Day: July 23, 2007
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Fire is Nature’s Way in Yosemite
The Merced Sun-Star ran a very good piece Saturday on fire in Yosemite and the National Park Service’s use of wildland fires to preserve the natural balance within Yosemite. mercedsunstar.com: “From the cabin of a helicopter that hovered over a forest, National Park fire chief Kelly Martin studied the serrated orange flames that danced across…
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Video: Hiking Half Dome the Day Nohara Died
Here’s a video of the hike up Half Dome from June 16, 2007, the day Hirofumi Nohara died after losing his footing on the trail. The amount of people waiting to climb the cables is unreal.
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Climbing Lost Arrow Spire
If you’ve ever thought about trying your hand at climbing any of Yosemite’s granite walls here’s a great video to watch of the climb up Lost Arrow Spire including the Tyrollean Traverse. Nice job guys.
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Kai’s First Trip to Yosemite: Will I find a campground to stay in?
Kai writes in: I have a friend visiting soon and we wish to visit Yosemite during the first weekend of August. We’re looking to camp and I know it’s busy during summer, the problem is it seems like all the campgrounds are fully booked, but that’ll be the only time available as my friend will…
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite by Brad Moore
Brad said he thought he had better but I really liked the tones and colors and the way this photo filled the frame. You can check out more great shots by Brad by visiting his Flickr portfolio. Great shot, Brad. Photo by Brad Moore via Flickr.