Month: March 2009
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Cedar Lodge Worker Missing After Car Tumbles Into Merced River
A search is on for the body of a missing Mariposa woman who was reported late to work last night at the Cedar Lodge just outside Yosemite. About 1A.M. this morning her vehicle was found in the Merced River between Savages Trading Post and Briceburg. Efforts to retrieve the vehicle were halted until this morning…
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Photo of the Day: Uh…Bigfoot Visits Yosemite
Hey everybody should Yosemite at least once in their life, right? Thank you, Steve who sent this in and Old Red Hat who has the lightning reflexes that screen shotted it before he took off after the guy with beef jerky. Photo by Old Red Hat.
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Hash Tag it
No, it’s not Yosemite Sam cursing up a storm it’s Twitter-speak. If you’re a Twitter user and you want to get my attention hash tag your tweet with #yosemiteblog or #yosemite. If you don’t know what Twitter is go to Twitter.com and check it out. I personally use Tweetdeck to maximize my information overload (a…
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Photo of the Day: An Old Bride and an Easter Egg from Yosemite Steve
Though it may look like a recent photo of Bridalveil Fall todays Photo of the Day was actually taken around 1914 and is part of the US Geological Surveys library of photos. The USGS library contains many interesting photos from all across the United States documenting the geologic and geographic features that make this country…
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Man Commits Suicide in Yosemite Following Court Sentencing
A 37-year-old man despondent over a February 18th federal court conviction committed suicide in Yosemite Monday night after plunging into the creek above Yosemite Falls. Connecticut Post: As of late Wednesday, park rangers had not found the body of David Zerbe, who recently received additional time from U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to file…
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Ahwahnee Could Be Closed for Up To 2 Years
It’s been a little busy around here what with taking the dog to the vet last week and my anniversary so I totally missed the fact that the Ahwahnee may be shutting down for awhile to undergo earthquake retrofitting. In fact, it could be closed as long as TWO YEARS! Mercury News: On Wednesday, Yosemite…
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Photo of the Day: El Cap by lesoverstreet
I’ve always loved photos of El Cap with snow on top that’s why when I saw this one by lesoverstreet in the Yosemite Blog pool I had no doubt I would be picking it at one time or another for Photo of the Day. I’m not sure what it is but El Cap always seems…
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Photo of the Day: The Victim by Tania Schutte
Today’s Photo of the Day is a wonderful shot by my wife of…my pants. We spend the day traipsing around taking pictures while the weather was nice. Below you’ll find the shot I was getting in position to take when the fatal mishap between my pants and a barbed wire fence took place. If the…
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Yosemite’s Bear Boss Tells All About the Bears
Discovery News has a great interview with Ryan Leahy, the Lead Bear Technician in Yosemite. It’s a great interview and well worth reading. Discovery News: Are the temperatures this winter affecting the bears at all, or are they hibernating comfortably? Ryan Leahy: With such warm temperatures, a number of bears never went into hibernation. Some…
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Need More Information: Slide on 140 Near Hites Cove
Does anyone have any more information on the mud/rock slide around Hites Cove on 140? Last I saw it was one way traffic. Caltrans isn’t showing anything on their website. Any information would be great. Thanks!