Month: April 2008

  • Yosemite Association Forum

    The Yosemite Association (YA) sponsors 2 member forum each year. They just had the Spring ‘08 function. There were about 200 people at the Village for this one. The Park Superintendent (Mike Tollefsen) and the CEO of YA (David Guy) spoke, along with many other programs. I got a neat tour of the Ahwahnee Lodge…

  • Photo of the Day: Observation by Upshift

    Today’s Photo of the Day isn’t actually OF Yosemite but something that’s a part of Yosemite’s history, one of the old railway cars that used to bring visitors into the park. Upshifts caption reads: “NILES CANYON, CA — The historic Yosemite Valley #330 Observation Car. Built in 1907, it is one of the more historic…

  • The Return of Photo of the Day

    You may have notice I haven’t been doing any Photo of the Day’s for the past few weeks. Don’t worry I didn’t do away with it. It just went on a short break until spring came and more photos started pouring into the pool. Now that Photo of the Day is back from hiatus why…

  • It’s alive!

    The Tioga Pass cam is alive and working again! Now you can see how beautiful the high sierra is in winter. Thanks go out to Pat and everyone who emailed to let me know the cam was back up and functional. Thanks guys!

  • Warmer Weather On The Way

    The National Weather Service has issued a high stream warning for the Sierra Nevada as a high pressure moves into the area bringing with it warmer temperatures. “A TRANSITION FROM SEASONAL WEATHER TO MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL WEATHER WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK AS A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WEST. THIS CHANGE…

  • Southside Drive Closed

    Southside Drive will be closed between Sentinel Bridge and the west end of Housekeeping. During the closure you’ll still be able to access Housekeeping, Leconte Memorial, Curry Village, and the Campgrounds but you’ll need to come around Northside Drive. Northside Drive between Camp-6 Intersection and Curry Village will be 2-way traffic during this 10-day detour.

  • Free Beer

    Best caption, story, or rumor about this weird vehicle wins a beer. Please:  no truth, facts, etc.

  • Tuolumne River Planning Session Canceled

    If you were planning on participating in the Tuolumne Public Planning Workshop scheduled for Saturday, April 12 from 9 am to 4 pm in the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center Auditorium go ahead and make other plans. The workshop has been canceled. Tuolumne Planning Blog (U.S. National Park Service): “As a result last week’s ruling from…

  • Where Did The Webcams Go?

    I’ve gotten a phenomenal amount of emails asking me if I know what happened to the Yosemite Associations webcams. In case you’ve missed it, the webcams appear to be stuck in February I’m going to hazard a guess and say it’s something to do with the server because the likelihood of all the cams going…