Day: May 13, 2005

Question: What are the piles of brush alongside the roads into Yosemite with paper on the top? Answer: No, they’re not houses for some of the Concessionaires Service staff, they’re actually part of a plan to make the park safer. Yosemite Fire Management has been clearing the trees and other fuels that might feed a…

Here’s the latest on the Yosemite Valley Trails with information from the National Park Service. Vernal/Nevada Falls: The Vernal/Nevada Falls trail system is scheduled to open 100% by Thursday morning for foot traffic. Stock animals are not advised until the area has been fully cleared of fallen trees and snowbanks. Half Dome: Little Yosemite Valley…

Northside Drive, closed during the renovation of the Yosemite septic system, is scheduled to reopen to normal traffic the morning of Thursday, May 19th 2005. Until then please remember to use caution where traffic has been diverted to Southside Drive.

Well it looks like the crew has arrived at the Glacier Point parking lot, now the fun part begins, making the road so traffic can get by to Glacier Point. Hopefully the next weeks worth of expected sunshine and warmer temperatures will help them out a bit. NPS: ” Tioga Road: Starting location: At White…