Yosemite Blog

Month: October 2007

  • Road Trip Report: Ancient Bristlecone Pines, Patriarch Grove.

    Yesterday morning I headed east on 120 over [Tioga Pass]; destination the [Patriarch Grove] in the Ancient Bristlecone Pines of the White Mountains, east of Big Pine, CA. I arrived at about 3pm, paid my $2.50 entrance fee at the visitor’s center, and headed down the 12 mile dirt road to the Patriarch Grove. It…

  • Photo of the Day: Snow Lake by Airplane Journal

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of [Snow Lake] and the surrounding peaks turning crimson as they catch the last rays of the setting sun. Great shot. Photo by Airplane Journal via Flickr.

  • Doing The Impossible

    Karen Darke had kayaked the inside passage from Canada to Alaska, skied across Greenland and bicycled over the Himalayas; all major accomplishments in themselves but for Karen, paralyzed from the ribs down since she was injured in a climbing incident 15 years ago, she had one more thing she wanted to do, climb [El Capitan].…

  • Brothers Set New Speed Record for Climbing The Nose

    On October 8th the [Alex Huber] brothers and [Thomas Huber] broke their own record they set 4 days previously by successfully [climbing] the [Nose of El Capitan] in 2 hours 45 minutes 45 seconds. What’s really cool though is you’re able to watch video of the Bavarian-born brothers breathtaking ascent thanks to [YouTube]. Man these…

  • New Faces, New Voices

    Over the last three years Yosemite Blog has grown and grown and continues to grow. To keep the content fresh and provide some new views I’ve invited 4 friends to come and lend their voices to the conversation. I’d like to take a moment to welcome Dane Carlson, Edie Howe-Byrne, Tom Lambert and Rick Deutsch.…

  • Hi, I’m Edie, and I am gobsmacked on a daily basis by Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada.

    *waves* First, Thank you Loyd for inviting me to join YosemiteBlog.com. I’m Edie (AKA Ambitious Wench), and I live and work in Yosemite valley. I work for [DNC], the current concessionaire. I’m a photographer, a backpacker, a car-camper, and former renfaire performer. I will be providing news as it happens here in Yosemite, or as…

  • Happy Birthday Yosemite Blog!

    Seems like just yesterday but Yosemite Blog is a whopping 3 years old today. So much has changed and it seems to be getting better all the time. I’d like to take a quick moment to say thank you to all the wonderful readers and all the great friends I’ve made while writing this blog.…

  • What’s In a Bag? Comfort as well as Sophistication

    Yesterday I showed you what’s in my [camera] bag now I’m going to talk a little bit about the bag itself. My wife and I have carried dozens of packs and bags over the years with a good bit of trail time to find out what works for us and what doesn’t and I can…

  • Photo of the Day: Lower Cathedral Lake by Tyler Westcott

    Today’s Photo of the Day is another great shot by Tyler Westcott who was responsible for yesterday’s gorgeous Photo of the Day. Today it’s a beautiful shot of Lower Cathedral Lake with clouds reflecting in the lake and in the puddles formed in depressions in the granite tarn surrounding it. Great shot again Tyler. Photo…

  • A Mysterious Keepsake

    Retro Traveler (aka Kolby) on Flickr posted this photo of a Yosemite key chain his grandfather cherished and left him when he passed away. Barring the sentimental reasons his grandfather may have associated with it, maybe one of the Yosemite Blog readers might have some insight into the significance of such a keychain. It appears…