The drive is 45 minutes from the Quality Inn to the entrance
Pool is outdoors, don't know when it opens...check with the hotel From the hotel the drive took about an hour + to get to the west entrance (route140) ...depends how often you stop to take pictures etc, and then more time if you drive to El Capitan, more time to half dome/Glacier point(well worth it) - especially if you can time it so you'll be there for sunset as well. Watching the sunset colors and light and shadows change on half dome is totally awesome!
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