Month: January 2008
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Yosemite Association Art Contest
The Yosemite Association invites you to submit a piece celebrating 25 years of free art classes in the park. The winning design (any media reducible to 2 dimensions) will be used on a tote bag, and honorable mentions will be displayed in the Art Center. For more info, write to yosemiteartcenter@sbcglobal.net or call (209)372-1442. Entries…
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Photo of the Day: Bobcats by Raul Rodriquez
Rollie, who works over at the Ahwahnee, sent in this set of photos of a bobcat that many visitors and employees have been seeing around the Valley. Great shots Rollie. Thanks for sending them in.
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Salmon Not Returning to Mountain Rivers Could Mean Trouble
State officials are worried about salmon populations in foothill rivers after recent counts showed a mere fraction are returning to spawn in their ancestral spawning grounds. KNTV: “The environmental consulting firm FishBio says just 1,158 adult salmon came back to spawn last year, compared with 5,672 fish in 2006. Since 2000, salmon counts on the…
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Not Forgotten
Thanks to everyone who has sent in a recent comment or dropped me an email with pictures or questions. I haven’t forgotten about you! I’ll be sending the emails around to our panel of experts and hopefully will have their responses up for you within the next could of days. Those of you that sent…
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Photo of the Day: Moon Light over Half Dome by Ozcan Durgun
I saw this photo in the sidebar this morning and thought “WoW! What a beautiful shot!” So here it is, today’s Photo of the Day, Moon light over Half Dome. I love the caption below the photo too. Totally sounds like something I’d do: “My wife and I were walking back from Mirror Lake to…
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20 miles from the nearest plowed road
From the Tuolumne winter rangers — Wildlife: We had quite the wildlife sighting last Friday, as we got to watch a pine marten (a large member of the weasel family) try to catch a White-tailed Jackrabbit during the height of the snowstorm. The scene seemed to unfold in slow motion, as neither animal was able…
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More rockfalls and a “minor collapse”
From our friends in the green jeans: Due to a minor collapse in the pedestrian tunnel at Hetch Hetchy, the trail to Wapama and Tueealala Falls is inaccessible at this time. NPS and City of San Francisco staff will be evaluating the situation on Monday. Due to continuing rockfalls from Middle Brother, Northside Drive between…
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Falcons Checking Rangers Monday
The Fresno Falcons will be at the Curry Village Ice Rink on Monday, January 14, playing some exhibition games with the local hockey team. Fire up the Zamboni! How’s the ice, Mike? Hockey demonstrations at 5:15 and 6:15pm (weather permitting). http://www.yosemitepark.com/Activities_WinterActivities_IceSkatingRink.aspx
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Paiutes or Miwok? Only Time Remembers
FresnoBee.com: “Who were the early inhabitants of Yosemite Valley — Miwoks or Mono Lake Paiutes? The answer matters to David Andrews, a Paiute who believes his ancestors’ history has been underplayed by the National Park Service. Yosemite National Park’s historical displays mention both Indian groups as having a presence in the glacially carved valley. But…
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Photo of the Day: Cliffs in Clouds by Dennis Wyer
Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from Dennis Wyer who posted this awesome shot of clouds swirling around the cliffs that make up the rim of Yosemite Valley. Awesome shot, Dennis. Photo by Dennis Wyer via Flickr.