Yosemite Blog

Year: 2005

  • Rockfall Sends Dozens Fleeing

    News Release – Yosemite National Park: A rockfall occurred in Yosemite National Park at approximately 3:45pm on October 25, 2005 near Curry Village in eastern Yosemite Valley. No damage or injuries were reported from falling rocks. Park officials estimate the rock release to be approximately 20 tons, which fell from about 800 feet above the…

  • Mist and John Muir Trail Close Temporarily While Repair Work Gets Underway

    “Trail Closure and delay: Due to blasting at the fishery’s dam above Happy Isles on Wednesday, October 26 and Thursday, October 27, 2005, the Muir Trail will be closed between 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. The Mist trail will have controlled foot traffic at the same time, delays can be up to 1-hour in duration.…

  • Fall Colors

    PA230007 Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. Edie’s captured some great fall colors in Yosemite. The cool nights and cool, sunny days causes increased production of sugar in the trees making the leaves the beautiful colors you see. Edie’s got some great pictures. Be sure to check out her stuff on flickr.com. Just click on the…

  • Mt. Dana

    mtDanaView Originally uploaded by jimzog. Jim Herzog took this great shot of Mount Dana and it’s reflection. Nice work, Jim.

  • View straight down from Half Dome

    View straight down from Half Dome Originally uploaded by rbackman. I didn’t recognize the photographer in this shot at first. Ryan had sent me an email a few months back asking about good backpacking and hiking within Yosemite and which I’d recommend. Looks like Ryan and his wife had a great time and took lots…

  • The Ahwahnee, National Historic Landmark

    The Ahwahnee, National Historic Landmark Originally uploaded by Chuck and Vicki Rogers. Another great shot from Chuck and Vicki Rogers of the Ahwahnee Hotel. There’s a note on flickr.com from a viewer about Ansel Adams playing piano at the Ahwahnee. It is, in fact, true. Ansel was an accomplished pianist at a very young age…

  • The Ahwahnee by Gilbert Stanley Underwood

    The Ahwahnee by Gilbert Stanley Underwood Originally uploaded by Chuck and Vicki Rogers. Chuck and Vicki Rogers took this great shot of the Ahwahnee Lodge. Though the Ahwahnee is shaded in trees now it once stood at the edge of a meadow. There also used to be a golf course or so I’m told. Did…

  • Curry Village

    YNP1_DSC_0091 Originally uploaded by justinm. Justin took this great pic of Curry Village. In case you’ve never been to Curry Village the “room and board” is a little more rustic than most other hotels in the park. Curry Village is famous for its tent cabins. Each cabin is usually a bed (or two) and a…

  • Only A Few Days Left Until Yosemite Climbing Art Auction

    Just a few more days until the Yosemite Climbing Association art auction at the Ansel Adams Gallery and it sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun. There’s going to be lots of great artwork by some of the greats artists of our time including: Galen Rowell, Greg Epperson, Vern Clevenger, Chris Falkenstein,…

  • Tuolumne Grove Closed For Fire Management

    “The Tuolumne Grove Of Giant Sequoias will be closed (for visitor safety) October 17th and 18th due to the PW-3 prescribed fire. Fire Managers anticipate re-opening the grove on Wednesday the 19th conditions permitting. ” (NPS) Technorati Tags: fire, sequoia, yosemite