Click image to view full size. Although the storm that passed through yesterday left some snow in Tioga Pass it wasn’t deep enough to shut it down. The webcam is already showing the entrance has been plowed (looks to be between 12″ to 15″ deep) and park officials are saying they’ll do their best to [...]
Fall colors reflected in the still waters of the Merced River. Photo by Dale Carlson. Wanna know where you can find some fall color in Yosemite? @YosemiteScience has the info you need: Bigleaf maples on talus slopes and riparian woodlands from Cascades to Happy Isles are lighting up. The sugar maple near the Chapel and [...]
National Park Service Law Enforcement car in Yosemite. Photo by Rennett Stowe. Yosemite rangers have been aiding other National Park Service personnel at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in Shasta county to combat the ever increasing cultivation of marijuana on public lands by Mexican drug cartels. Law enforcement rangers at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area have [...]
Ominous looking thunderstorm over North and Half Dome. Photo by Jill. One good thing about the rain is it makes all the waterfalls flow again. Edie (@ambitious_wench) is reporting Yosemite Falls, Sentinel, Horsetail, Arches and a ton of other waterfalls are flowing again. I can already think of a few locations that’ll be nice to [...]
Bridalveil Creek Campground will close for the season on October 11. Crane Flat Campground will close for the season on October 13. Porcupine Flat Campground will close for the season on October 15. North Pines Campground will close for the season on October 13. Hodgdon Meadow Campground will remain open year round. However, the group [...]
The following article is sponsored by Yosemite Pines RV. Yosemite Pines RV and Family Lodging will usher in the Halloween “spirit” with a party open to all on Saturday, October 24th from 6PM to 10PM. The party is free to Yosemite Pines guests and the charge to the public is only $5.00. And if you [...]
Looks like Tioga is getting a nice bit of snow from this storm. Lets hope it sticks. Should make for some great pictures if they can plow and reopen the pass.
Radar is showing snow in the Sierra from Lake Tahoe to Kings Canyon. Tioga Pass in Yosemite is closed. Glacier Point Road is closed at Highway 41 in Chinquapin. Highway 120 from Groveland, 140 from Mariposa and 41 are still open but wet. Drive careful.
Cal Trans is reporting the Tioga Pass is closed from Crane Flat to the Mono County Line. SR 120 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM CRANE FLAT TO TUOLUMNE/MONO CO LINE AT 2357 HRS ON 10/12/09 (TUOLUMNE CO) – DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE [YOSEMITE [...]
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