Month: December 2004

  • National Geographic Travel Guide: Yosemite National Park

    Awesome! The National Geographic Travel Guide: Yosemite National Park. Millions of visitors come to Rhode Island-size Yosemite each year, most to the mile-wide (1.6-kilometer-wide) Yosemite Valley, which was cut by the Merced River and then enlarged by glaciers. Huge domes—notably El Capitan and Half Dome—and high peaks close in the valley, which makes up only…

  • Waterfalls Add Life to Yosemite

    Everyone knows the best time to visit Yosemite to see the waterfalls is in the spring. Don Bain presents a great tour through the Waterfalls of Yosemite with pages on each of the prominent waterfalls found throughout the park. The spectacular scenery of Yosemite would be famous just for its cliffs, forests and meadows, but…

  • Roadside Geology Tour of Yosemite Valley

    Planning on taking the kids to Yosemite? Here’s a fun roadside tour of the Roadside Geology of Yosemite Valley from my former Geology professor. Good stuff! Impress the wife. 😉

  • Digital Camera Resource Page: Yosemite National Park Gallery

    There’s a very interesting collection of photos over at the Digital Camera Resource Page: Yosemite National Park Gallery. All were taken using a Sony DSC-F707 digital camera. Some really great shots.

  • Rock climbing and rock protection/anchors

    Ever wonder what a Class 5.3 is? The American Safe Climbing Association has a great page with information on all the Rock Climbing Ratings used today including the Yosemite Decimals System orignally invented by Don Wilson, Royal Robbins, and Chuck Wilts in 1956 and the original Sierra Club rock climbing rating system, dating from the…

  • Paul’s Yosemite Photos

    Looking to perk up your desktop at work and bring a little Yosemite into the office? Paul’s Yosemite Photographs is a great collection of photographs and wallpapers of Yosemite. Great photos!

  • Submit Your Sites

    Find an interesting article on Yosemite you’d like to suggest? Know of a site with great pictures of Yosemite you’d like me to highlight? Send it to me! You can email me at loydatyosemiteblog.com or aim me at thecmpnguy.

  • How To Brew The Perfect Cup Of Joe On The Trail

    Backpacker: “Because the ingredients and process are so elegantly simple, coffee is one of the few things that tastes every bit as good in the woods as it does in your kitchen. That’s true whether you drip it right into your mug with a paper filter or play backcountry barista with a lightweight grinder and…

  • Christmas in Yosemite

    Been looking for a Christmas album to get you in the spirit of the season? Then check out Christmas In Yosemite, a collection of time-honored Christmas favorites designed to soothe and refresh you. Features the songs: First Noel, Little Drummer Boy, Silent Night, Angels We Have Heard on High, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,…

  • Hidden Jewel #32: Yosemite Ice Rink

    Looking for something to do this winter? Head up to Yosemite and try ice skating in the grandeur of Yosemite Valley. A long time favorite with Yosemite’s winter visitors, the Curry Village ice rink, is the perfect place to spend a chilly winters day skating or sipping hot chocolate while enjoying the breath-taking view of…