Yosemite Blog

Month: October 2007

  • Taking the larger view.

    Sometimes you have to take a chance. The rain stopped, and I drive up to Glacier point to take some sunset shots; This is a stitched panoramic. Now it’s raining again. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne.

  • Jobs in Yosemite

    Looking for the chance to work in the Park? These positions are currently open: Administrative Support Assistant with the National Park Service. Guest Recreation Manager with Delaware North Companies. Housekeeping (live-in position) with Yosemite’s Four Seasons Vacation Rentals. Supervisory Park Ranger (Law Enforcement) with National Park Service. Note to Employeers in the Park: If you…

  • Yosemite in the News: 1870-1913

    The New York Times has made scans of early articles avaialble for free. A quick search of “Yosemite” turned up some interesting results between 1870 and 1913: 1870 A letter to the editor from one of the people who’d settled in Yosemite before 1864 when the valley was taken over by the state of California…

  • Yosemite Possible Target for Terrorists?

    Following the massive wildfires in Southern California that left dozens homeless and the revelation that atleast one of the fires was deliberate officials are now starting to wonder if the incident could have been terrorist related. Homelandsecurityus.com: “Within the last 90 days, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI issued warnings to fire…

  • Sometimes it’s not about intense color

    Tunnel View is probably one of the world’s most photographed sights. And as such, it’s difficult to do it with any sort of originality. You have to depend on Mother Nature to provide a fresh perspective. Tonight was a temptation; We had a late afternoon shower that washed away the smoke from the SoCal fires,…

  • Photo of the Day: Lower Cathedral Lake Panorama by Tyler Westcott

    This is the third [Photo of the Day] from [Tyler Westcott] in the last few days and man, it’s awesome. He stitched together several shots that he took to make this awesome panorama of [Lower Cathedral Lake]. Tyler has a bunch of awesomely beautiful non-Yosemite shots that you have to check out. Head over to…

  • Photo of the Day: Liberty Cap by Greatlettuce

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a great shot of Liberty Cap with Nevada Fall in the foreground. The clouds really add depth to the shot. I really like it. Very cool. Photo by Greatlettuce via Flickr.

  • More New Stuff: Gravatars

    [Dane] was tweaking the back end of the site today and added a really cool new feature to the comments, Gravatars. Gravatars (or Globally Recognized Avatars) are 80×80 pixel pictures that follow you around from site to site. What this means for you is that whenever you post a comment, and you use the same…

  • Photo of the Day: The Ahwahnee Hotel by Sam Lee

    Today’s photo of the Day comes to us from Sam Lee who took this awesome shot of the [Ahwahnee] the other morning. The colors are fantastic. Great shot Sam. Photo by Sam Lee via Flickr.

  • Hello Yosemite Blog, I’m Dane

    Hello, I’m Dane Carlson. First off, thank you Loyd for inviting me to participate on Yosemite Blog. Like Loyd said, my wife and her family are from [Mariposa], so I’m in the area often and in the park as often as I can. My wife homeschools our two sons, and I’m an internet entrepreneur. I’m…