Month: January 2006

  • Help! I’m Camping at Hodgdon Meadow!

    Moni wrote in to ask: “I ended up having to make my reservations for Hodgdon Meadow instead…is this a less desirable place to camp?” Well the answer is, Hodgdon Meadow is a beautiful place to camp. It’s right on the entrance to the park on 120 so it actually opens up some different hiking and…

  • Going Hiking in Yosemite? Grab Your DVD Player.

    Grab your credit card folks because here’s one you’re not going to want to miss. Jon Shannon loves Yosemite. Love it a lot in fact. Loves it so much that when he decided to take some of his photography and make a new style trail guide he was sure it’d be a hit. The DVD…

  • Yosemite Falls in B&W

    Yosemite Falls B&W Originally uploaded by Vladimir Fanning. Vladimir Fanning put up this really awesome shot of Yosemite Falls in black and white on Flickr. Great shot, Vladimir.

  • What would Hetch Hetchy be like if it is restored.

    Here’s a very interesting story from the LA Times. Novelist Greg Sarris imagines what it would be like after the water is drained and Hetch Hetchy is restored. LA Times: “The massive lake shinks; 360,000 acre feet of impounded water begins to disappear. Stumps from giant oaks felled nearly a hundred years ago appear beneath…

  • Some Great Photos

    In case you haven’t checked it out yet I created a special tag for Flickr users to tag their photos with for Yosemite Blog. I’ve been trying to publish a lot of the photos here so everyone could see the fantastic shots everyones tagging but you can also go directly to the tags page on…

  • A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words.

    *sigh*

  • Planning Your Camping Trip? You Need To Read This

    Psst…psst. Hey. Yeah. You. Making reservations for your annual July camping trip to Yosemite? Thinking about staying at North Pines, Lower Pines or Crane Flat? wikiHow has some great tips for you on picking a good campsite as well as some numbers you’re going to want to remember. How to Choose a Site in North…

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year!