Geology

Jul 8, 2015 1421 11 CommentsBy: Loyd

A massive sheet of rock has fallen from the vertical face of Half Dome, making one of the most

Nov 25, 2014 2660 31 CommentsBy: Loyd

If you've never been to Tuolumne Meadows then you're missing out on one of the best parts of Yosemite,

Jul 22, 2014 1093 2 CommentsBy: Loyd

I'm going to come right out and admit I'm a bit of a science nut. To me science, and

Feb 5, 2013 2076 0 CommentsBy: Loyd

The Lyell Glacier in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Fred Sharples via Flickr. Conspiracy theorists will yell "there's no such

Nov 9, 2012 837 4 CommentsBy: Loyd

I meant to post this the other day when I first found it, the latest installment of Yosemite Nature

Oct 2, 2012 2213 0 CommentsBy: Loyd

Investigators are looking for a pair of hooded bandits who threatened workers at the California Mining and Mineral Museum

Sep 13, 2011 865 1 CommentsBy: Loyd

At about 12:40pm on Saturday, September 9, 2011, a small rockfall occurred from above the Lower Yosemite Falls Amphitheater,

May 4, 2011 859 0 CommentsBy: Loyd

Garry Hayes, my former Geology professor, was on his way to Yosemite for a relaxing day off and caught

Nov 5, 2010 1197 0 CommentsBy: Loyd

Glaciers are undoubtedly the force that shaped what we know today as Yosemite and, even though they’re shrinking, they’re

Oct 19, 2010 944 1 CommentsBy: Loyd

Although Mono Lake lies just down the hill from Yosemite’s eastern entrance and plays such an important role in