-owner of Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort, a long-standing and beloved resort set on a forested hillside just 23 miles from the park’s Arch Rock entrance. The 50-acre complex has for decades been a mainstay for international backpackers, young couples and families seeking affordable and comfortable accommodations near the park.