Month: November 2005

  • Half Dome Crazy

    Amy Balfour wrote this awesome article which appeared in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel about her experience hiking the backside of Half Dome. You have to read it. It’s fantastically witty, humorous, and engaging. Here’s a clip to get you warmed up. Sun-Sentinel : “I approach the cables on this warm July 4th weekend, scrutinizing my…

  • Reader Questions: What’s it like in December?

    Peter sent me an email and asked: “I was thinking about coming to Yosemite in December – I gotta make 2 pilgimages a year – and this year I’ve been lacking. Anyhow, what’s it like in December? Is there gonna be snow? Are there a lot of bears? Will I spend all my time in…

  • Giant Sequoias Make a Lasting Impression

    Columbia Daily Tribune: “The largest remaining stand of sequoias in the world is found in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park in California, which I visited in September. It is so impressive that people have felt a strong urge to note the individuality of the giant trees by giving them names. At one time, most…

  • Eyesore substation removed from Yosemite Valley

    One of the things I’ve always thought was totally out of place and destroyed the beauty of Yosemite has been removed. The big green electrical substation at the end of Camp 4 has been an eyesore since the 1990’s when it was taken out of operation but that’s no more. The substation was removed by…

  • Envoys from China Visit Yosemite

    If you were in Yosemite yesterday you may have noticed the hubbub as NPS officials put on their finery and for a meeting with a delegation of Chinese conservation professionals. Part of an ongoing exchange program between the Department of Interior and the State Forestry Administration of the People’s Republic of China, the group met…