Month: April 2012
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Yes, there are cougars in Yosemite
and I’m not talking about the ones hanging out in the Mountain Room Lounge while they’re husbands are off trying to be Ansel Adams.
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Silly human. All I want is your food.
You know that backpack you put down for 5 minutes while you put the tent up that had your candy bar wrappers in it? Well, there it goes.
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Edie’s Image of the Day: Mr. Alan Ross
I was very flattered when I received notification that Alan Ross had decided to follow my Twitter stream–I’d met him briefly when he’d come to Yosemite to re-photograph Ansel’s Moon Over Half Dome several years ago. Mr. Ross was one of Ansel’s assistants, and has established himself as a photographic artist in his own right.…
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Don’t forget: Free entry into Yosemite for National Park Week Starts this Weekend
Come celebrate our national parks by visiting any National Park (including Yosemite of course) April 21st through April 29th, 2012 for FREE!
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Weekend Weather Report April 20-22, 2012
Thinking about heading up to the park this weekend? Go for it! It’s going to be beautiful and there’s lots to see and do.
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Glacier Point Road Opening Tomorrow Night
Even sooner than the rumored Saturday, the Glacier Point Road will be open tomorrow night at 5:00pm.
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Beautiful but Deadly: Water in Yosemite
Just in time for Free Entry Week (aka National Parks Week) the National Park Service has released this great video on the dangerousness of water in Yosemite.
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Tioga Pass?
According to our good friend Jeffrey Trust at Yosemite NPS, plowing has begun on Tioga Pass Road. Unfortunately, they haven’t issued a report yet. Hopefully reports will soon be posted online. You can follow along here: Tioga Pass Road plowing update page Be sure to bookmark it, and visit often! Are you aching to get over…
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Edie’s Image of the day: Bristlecone Clouds
This image was captured in the White Mountains of California, east of the Sierra Nevada and Owens Valley. As average mean temperatures rise, the bristlecone pine groves move higher. Soon they will have no more place to go.
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Yosemite rumor mill is spinning!
Unless there is a storm between now and then, Glacier Pt. Road (and the Gift Store!) will open this Saturday, April 21.