Category: Friends of Yosemite Blog
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New Yosemite stamp
Big doings at the park this Thursdy. If you happen to be there, go by the Post Office. It’s next to the Ansel Adam Gallery (near the Visitor Center). A new 42-cent First Class stamp will be rolled out at 10:30 am. If you have a letter to mom, you can get a first-day cancellation.…
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Filter pump clean up
Your water filter pump is good for 300 – 500 gallons. Geez, think you will ever get that far?? If you take care of it, it will last a lonnnng time. Most good filter pumps today are designed to protect you against Giardia and Crytosporidium. These are the 2 most prevalent buggers in Yosemite and…
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The Holy Grail
The Yosemite Museum is currently hosting a superb exhibit on the history of climbing at the park. Yosemite’s textured granite and die-hard climbers have made the park one of the world’s premier destinations for this sport. Many innovations were developed during Camp 4 bull-sessions. In addition to the expected Big Wall displays, the one that…
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Plastic Hiking Water Bottles
Recently word got out that Canada was halting the sale of plastic bottles that contained BPA (Bisphenol-A).This was followed by WalMart pulling their inventory. The concern is that the chemical used in plastic baby bottles and other uses was thought to leech out when heated, and is a potential carcinogen. One of the largest makers…
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CA State Parks – SAVED!!!
Many, many of us enjoy and use the State Parks as our training ground for our Yosemite hikes. This is great news. Governor Schwarzenegger released a revision to his January budget and is now proposing to restore funding to keep all of California’s state parks open. The Save Our State Parks Campaign advises that the Legislature…
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Cables – just days away from “UP”
Half Dome cables A Ranger on the John Muir Trail told me that the plan is to have crews installing the poles and 2×4″ boards on Wednesday to hopefully have them in place by Thursday. Let the hiking begin! Call the park to confirm. Rick D. www.HikeHalfDome.com
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Ahwanee Lodge Rooms
If you If you have never stayed at the Ahwahnee Lodge you have to do it once. It will break the bank, but get it out of your system. Current rates are $425 per night for the basic room. If you want suites plan on several bars of gold. Guys, it is something your lady…
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Yosemite Association Forum
The Yosemite Association (YA) sponsors 2 member forum each year. They just had the Spring ‘08 function. There were about 200 people at the Village for this one. The Park Superintendent (Mike Tollefsen) and the CEO of YA (David Guy) spoke, along with many other programs. I got a neat tour of the Ahwahnee Lodge…
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Tuolumne – Wild & Scenic River
The Tuolumne River Plan is in review and should be completed in 2008. When we hike Half Dome, we cross the Merced River and unless we travel up north we rarely see it. To see the actual Tuolumne River, you have to do some hiking, park along the Tioga Road, or drive to Hetch Hetchy…
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The plows are coming!!!
Plowing operations begin April 15 on the snow clogged Tioga Road. This is Highway 120 East-West. This key road connects to the Nevada area. The actual opening date for normal traffic will come much later and cannot be predicted. But it is nice to know that Park employees who will be working in, or traveling…