Month: July 2007
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Fire is Nature’s Way in Yosemite
The Merced Sun-Star ran a very good piece Saturday on fire in Yosemite and the National Park Service’s use of wildland fires to preserve the natural balance within Yosemite. mercedsunstar.com: “From the cabin of a helicopter that hovered over a forest, National Park fire chief Kelly Martin studied the serrated orange flames that danced across…
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Video: Hiking Half Dome the Day Nohara Died
Here’s a video of the hike up Half Dome from June 16, 2007, the day Hirofumi Nohara died after losing his footing on the trail. The amount of people waiting to climb the cables is unreal.
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Climbing Lost Arrow Spire
If you’ve ever thought about trying your hand at climbing any of Yosemite’s granite walls here’s a great video to watch of the climb up Lost Arrow Spire including the Tyrollean Traverse. Nice job guys.
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Kai’s First Trip to Yosemite: Will I find a campground to stay in?
Kai writes in: I have a friend visiting soon and we wish to visit Yosemite during the first weekend of August. We’re looking to camp and I know it’s busy during summer, the problem is it seems like all the campgrounds are fully booked, but that’ll be the only time available as my friend will…
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite by Brad Moore
Brad said he thought he had better but I really liked the tones and colors and the way this photo filled the frame. You can check out more great shots by Brad by visiting his Flickr portfolio. Great shot, Brad. Photo by Brad Moore via Flickr.
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Video: Hang gliding over Yosemite
Here’s part 1 of an interesting video of hang gliding over Yosemite Valley. The shots are fabulous. Is this legal? I don’t know. I know base jumping in the park is illegal but I’m not sure about hang gliding. Watch the video.
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Rocket Launch Caught on Tape in Yosemite
Interesting video of a rocket launch from Vandenberg that was caught in Yosemite. This appears to have been filmed along the Big Oak Flat road by the burn scar.
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Photo of the Day: The Ahwahnee by Jim Brekke
I’m going to admit it was hard to pick today’s Photo of the Day. So many great photos. I finally settled on this one by Jim Brekke titled “The Ahwahnee“. This is easily my favorite all time shot of the Ahwahnee. So much detail and so vivid. Love the angle and the way he added…
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Don’t Like the Smell of Sweaty Feet? Don’t Cancel Your Trip Yet.
I spoke to Adrienne Freeman with the National Park Service yesterday and if you’ve been thinking about canceling your trip to Yosemite because the prospect of smelling the aroma of sweaty-feet from the recently discovered Yosemite bog-orchid, don’t worry about it. The populations of the flowers are so small you probably won’t notice the smell…
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More Smoke in the Valley
The smoke you’re seeing in the Valley and on the webcams is from a controlled burn set to take place this morning. The burn is approximately 36 acres and runs between the Merced River and Southside Drive, from El Cap Crossover to the Sentinel Beach Picnic Area and is projected to last one day. If…