Excellent find on the highway to Yosemite. Clean restrooms, and so much history! Come in and chat with owner, Richard, and learn about the local history, geology and fun facts. Cold drinks including beer, necessities and woven blankets. Yosemite hats, fossils and other great memorabilia. Set next to Chinese Camp ghost town, worth taking the time to walk around and explore. Peacocks running across the road, peaceful garden to sit in, firewood for sale if you need some. Hopefully you can stop in when Richard’s wife, Add is there, as you’re, will be able to get great food. They have free WiFi while you enjoy a beverage. We walked in the door and were greeted by their very polite young son. You need to come by and get the local history!

Richard, who owns the store with his wife is an incredibly friendly and helpful person! He’s also a geologist with extensive knowledge of the area. A very intelligent person with a lot to offer a clueless passerby like me. Apparently his wife usually runs the store but I didn’t get to meet her. All sorts of interesting knickknacks and archaeological items. I would highly recommend stopping in to say hi and to grab some refreshments. On the way out of town, swing through “Main Street” (I put it in quotes because it’s barely a road). Basically a ghost town from the mining days. Very cool stuff. Very friendly and down-to-earth people.