• Reader Comments Are Like Christmas Everyday

    I see all the comments you guy leave and I must say, you’re all a great bunch. Here’s some of the more recent ones. I’m loving your blog, keep up the good work. I check daily whether or not I’m planning a road trip. Thanks for the time you put into it! I’m heading up…

  • We’ve Been There A While Now

    We’ve Been There A While Now Originally uploaded by FullQuieting. Fullquieting also took this great shot of the old stone steps by Mirror Lake. Very nice!

  • Road Into Yosemite

    road into yosemite Originally uploaded by lomokev. Kevin Meredith (aka Lomokev) took this great shot of the Yosemite high country and Tenaya Lake. Nice work Kevin.

  • Back of Half Dome in the Morning

    Back of Half Dome in the Morning Originally uploaded by FullQuieting. Fullquieting took this awesome photo of the back of Half Dome. This is one of the first photos from Flickr tagged with yosemiteblog.com. If you’re a Flickr member and you have a shot of Yosemite you’d like to submit simply tag it with yosemiteblog.com.…

  • Animals Looking For A Room With A Better View

    What causes animals to change where they live? A group of researchers from UC Berkeley have been studying the animals residents of Yosemite and what they found is surprising. Kansas City Star: “Scientists studying Yosemite National Park’s bountiful wildlife have found that several species have moved to higher altitudes, an uphill migration possibly spawned by…

  • Snow Day

    Looks like it was an awesome, snowy day up in Tioga Pass today. Click the image for a larger size. Technorati Tags: weather, webcam, yosemite

  • More Snow Headed For Yosemite

    There’s a new system of storms moving into California and with them rain and snow expected off and on through Saturday. Rain and snow are expected tonight and tomorrow (Thursday) with a snow level around 6,000 feet. Friday is expected to be mostly sunny with the rain and snow returning on Saturday according to weather.com.

  • Found: Stone Hearth

    The other day while my wife and I were hanging out in Yosemite Valley when we came across this old stone hearth. As many of you know I know a lot about Yosemite, this, I know nothing about. Does anyone have any more information on it? I’m really interested in finding out when it was…

  • Winter’s Here and So Are Icy and Snowy Roads

    Headed up to the park today? Make sure you have you tire chains and you know how to put them on. During the winter the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120) is typically icy and chains may be required especially in the days following a storm. Highway 140 (the Wawona Road) also typically has ice…

  • November Poll Results and a NEW December Poll

    Last months poll is over and though it was a close race, it seems that more people like to visit the park in spring. (Click the image above to view a larger size image) The December poll was submitted by reader Terry Bill and he wanted to know, “Do you think the NPS should allow…