• If you’re in the park March 10 – 12th here’s something to check out, the 19th annual Mariposa Storytelling Festival

    Here’s something fun to do if you’re in the area on March 10-12th. Mariposa (just down highway 140 from the Arch Rock entrance) will be holding it’s 19th annual Mariposa Storytelling Festival. It’s 3 days of fun, excitement, and lots of stories. Don’t worry if you can’t make the drive out to Mariposa though. From…

  • Planning a trip in June, will Tioga Pass be open?

    A reader writes in to ask: I am planning a road trip this summer with my family and we plan on driving from Las Vegas and entering Yosemite from the east through Tioga Pass. (We will go through Death Valley and spend a night in Mammoth Lake). We will dirve through Tioga Pass on June…

  • Ellllmeeeerrrrr!

    George writes: Has anyone brought up to you a tradition that used to be practiced in the campgrounds of Yosemite, usually after dark. People would call out the name, “Elmer.” (Drawing the name out into a long single call.) If you’ve heard of this can you tell me how this got started. I actually DO…

  • Yosemite Blacked Out During Sorm

    Modesto Bee: Yosemite National Park had a power blackout and slick roads during a Sunday storm that turned out to be fairly mild in Modesto. The six-hour power loss affected about 9,800 customers in Mariposa County, including the park and the communities of Mariposa and Bear Valley, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. spokesman David Eisenhauer…

  • El Capitan at Night

    ClimbElCapAtNight Originally uploaded by BigPhilUK. Phil Walker took this excellent photo of El Capitan at night. What makes it special? Take a closer look. The white dots on El Cap aren’t dust on the lens, they’re actually the lights of climbers spending the night on the rock. Pretty cool, Phil. Nice work.

  • I’m traveling up to Yosemite next week, what are the road conditions we need to be prepared for?

    Ben writes in to ask: I’m traveling with my family (3 young kids) in a minivan up to Yosemite from the Bay Area next week (to stay in Yosemite lodge). What are the road conditions we need to be prepared for? Do we need to get chains? The forecast is for snow this weekend but…

  • Camping in June, where should we stay?

    Barbara and the Rhoades family wrote in to ask: We were hoping to get a site in the valley but that didn’t work out so well this morning. Where would you suggest we stay? We would love to be near a river which is why I was thinking Wawona, but then I found a negative…

  • El Cap & Fog

    El Cap & Fog Originally uploaded by smeidinger. This is totally one of my favorite photos. Nice work, Sara. Technorati Tags: photography, photos, digital camera, yosemite

  • Tack

    P1170012 Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. I’m going to play favorites with Edie today and call this one my Photo of the Day. Obviously it’s not the traditional views we all see of Yosemite but it points out that “it’s not the camera taking the pictures, it’s the person behind the camera”. Nice shot, Edie.…

  • Firefall

    P2100139a.jpg Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. For today’s photo of the day there could be no other than this beautiful shot by Edie of the Firefall. Simply beautiful, Edie.