Month: July 2009
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Photo of the Day: Tioga in Black and White by Loyd Schutte
Today’s Photo of the Day is actually one of mine from this past trip over Tioga Pass. Coming up the grade from Lee Vining I told my wife I would be stopping for a picture soon. No sooner had we got past the gates when I pulled over and set off across the meadow. Wasn’t…
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Getting Ready for Something Bigger
Here’s a really cool teaser to a climbing movie that’s coming soon. In the teaser Leo Houlding hones his big walling skills and meets up with Asagrd climbing partner, Sean ‘Stanley’ Leary. The film centers around climbing preparations and climbing Mount Asgard in Auyuittuq National Park, Canada. Pretty cool. If you’re a fan of climbing…
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Morning Shot – July 20 2009
We’re back from vacation. I hope everyone enjoyed the free entry to Yosemite and all the National Parks this past weekend. Today’s Morning Shot is a pano stictched together on my iPhone 3GS using the application Pano from Debacle Software. Pano is just one of many applications for the iPhone we tested. Full reviews will…
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Bear vs. Car – You Lose
@moorparkstudios on Twitter sent me a link to their video of what happens when you leave food in your car in bear country. Any questions?
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Morning Shot – July 15 2009
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Rafting in Yosemite – Another Mike Linder Video
Be careful what you do in Yosemite. You never know who may be lurking around the corner with his iPhone 3GS. 😉 Here’s another video from Mike Linder. This one rafting in Yosemite. You can check out all Mike’s videos on Twitvid and be sure to add to your twitter friends. He’s @lindermichael on Twitter.
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Videos of Videos from Yosemite
Mike Linder has been posting videos from his new iPhone 3GS to Twitvid of things he’s observing daily in Yosemite. Here’s a video from the Curry Village amphitheater. Mike says, “One of the great experiences in Curry is watching films at the amphitheater with North Dome in the background.”
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Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
I just wanted to take a minute to send out a special thanks to our sponsor Yosemite Pines RV. Yosemite Pines RV is located on Highway 120 between Groveland and Yosemite National Park just 30 minutes outside Yosemite. They offer many different accomodations including cabins and their popular yurts as well as sites for tent…
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Morning Shot – July 14 2009
Today’s Yosemite National Park forecast: HOT and sunny! Highs in the mid to upper 90’s. Overnight lows around 59F. If you’re going hiking today start early, finish early. It’s going to be hot, hot, hot and exposed granite only makes it worse. Drink a quart of water before you start hiking and drink to stay…
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Photo of the Day: Fiery Evening Sky, Tuolumne Meadows by G. Dan Mitchell
It’s always a pleasure to see one of Dan Mitchell’s beautiful photos and today’s Photo of the Day is what I would consider one of his best. Dan captured this awesome shot at sunset in Tuolumne Meadows of lenticular clouds (a favorite subject of the late Galen Rowell) reflecting the pink and red hues from…