At about 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009, Yosemite Emergency communications Center received 911 calls regarding an individual who had fallen from the cables on Half Dome. Manoj Kumar, a 40 year old male from San Ramon, California, had gone to the top of Half Dome and was descending. Day time weather conditions mirrored [...]
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Our hearts and deepest sympathies go out to the family of the man who slipped and fell on Half Dome yesterday.
A man fell to his death Saturday while attempting to climb to the top of Half Dome using the popular cables route. Conditions were reported to be wet and slippery from recent rain and hail that may have contributed to the mans death. Thirty other hikers on Half Dome were escorted down after the mans [...]
A 52 year old cyclist died recently after colliding with a car. National Parks Traveler: Visitors are coming into the valley via the two-lane Southside Drive, a one-way road, while others are leaving via the two-lane Northside Drive, also a one-way road. Delivery trucks and buses also are negotiating these roads, while pedestrians and cyclists [...]
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Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of Half Dome, the High Sierra, Nevada Fall and Little Yosemite Valley from Gary Denham. This is exactly the type of beautiful shot that makes me think Glacier Point is one of the most awesome places in the park to shoot at sunset. Beautiful shot, Gary. [...]
Tuolumne Meadows Lodge and Stables have opened for the season. If you’re interested in making a reservation you can reach them at 1-209-372-8427.
Many people may think the California Gold Rush ended in the 1850′s when prospectors gave up mining and turned to farming and other pursuits but they’d be wrong. California still has plenty of gold, if you know where to look. Union Democrat: About six miles outside of Columbia, where the old Gold Rush is mimicked, [...]
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