Yosemite Blog

Month: August 2005

  • Body of Missing Kayaker Found

    MyMotherLode.com: “Authorities say a body discovered in the Tuolumne River over the weekend may be that of a kayaker missing since June. Lt. George Ruckman of the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office says the body was discovered Saturday in the Clavey Falls area where a man kayaking with three others went under the water and became…

  • Date of Adams Photograph Finally Uncovered

    Yahoo! News: “US astronomers said they had pinpointed the moment and location when one of the most famous landscape pictures in photographic history was taken. “Autumn Moon, the High Sierra from Glacier Point,” taken by Ansel Adams in Yosemite National Park, is a thrilling view of the American West, featuring a waxing Moon rising over…

  • Legal Wrangling Could End Climbing In Yosemite

    KTLA: “The rumble began high on the sheer cliff wall, like faraway thunder before a storm. A slab of granite as big as a railroad boxcar had let loose 1,300 feet up Glacier Point’s age-worn face. The million-pound rock cartwheeled and shattered, tracing a plume of dust downward toward Peter Terbush. In his last earthbound…

  • August – September Poll is Up

    The new poll is up and boy is it a doozy. Here’s this months poll: May 1 – September 15, the camping limit in Yosemite is 14 days, and only 7 of those days can be in Yosemite Valley or Wawona (NPS Camping Rules and Regulations). Do you think this rule is fair or should…

  • Yosemite Blog Poll: NPS Should Limit the Amount of Motor Vehicles Entering the Park

    Well it’s that time again. Time to post the results of the latest Yosemite Blog Poll and get your opinion on a new Yosemite topic. This month a record 45 people voted with the overwhelming majority (80%) agreeing that the National Park Service should impose a limit on the number of motor vehicles that can…

  • ‘Shattered Air’ Remembered A Little Differently By Hikers

    A new book, “Shattered Air : A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite’s Half Dome” (Bob Madgic), tells the story of a group of hikers who ventured to the top of Half Dome and were caught in a thunderstorm. But for one group of hikers from Carmel California, the version in the book…

  • YODOGS: Yosemite’s Four Footed Heroes

    Ok. YODOGS rock. Friends of YOSAR: most of the YODOGs are “area dogs.” This means that instead of following a scent trail, the canine team is assigned to a specific area and the dog’s job is to find every person or fairly large object (like a pack) with human scent on it within that area.…

  • A Get Together in Yosemite

    In case you hadn’t heard the Flickr Yosemite group is going to be having a meetup in the Park in early September. If you’re interested in Yosemite this is a great chance to meet some very knowledgeable people and have some fun with your camera in the park. For more information check out the group…

  • Rangers Offer Advice for Staying Safe

    The Modesto Bee: “STAYING SAFE Yosemite National Park rangers offer the following safety tips for hikers: BEFORE YOU LEAVE — Tell someone exactly where you’re going, the route you’re taking and when you’ll be back. “SITUATIONAL AWARENESS” — Analyze the weather and trail conditions before you leave, always be cautious, and understand that the conditions…

  • Going hiking in Yosemite? Keep on your toes.

    The Modesto Bee: “Hikers on Yosemite National Park’s Mist Trail are typically a joyful group, awed by the postcard image of the plunging, 320-foot Vernal Fall.Two weekends ago, however, people on the winding trail turned somber after a man slipped into the water directly above the fall and disappeared over the precipice. “It was weird,…