Big Meadow Fire Webcam Timelapse (video)
Last video not dramatic enough for you? Mymotherlode took all the webcam images and put them to a music score. Pretty cool! Photo by Mymotherlode.com.
Archive for August, 2009
Big Meadow Fire from Turtleback (video)
The fire is visible from almost everywhere in the park. Here a visitor stopped beside turtleback dome and caught some video of the fire on the ridge across the river. This really puts into perspective where the fire is. Video by VaskoTV.
Flare up!
Wow the air quality cam is taking some pretty impressive shots of the fire as dawn is starting to break. Click the image for a slightly bigger size. That’s some flare up.
Big Meadow Fire Continuing to Grow
The Big Meadow fire is continuing to grow with flames now visible on the air quality webcam. Wow! You can see where it’s been and where it is now. Pretty impressive. Going to watch this all day.
Big Oak Flat Road Still Closed – Alternate Routes to Yosemite Valley
Clouds of smoke billow into Yosemite Valley. Photo by Michael Heilemann of Binary Bonsai. Highway 120 from Crane Flat to the junction of Highway 120/140 in Yosemite Valley is still closed due to the fire. If you’re coming from San Francisco or Sacramento and your destination is Yosemite Valley, you’ll want to continue down Highway [...]
@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-27
Good morning! Thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information about Yosemite National Park # Articles and photos are posted daily at http://www.yosemiteblog.com # @THEYosemiteBlog Photo doesn't do it justice–was super spectacular to see! The turnouts with views all had cars in (cont) http://tl.gd/egbr # @HotelCharlotte Nothing yet. in reply to HotelCharlotte # Highway 140 [...]
Ahwahnee to Reopen Tomorrow at 4PM
The Ahwahnee Hotel. Photo by sevenblock. The National Park Service has given the OK for the Ahwahnee to reopen tomorrow, August 28th at 4:00 p.m. After a geologic assessment of the area today, the decision was made to reopen the Ahwahnee at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, August 28. This opening is contingent on no further [...]
Big Meadow Fire Scorches 2200 Acres – Only 10% Contained
The Big Meadow Fire has grown to 2,200 acres. No homes have been lost in the blaze but residents of Foresta and campers in the Crane Flat Campground were evacuated as a precaution. Foresta, Highway 120 and Crane Flat are closed indefinitely. Currently 500 firefighters, three helicopters, four air tankers, and 24 engines from Mariposa [...]
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