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If your plans for the day include a visit to Yosemite, which of course, they should, the chef at the Château is happy to pack picnic lunches. e Château du Sureau sits just fieen miles from the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park. e park is best known for the towering granite cliffs, including El Capitan, a famed location for rock climbing. ere are endless miles of spectacular valley or cliffside views, waterfalls, creeks, and towering redwoods with hiking, horseback riding, raing, boating, or just picnicking under the majestic mountains available as options. e concierge at the Château is available to book tours and help you plan your park visit. While the park is busy beyond measure in the summer season, visiting in the off-season offers the ability to find some space away from crowds, where the quiet that envelops you is almost unnerving; the pace slows, and there is ample opportunity to stand in awe of the sights. Off-season may have some roads closed due to snow and ice, but the reward of standing in solitude at the base of El Capitan or wandering through the Ansel Adams gallery at your own pace, outweighs the loss of access to a trail or two. When the sun starts to set, head back to the Château to rejuvenate with a visit to Spa du Sureau for a massage, facial, or body treatment. e menu of services is vast, ranging from a fieen-minute eye treatment to moisturize and plump delicate eye tissue, to a three-hour Elderberry Experience that includes restorative baths, a classique massage, and the Elderberry Body Treatment, featuring a full body exfoliation, hydrostorm rinse with color therapy, and an Elderberry Cream body wrap complete with a gentle scalp massage. VUE ON | TRAVEL 84 VUENJ.COM

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