Month: July 2008
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite Falls in Winter by Robert Pearce
Today’s Photo of the Day is from one of the contest entrants Robert Pearce, aka Sierrasolstice on Flickr. You may remember I put up one of Robert’s beautiful photos a couple of days ago as Photo of the Day then Robert put up this really great shot. Nicely done Robert. Photo by Robert Pearce via…
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Filter pump clean up
Your water filter pump is good for 300 – 500 gallons. Geez, think you will ever get that far?? If you take care of it, it will last a lonnnng time. Most good filter pumps today are designed to protect you against Giardia and Crytosporidium. These are the 2 most prevalent buggers in Yosemite and…
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Photo of the Day: Vernal Fall Partial View by Kit Ng
Because it’s still 80 million degrees outside and the smoke from the fires is making me miserable here’s another great shot to help cool you down. This refreshing vista of Vernal Fall comes to us from Kit Ng. Awesome shot! Photo by Kit Ng via Flickr.
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite Winter by Sierrasolstice
With temperatures over 110 where I live I thought a nice picture of Yosemite covered in snow would help cool things down. Here’s a really cool (all puns intended) shot from Sierrasolstice of a snowy Yosemite Valley from a couple years back. Photo by Sierrasolstice via Flickr.
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite Winter by Kevin
Today’s Photo of the Day, Yosemite Winter, was sent in by reader Kevin when he entered the contest to win a free Flickr Pro account. Great shot Kevin. Thanks for sending it in. If you’d like a free Flickr Pro Account that gets you increased storage, upload amounts and you don’t see any of the…
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Interview with Kelly Perkins
Authors Note: You may remember about a week ago we posted an article about the unstoppable Kelly Perkins who, with the help of husband Craig and Scott Stowe of the Yosemite Mountaineering School climbed the face of Half Dome. This was quite an inspirational feat as Kelly was the recipient of a heart transplant in…
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Something to Do this Summer in Tuolumne Meadows
One of the coolest things about staying in Tuolumne Meadows is some of the great programs that take place at the Parsons Lodge (by Soda Springs). The 2008 Parsons Memorial Lodge Summer Series was just announced and it looks like an awesome schedule this year. All programs, unless otherwise noted, begin at 2 pm and…
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Happy 4th of July
Happy Birthday America! Hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July. Photo by Loyd Schutte.
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Roadkill
Have a listen to this short interview from NPR with Moose Mutlow, environmental education instructor and roadkill guy. His gear includes a baseball bat, a shovel, and a field guide called Flattened Fauna. He started the signs which show where bears have been hit by cars. Link
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National Guard to Help Battle Blazes in and Around Yosemite
For the first time in over 30 years the California National Guard is being called in to help fight the fires sparked by lightning nearly 2 weeks ago including the Aurora Fire which burns south-south west of Yosemite and the North Mountain Fire which moved into Yosemite a couple days ago. The Modesto Bee: “Minimal…