Month: November 2007
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OMG!!!
Via those fine folks at BoingBoing.net, here is a video that will make your eyes pop. Wingsuit flying can either be done as BASE jumping or like parachuting from an aircraft. I doubt that it’s legal to jump from any of the walls of Yosemite Valley wearing one of these suits because it would basically…
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A New Poll for November and the Results of the October Poll
Well the poll for October is over and there’s a new poll. If you’re interested in the results from last month here they are. It seems the overwhelming majority of readers are [“tent junkies”] opting to sleep on the cold hard ground over a nice warm room with a soft bed. That’s alright with me…
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Climbing’s Growing Popularity Damaging to the Environment
Climbing Yosemite’s big walls and peaks has long been considered a sport for only the most hardcore but with the sports growing popularity many would-be peak baggers are making their way out of the gym and heading for the National Parks where growing crowds of climbers are wreaking havoc on the environment. Daily Herald: “Evidence…
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Thomas Kinkade Visits Yosemite
Karen and her husband went to Yosemite to enjoy the beautiful scenery and have a relaxing vacation little did they know they would be coming face to face with one of America’s most celebrated painters – Thomas Kinkade. Kiki’s Korner:Last week when we were vacationing in Yosemite, one day we were riding our bikes around…
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Fall in Yosemite a Favorite Among Many
Fall is a beautiful time to visit Yosemite but this year seems to be extra special as the perfect combination of tempertatures and conditions are leading to one of the most spectacular displays of fall colors in recent history. UnionDemocrat.com: “‘Fall – it’s my favorite season,’ park botanist Lisa Acree said during a walk through…
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Outages
You may have noticed some outages during the last few days where you are unable to get to Yosemite Blog or just reach a landing page saying out database server is down. Currently our webhost is migrating us to a new platform better equipped to handle our traffic. Things should get back to normal very…
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Photo of the Day: Vernal Falls by Kankakee Carl
Today’s Photo of the Day is the classic Vernal Falls with rainbow. Gotta admit, it’s a great shot and I have yet to try to for a shot of the falls with the rainbow. Nice job Carl. Photo by Kankakee Carl via Flickr.
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Flickr owns my pictures? No.
For some reason I’m not able to post a response to a comment, and so I’m posting here. Rick Deutsch November 6th, 2007 21:25 Just FYI..I head that when you sign up to Flickr, they become the owner of all photos posted…with rights to them! This is buried on Pg XX of YYY pages. True?…
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I’m working on an article!
I’m working on an article on instances of plague in California, with respect to Yosemite National Park. Stay tuned to this blog for the full story!
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Calling all Flickrfolken!
There is a contest going on by Moo.com for holiday card images; Do you know Moo.com? They are the folks who make the way cool mini-cards; Upload your shots from Flickr, customize them to your specifications, send the good folks $24.95 and get 50 mini-cards with your images printed on them! Anyway, they are holding…