Month: July 2006

Seattlepi: Sunlight streams through a dense canopy, casting a shimmering glow on a stream that dips under a well-traveled park road. “I call this the kill zone,” said Moose Mutlow, a contractor with the Yosemite Institute. “Animals crossing here just don’t stand a chance.” Mutlow has studied the park’s roadkill and found that hundreds of…

Here’s the weekly bear report from the National Park Service. NPS: Bears have been active in almost all developed areas of the Valley. Parking lot incidents this week are all from Camp 4 where a bear is easily finding the vehicles with food in them. There is a bear that continues to frequent the Mist…

Tom has a little insider info he posted over at his site. Looke like they’re working their butts off to get 140 open. Yosemite Explorer: This is just the first word from Kenny Karst, the DNC public relations guy, after a conference call with CalTrans and others involved. CalTrans has announced that they HOPE to…

NPS: The search for a missing California Conservation Corps (CCC) trail crew member working in the park ended on Friday, July 14th, when his body was located half-way down the Royal Arches wall north of the Ahwahnee Hotel. Michael Gresham, 24, stationed at the CCC’s San Luis Obispo Center, was reported missing by members of…

If you’ve got a tent and are looking to get a little off the beaten track then this one is for you. The Yosemite Creek and Porcupine Flat campground, accessible to tent campers only, are now open for the season. There’s some pretty awesome sites in both campgrounds and they’re just minutes from the Valley.

Even though a temporary route is being built across the Merced it looks like the rockslide blocking 140 is still unstable and continues to drop rocks and dirt. It’s not safe so please don’t try to enter the area. I know also officials are ticketing people. Play it safe, stay away.

Any of the anglers out there up for a little road trip? Check this out. sgvtribune.com: Trout weighing up to seven pounds will be released into the Kern River this summer. The Department of Fish and Game will release 1,000 trout weighing between four and seven pounds into the Sierra river. The larger fish are…

If you haven’t voted in the poll then now is your chance. I’m leaving it up through the end of July because it’s a great question. So far it’s tied with 35.5% voting Yes and 35.5% Undecided. Only 28.8% think highway 140 is fine like it is. If you want to leave a comment there’s…

P7083077.JPG Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. If you’ve never been hiking in Yosemite before and are planning to visit the park then you’re likely to see something like this. In areas where there’s a lot of granite the trails are often marked with rocks. It’s a great low impact way to mark the trail. Thanks…

Portions of the Tuolumne Meadows Campground have opened for the season and are available on a first come first serve basis. Reservations for campsites are expected to be accepted by the end of the week.