Month: August 2005
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A Spectacular Light Show Comes to Yosemite
Friday night will be a spectacular night in Yosemite when the traveling light show comes to town. No, the circus isn’t coming to Yosemite. It’s the Perseid Meteor Shower. This annual event has provided a spectacular light show in the August night sky with the last few years being more spectacular than the last. So…
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Ahn Likely Killed Traversing Creek
Hyundo Ahn, a 25-year-old South Korean exchange student who had just completed a year at the University of California/Davis, obtained a wilderness permit for an ambitious eleven-day hike on the John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney on June 20th. After the hike, Ahn planned to visit several other sites in the U.S.…
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Thank you
A big heartfelt ‘thank you’ to all the people who sent their birthday wishes along this morning. Thanks guys. 🙂
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Yosemite Body Identified as Missing UCD Student
CBS 5: “A body discovered in a remote Yosemite canyon was identified Tuesday as a foreign exchange student who went missing June 20, authorities said. South Korean University student Hyun Do Ahn, 25, had studied English for a year at the University of California, Davis when he set out alone to hike from Yosemite National…
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A peaceful pond near Tioga Pass
A peaceful pond near Tioga Pass Originally uploaded by mlog. I’ve posted a lot of Misha’s photos of the Yosemite high country and with good reason, they’re fantastic. Here’s another one of Misha’s shots, this one of Mt Gibbs and a peaceful pond near Yosemite National Parks eastern entrance at Tioga Pass. Great job, Misha.
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More Information Revealed on Hikers Death
The California Aggie: Hikers and searchers discovered a body in Yosemite National Park on Saturday evening that may belong to a UC Davis exchange student who was reported missing two weeks ago, park officials announced Monday. The Mariposa Coroner’s Office will be conducting an autopsy on the body at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to verify whether…
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Body Found In Tenaya Canyon May Be Missing UD Davis Student
Davis Enterprise: A body discovered Saturday morning in Yosemite National Park may be that of a missing UC Davis exchange student. The National Park Service, which has led the investigation into the June disappearance of 25-year-old Hyun Do Ahn, was expected to issue a news release about the discovery later today. However, a source close…
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Mt. Watkins and Tenaya Canyon
P8070082 Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. Edie took a great shot of Mount Watkins (named for one of the first photograpers to shoot Yosemite the great Carlton Watkins) and Tenaya Canyon. Very nice, Edie. Keep ’em coming.
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It was hot.
How hot was it today in Yosemite Valley? Take a look at theCDEC Sensors. Technorati Tags: yosemite
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139 so far.
“As of July 26th, Yosemite Search and Rescue has responded to 139 SAR incidents in 2005.” Friends of YOSAR Technorati Tags: California, Sierra Nevada, wilderness, yosemite