Month: August 2006

  • Protect the Bears

    One thing visitors look forward to seeing when they visit the park are the bears. Unfortunately no one wants to see a bear dead along side the road. So far this year 10 bears have been hit by cars. That’s why it’s important to follow all speed limits in the park. Speed limits not only…

  • Bear, Bears, Everywhere!

    NPS: “In the last few weeks, bear activity has really picked up. The apples in the Valley are ripe and there are more visitors in the frontcountry and backcountry, providing numerous opportunities for bears to be involved in conflicts with humans. All Valley campgrounds have seen bear activity, mostly in the form of bears obtaining…

  • Reflections

    DSC_0022.JPG Originally uploaded by Campin’ Guy. Here’s a shot I took one early June morning of El Capitan reflecting in the Merced River. At the time the river was still really high. The spot where this was taken was one of my more favorite spots to shoot El Cap and isn’t normally underwater.

  • Danger Falling Rocks

    NPS: “A medium-sized rockfall occurred on the northwest face of Elephant Rock at 3:13 pm Sunday afternoon. A slab fell from the upper eastern edge of the large rectangular scar formed during rockfalls in the early 1970’s. The slab broke into pieces upon impacting the base of the cliff, and debris fell down the talus…

  • That Time Again

    July is over and you know what that means, time for a new poll! This month we’re revisiting one of my favorite’s “What is your favorite season to visit the park?”. As always the poll is in the far right column, cast your vote now! Last months results will be up soon.