Fall in the Eastern Sierra is punctuated by brilliant golden groves of aspen trees. Photo by Loyd Schutte. I’ve been getting emails and twitters all day about fall color in the Eastern Sierra. Some trees are indeed turning yellow but they’re still mostly a yellowish green. Looks like it’ll be another week before we really [...]
The cables up the side of Half Dome. It doesn’t look too hard in does it? Looks can be deceiving though. Photo by Sathish. Avuton wrote in: “A few months ago I have done a hike up to the top of the waterfall and enjoyed it immensely. Since then I’ve wanted to do the half-dome [...]
The five hour wait to get into Yosemite during peak summer months. And you thought the lines at Disneyland were bad? Photo by Dan Cunningham. Nothing is more frustrating than sitting in your car for 20 minutes waiting for the guy in the rental RV 25 cars up to stop asking questions and be on [...]
I’m not the person to ask about climbing. Me and high places, well, we don’t get a long. But if you’re looking to get into climbing this video has some pretty good information for the beginner. (via kathytucker88)
National Park Service placed sign showing where a bear was killed by an automobile. Photo by Andy Sternberg. Do you know what the speed limit in the park is? Unless otherwise posted the speed limit is 35 on all Yosemite roadways. Excessive speed is the number one cause of human and animal fatalities in the [...]
Although it can be a “once in a lifetime chance” for some people, remember there is more to Yosemite than just hiking to the top of Half Dome and with the unstable air and thunder storms that are expected to last through the end of the week, you might want to choose to see some [...]
In an effort to encourage people to visit our national parks the National Park Service will allow visitors free entry during three weekends this summer. The free weekends will be in June, July and August and apply to all 391 national parks The free weekends are June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16. So get [...]
Karla wrote in to ask a question about my response to Primoz’s email. She asks, “Is Glacier point the best spot to observe/photograph sunsets? Where else would you recommend and what time for sunsets in mid-June?” Thanks for the email. It really depends what you want to see. Pretty much you want to try to [...]
If you’ve got all your stuff together and you’re just doing a little last minute preparation on the Internet, here’s this weekends forecast for Yosemite Valley. Looks to be a beautiful one. Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west southwest between 8 and 11 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a [...]
Sure everyone has heard the old rhyme “leaves of three let it be” but if you were hiking through the woods could you identify poison oak? Don’t worry if you say you can’t. You’re not alone. Most people, even those previously exposed, have a hard time identifying Poison Oak. Poison Oak contains an irritating, oily [...]
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