Stashing gear in Yosemite Valley?

The only lockers in the Park are in Yosemite Valley. Coin-operated, the lockers are located on the west side of the registration office in Curry Village.

Awahnee implies a room at the Awahnee hotel right? I bet they would be willing to hold a bag for a customer who just stayed with them. If you plan to stay there on your return it would be a slam dunk.

Worst case… if all else fails you could mail the bag to yourself at the Valley's PO c/o general delivery. They would hold it 30 days.

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=198773&tn=0

I've never had a fail when hiding food or gear along a trail – typically tucked up in the beams of a footbridge. The stuff is always there days or weeks later when I come through on a death march. But I do that on trails in Alaskan, not the busiest part of the most visited NP in the country. And any food I stash is completely scentless – canned drinks, etc.

Call about the coin-operated lockers before relying on that – some are cleared out every 24 hours for security or revenue reasons. The Awahnee option sounds ideal – for $450/night, I'd expect some decent service (and to pay $10-ish/bag/day).

Another possibility – hit up any park worker that seems friendly. None of them get paid much and might happily take a duffle of stuff to their lodging for a few days and meet you back at their place of work with it for $20-$40 tax-free cash. Have a kid or a wife in tow so you look less like a drug dealer.