Archive for May 12th, 2008

Photo of the Day: Half Dome Yosemite by Bob (aka Go2Bob on Flickr)

Photo of the Day: Half Dome Yosemite by Bob (aka Go2Bob on Flickr)

May 12, 2008 | Comments (1)

Today’s Photo of the Day is a really nice shot of Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon from Glacier Point captured by Bob (aka Go2Bob on Flickr). Great shot Bob. Photo by Bob (aka Go2Bob on Flickr) via Flickr. // Share|

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Backpacking With Baby. Yes You Can!

Backpacking With Baby. Yes You Can!

May 12, 2008 | Comments (0)

Being the parent of a pre-toddler and an outdoorsman I’m already planning our first trip with the new addition. Here’s a cool article I stumbled across in USA Today about backpacking with baby. Pretty cool! USATODAY.com: “My husband, Stephen, and I stopped to chat with them. It was our fourth Yosemite trip of the year, [...]

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Cables – just days away from “UP”

Cables – just days away from “UP”

May 12, 2008 | Comments (0)

Half Dome cables A Ranger on the John Muir Trail told me that the plan is to have crews installing the poles and 2×4″ boards on Wednesday to hopefully have them in place by Thursday. Let the hiking begin! Call the park to confirm. Rick D. www.HikeHalfDome.com // Share|

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Construction Begins on New Bridges on 140

Construction Begins on New Bridges on 140

May 12, 2008 | Comments (0)

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close State Route 140/Ferguson Rockslide Bypass (Incline Road) in Mariposa County to through traffic in one hour intervals. Accumulated traffic will be allowed to go through the closure at the top of the hour; i.e.: 12:00 a.m. (midnight), 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m., and 4:00 a.m. Work [...]

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Tioga Pass Plowing progress report

Tioga Pass Plowing progress report

May 12, 2008 | Comments (0)

http://tenaya.ucsd.edu/tioga/ http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm Tioga Road progress for May 8, 2008 Ending Location: Tioga Pass Average Snow depth: 6 feet (8 to 9 feet at Tioga Pass parking lots) Snow removal operations continue, including widening Tioga Road and working on utility roads and spur roads. Four avalanche zones remain. There is no estimated opening date for the [...]

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