Month: April 2005

Not many people realize but almost all Yosemite’s rivers and streams are open for fishing although you may find catching a little more difficult. Fly fishing is just as fun for women and kids as it is for men. In fact, most women will probably find themselves better at it then their male counterparts. The…

ScienceMatters @ Berkeley: A plaque in UC Berkeley’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology is engraved with a prophetic quote from founding director Joseph Grinnell. In 1910, Grinnell said “the value of the museum will not be realized until the lapse of many years, possibly a century.” Only after such a long time passed could researchers benefit…

Yosemite has long been felt as the “heart” of big wall climbing in America. In fact, much of what we know as climbing today was pioneered in Yosemite or by climbers who’d grown up climbing Yosemite’s big walls. Here’s one man who’d like to see that rich history preserved. LA Times (free registration required):During three…

DSCF0006 Originally uploaded by tmbs03. This is my sons first photo of Yosemite. Not bad for not even being 3 yet. He took this while we were at the base of El Capitan. You can see the warning sign in the background. The white thing in the corner is my shoulder as I took a…

Lower Falls Originally uploaded by ctbarna. Here’s an awesome shot of Lower Yosemite Falls during a recent snow storm. This is an awesome shot of something few visitors to Yosemite see. Another reason why even temperate weather is good weather in Yosemite.