Yosemite Blog

Month: August 2009

  • Avoid the Lines This Labor Day

    The five hour wait to get into Yosemite during peak summer months. And you thought the lines at Disneyland were bad? Photo by Dan Cunningham. Nothing is more frustrating than sitting in your car for 20 minutes waiting for the guy in the rental RV 25 cars up to stop asking questions and be on…

  • Photo of the Day: A beautiful snowy Yosemite in black and white by Kurt Frieden

    Todays Photo of the Day is from Kurt Frieden but was actually taken back in February of 2006. Kurts picture is awesome and now almost impossible to imitate. You see the trees in the foreground were removed by the National Park Service last year to “expand” the view. Great shot, Kurt. Photo by Kurt Frieden.

  • Morning Shot – Aug 19 2009

    Actually a sunset, Simon Phipps shot this beautiful photo looking east from Tioga Pass. Man, I love the way the color came out. Great photo, Simon! Photo by Simon Phipps. Today’s Forecast: Sunny and HOT! High 100F. Low 58F. Sunrise – 6:18 a.m. Sunset – 7:45 p.m. Moonrise – 5:23 a.m. Moonset – 7:19 p.m.…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-18

    Good morning. Thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # I still think this is absolutely insane. Would you turn around and walk away after hiking all that way? http://bit.ly/17SCuQ # Relaxing in Yosemite http://bit.ly/JA4lz # Awesome hang gliding in Yosemite video. http://bit.ly/1a4Rnk # Michael Frye says his book will soon be…

  • Want a Free Trip to Yosemite?

    So how would you like a free trip to Yosemite, the Grand Canyon or the Great Smokey Mountains? Benadryl is giving away a trip for 4 to any of those National Parks as part of the Benadryl Take a Hike Sweepstakes. Prize(s): One (1) GRAND PRIZE: Trip for (4) to winner’s choice of a National…

  • Local Fisherman Killed After Fall Along Merced

    Press Enterprise: Yosemite National Park official say a 62-year-old Mariposa County man is dead after falling on rocky terrain. Park officials say the body of Keith Robinson of Midpines was found Tuesday near Windy Point, a paved pull-out area alongside Highway 140 near the Arch Rock Entrance to the park. After failing to return home…

  • Chess Atop Half Dome

    Well I heard a couple weeks ago of a little league team that held a game atop Half Dome so, why not chess? Hey guys, who won? Photo by Ryan Jones.

  • Yosemite’s Lost Valley Part 2 (video)

    Here’s the rest of the video on Hetch Hetchy Valley.

  • Yosemite’s Lost Valley Part 1 (video)

    I think this video offers a great introduction to the plight of Hetch Hetchy Valley.

  • Schwarzenegger Calls for More Dams Like Hetch Hetchy

    Hetch Hetchy was once a beautiful valley much like Yosemite until the City of San Francisco decided to damn the Tuolumne River and create a resevoir after the 1906 earthquake destroyed much of the city. Photo by Steve Ryan. Governor Schwarzenegger says he’ll block any proposal to overhaul the state’s water supply if it doesn’t…