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Ahwahnee Could Be Closed for Up To 2 Years
It’s been a little busy around here what with taking the dog to the vet last week and my anniversary so I totally missed the fact that the Ahwahnee may be shutting down for awhile to undergo earthquake retrofitting. In fact, it could be closed as long as TWO YEARS! Mercury News: On Wednesday, Yosemite…
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Photo of the Day: El Cap by lesoverstreet
I’ve always loved photos of El Cap with snow on top that’s why when I saw this one by lesoverstreet in the Yosemite Blog pool I had no doubt I would be picking it at one time or another for Photo of the Day. I’m not sure what it is but El Cap always seems…
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Photo of the Day: The Victim by Tania Schutte
Today’s Photo of the Day is a wonderful shot by my wife of…my pants. We spend the day traipsing around taking pictures while the weather was nice. Below you’ll find the shot I was getting in position to take when the fatal mishap between my pants and a barbed wire fence took place. If the…
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Yosemite’s Bear Boss Tells All About the Bears
Discovery News has a great interview with Ryan Leahy, the Lead Bear Technician in Yosemite. It’s a great interview and well worth reading. Discovery News: Are the temperatures this winter affecting the bears at all, or are they hibernating comfortably? Ryan Leahy: With such warm temperatures, a number of bears never went into hibernation. Some…
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Need More Information: Slide on 140 Near Hites Cove
Does anyone have any more information on the mud/rock slide around Hites Cove on 140? Last I saw it was one way traffic. Caltrans isn’t showing anything on their website. Any information would be great. Thanks!
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Got Photos? Join the Group
If you’ve got photos of Yosemite and you’re on Flickr you should add them to the Yosemite Blog Group. It’s a great way to share your photos with other Yosemite Blog readers, make new friends, show off your work and you might even have your photos published on Yosemite Blog. Don’t worry if you don’t…
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Finding Neverland
So I was looking at this photo again and a thought occurred to me… on a clear day you should be able to see Patterson from the top of Half Dome. Anyone got photos? All jokes aside, Yvette, went looking for Half Dome also and took some decent shots through a pair of binoculars. I…
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Avalanche on Half Dome
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Meet a Scientist
Ever wonder what an Ornithologist in Yosemite does? How about a Fire Archaeologist. A new series of videos from the National Park Service gives you the chance to meet scientists working in Yosemite to find out what they do. There are four videos so far: Sarah Stock an Ornithologist in Yosemite specializing in owls, Social…
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Photo of the Day: 2 Shots of Horsetail Fall by Chuck Cagara
After being disappointed during several outings over the past two weeks, we ventured forth again today after closely monitoring the weather and satellite reports. It looked like a reasonable expectation of moderately clear skies at the sunset time. While we did not enjoy the trickle of deep red that sometimes reveals itself after official sunset,…