Day: July 6, 2009
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Photo of the Day: Smokey Hills
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful sunset shot from the NPS Air Quality cam that looks west from Turtleback Dome (just above the Wawona Tunnel). What you’re seeing is smoke from the Grouse fire sinking into the Merced Canyon. In the far distance what looks like clouds is actually smog over the Central…
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Grouse and Harden Fires Still Burning
The Grouse and Harden Fires are continuing to burn tonight but both are mostly contained. The Grouse Fire is located three miles southwest of Yosemite Valley and north of Glacier Point Road. The Grouse Fire is 2,300 acres and 50 percent contained. The Harden Fire on the north side of the park, west of Harden…