Yosemite Blog

Year: 2007

  • July ’07 Statistics

    July was a busy month here at the ol’ homestead. We had over 20,984 visitors to Yosemite Blog from 18 countries with roughly 154,548 pages viewed. That’s phenomenal! Thank you everyone who visited last month for making it such a marvelous month. Already it looks like August is shaping up to be just as busy…

  • Search Scaled Back for Missing Hiker

    The search effort for Ottorrina Bonaventura who has been missing since July 30th was scaled back over the weekend as hope of finding the 80 year old diminished. Fox28.com: “There’s still no sign of an 80-year-old Indiana woman lost in a wilderness area of California’s Yosemite National Park. Ottorrina Bonaventura of Schererville has been missing…

  • Going Camping? Here’s What’s Open and Some Advice

    Yosemite Valley: Upper, Lower, and North Pines Campgrounds are open; reservations are required. Camp 4 is open on a first-come, first-served basis. Outside Yosemite Valley: Hodgdon Meadow and Wawona Campgrounds are open; reservations are required. Bridalveil Creek, Tamarack Flat, Crane Flat, White Wolf, Yosemite Creek, Porcupine Flat, and Tuolumne Meadows are open on a first-come,…

  • A New Poll and the Results from Julys

    If you haven’t noticed it there’s a new poll up in the sidebar. The question for August is: “Have you ever committed a crime in Yosemite?” I’m gonna come clean and upfront say that yes, I have received a speeding ticket in Yosemite. I was about 10 miles an hour over the posted speed limit…

  • Photo of the Day: IMG_5540 by Randy January

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a fabulous shot of Half Dome and it’s reflection from Randy January. What a great way to kick off a new week. Great shot Randy! Photo by Randy January via Flickr.

  • Photo of the Day: Yosemite by kaylaemilycali

    I don’t know much about this photo except to say it was taken in the spring and that I like it. I found this over at Photobucket.com which, unfortunately, doesn’t offer a way to contact the user nor does it offer any sort of EXiF data with the photo. But that’s ok, I really liked…

  • Do the Crime in Yosemite, Do the Time in Yosemite (well sort of)

    Most people have seen or heard the commercials “What happen in Vegas, Stays in Vegas” but when you run afoul the law in Yosemite “What happens in Yosemite, Stays in Yosemite.” That’s because Yosemite is one of only two National Parks (the other being Yellowstone) that have it’s own court house. So when you get…

  • Photo of the Day: Bridelveil Fall by Dave Yuhas

    Dave Yuhas takes some beautiful wedding photos but his shots of Yosemite aren’t bad either. This awesome photo of Bridalveil Fall totally exemplifies my mood today, calm and restful. Nice work Dave. Photo by Dave Yuhas via Flickr.

  • Photo of the Day: Clouds Over Tioga Lake by Loyd Schutte

    Today’s Photo of the Day is one of mine. My wife and I spend a lot of time traversing Tioga Pass to shoot. We just happened to be coming back up the pass when I saw this awesome thunderstorm building to the south. Coming up on Tioga Lake I knew the reflection would make a…

  • Search Continues For Hiker

    The search for Ottorrina “Terrina” Bonaventura who was reported missing on July 30th is still on. If you were hiking South of Tuolumne Meadows and East of Merced Lake please call (209) 372-0778. Even if you did not see anyone matching her description call. Search teams are trying to determine areas she might have been…