Month: April 2006

  • In Like A Lion

    OMG. It’s April and I haven’t taken down the poll yet. I’ll get right on that. Anyone have any ideas for a poll?

  • Going Hiking In April

    Reader Jeff wrote in to ask: We are going to be visiting Yosemite April 19-23 and we were wondering what trails might be open (free of snow) that time of the year. Tentatively, we are hiking the lower trails at Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite Valley, but we were hoping for a good third hike. Well…

  • Something For Free

    So I was talking to Jon over at YosemiteTrailsDVD.com and he’s given me permission to pass along a great offer to you. If you visit his website and order one of his great DVDs packed full of information on trails, beautiful photos, and great tips you can get it for only $19.95 (plus S&H and…

  • A Great Site For All You Hikers

    Candice sent me in a link to her site this morning and I was really surprised what a great site it is! Candice has taken all the great hiking trails of the Yosemite area and put them on a Google Map. This you have to check out. Her site is ThisHikingTrail.com. Nice work, Candice. Technorati…

  • I Need Your Help

    Do you have a favorite camp spot or did you find one that you think is above the others? Tell me about it. Tell me what campground you were in, what month you were there, and what you liked about it. You can also send me a picture if you’ve got one (your chance to…

  • Are we going to need a raft?

    If you’re wondering if there’s going to be more flooding in Yosemite Valley with the barrage of storms headed this way you can check out the CDEC-California Department of Water Resources site here for real time data from the sensor by Pohono Bridge.

  • NWS Says More Rain and Snow Coming

    The National Weather Service is calling for more rain and snow throughout the week with only a slight chance to dry out on Thursday. National Weather Service: Today: Snow and rain…heavy at times. Windy. Snow accumulation up to 31 inches above 7000 feet. Snow level lowering to 6000 feet. Highs at 5000 feet 38 to…

  • Flood Warning In Affect

    FLOOD WARNING – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY – HANFORD CA 745 AM PDT MON APR 3 2006 …FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA BELOW 5000 FEET…INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS…THROUGH 6 PM PDT TUESDAY EVENING.. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA BELOW…

  • Such Great Photos

    I’m seeing lots of great Yosemite photos showing up in the sidebar. In case you haven’t noticed, everytime you tag a photo on Flickr with yosemiteblog.com (or yosemiteblogcom) it shows up in the sidebar. Aint it cool? I’ve also got a lot of great shots people have been sending in that I’ve been hanging onto…