Month: September 2008
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Yosemite Jobs: Instrument Worker/Mechanic Wanted
Instrument Worker/Mechanic SALARY RANGE: 17.45 – 20.35 USD Hourly OPEN PERIOD: Thursday, September 04, 2008 to Wednesday, September 17, 2008 SERIES & GRADE: WG-3359-08/10 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Career/Career Conditional PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 10 DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy – YOSEMITE VALLEY, CA WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens JOB SUMMARY: Experience Your America and build…
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Outage
For those of you who tried to get to the blog last night there was an outage due to unknown causes. I put in a trouble ticket with the host to find out what’s going on but I haven’t received a response yet. Hopefully we’ll get past this soon and get on a more stable…
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Photo of the Day: Last Star and First Light at Vogelsang by Edie Howe-Byrne
It’s been a long time since I posted one of Edie’s photos as Photo of the Day and it’s not that her photos aren’t the best, it’s that I felt it wasn’t fair if I made her photo Photo of the Day EVERYDAY. When I saw this photo though I knew it HAD to be…
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Spend a Day With a Pro Photographer and Get Free Schwag
Everyone knows Scott Bourne who was a frequent quest on Mac Break Weekly during the iPhone announcements and most know he’s a professional photographer who has moved into the realm of podcasting. Well Scott is having a really cool contest and the prize is your chance to photograph a national park (Yosemite of course!) with…
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Photo of the Day: Bridalveil Fall by Jon Shiu
Jon Shiu sent in a couple of beautiful pictures for me to post but I lost them in the deluge of email until just now. The sad part is Jon was selling them at the Yosemite Renaissance Auction. What makes Jon’s photos fantastic isn’t just the image but the work he put into making the…
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Mailbag: 6 Tips for Your Next Trip, Map for Sale and Take My Photo Please!
At camp one of the things we looked forward to most was getting mail. So, to bring back some of that ol’ nostalgia, I’m reviving the mailbag tradition. Each week, that I have some, I’ll post your letters and comments so send me what you got! Kevin writes in: “I was surprised to read (6…
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Yosemite Moutaineering Offering Climbing Package for Girls Only
Instead of the boring ol’ bachelorette party in Las Vegas where you’re liable to drink way too much, do things you wouldn’t want anyone else to find out, and possibly wind up with a really bad tattoo you wouldn’t wnat to show your husband or boyfriend head up to Yosemite and get in a little…
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User Capacity Symposium Summary
The park has just release the summary document of the Feb 2008 User Capacity Symposium. It was held in the middle of winter and it took 7 months to publish the results? Oh well, they are excellent. One of the better reports I’ve seen from a government agency. Here is the link http://www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/symposium.htm Kudos…