Month: June 2010
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Yosemite Time Lapse Video by Henry Jun Wah Lee
Here’s an awesome time lapse video reader Henry put together of a recent trip to Yosemite. Be sure to watch it in larger size over at Vimeo. The little viewer I post just doesn’t do it justice. Nice stuff, Henry. Thanks for sending it over. Photo by Henry Jun Wah Lee.
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Milky Way Over Yosemite Valley (video) by Dan Boarder
Here’s a really cool time lapse video Dan Boarder shot in Yosemite of the Milky Way. Really loving the plethora of Milky Way shots and videos everyone is posting. Awesome stuff. Photo by Dan Boarder.
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Google Street View: The Tioga Road (video)
If you’ve never been through Tioga Pass you don’t know what you’re missing. It’s some of the most ruggedly beautiful country and there’s a reason it was included in Yosemite when Yosemite was established. Here’s an interesting video tour of the Tioga Road that I guess (from the title) was made using Google Street View…
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Photo of the Day: Milky Way over Mono Lake Tufa by Tyler Westcott
One of the things I love about Lee Vining and the Mono Lake area is the sky at night. It’s so wide and open and there are millions of stars. Today’s Photo of the Day is another beautiful shot from Tyler Westcott. Here’s his caption from Flickr: On our first night of our week-long photo…
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Breathtaking Yosemite (video)
Alright it’s almost lunch time and you’ve been working hard. Take a quick break and watch this breath taking video of Yosemite. It’s best seen in HD over on YouTube.
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Reader Response: Vicious Deer
Donna sent me an email about the Vicious Deer video I posted last night. Here’s her comment: “You need to STOP portraying animals as vicious. People are stupid and they do stupid things when they are around animals, whether the animals be domestic or wild. I am sick to death of everyone blaming animals for…
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Photo of the Day: Mono Lake Sunset by Jennifer Franklin
Like many of us local photographers, Jennifer Franklin feels compelled to traverse Tioga Pass the day it opens and with good reason. Take a look at this photo. Man, what a beautiful sunset. Nice shot, Jennifer. Photo by Jennifer Franklin.
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The Most Vicious Wild Animal in Yosemite (video)
What’s the most dangerous animal in Yosemite? The one that’s contributed to the most injuries and deaths? No, it’s not bears or rattlesnakes, it’s deer. Take a look at this video and you’ll see just how defensive deer can be. Keep in mind that this is a female defending a fawn but there have been…
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An Introduction to Hiking Half Dome (video)
The NPS has produced a great new video that gives a REALLY good introduction on hiking Half Dome. It talks about what you need, hazards and things you need to watch out for. If you’ve been thinking about hiking Half Dome it’s worth checking out the video first.
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So Much for ‘Leave No Trace’
Here’s an interesting photo Phil Evans took by Mirror Lake and his daughter Laura posted on Flickr. I’m not sure what’s going on with this didn’t even know it was going on in, fact. But the last thing I want to see in someplace beautiful like Yosemite is a bunch of “ducks”. It looks more…