Year: 2007
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite, March 17 by Diane Merced
Today’s Photo of the Day is a really cool shot of a coyote in Yosemite taken by Diane Merced. The amount of detail in the larger image is awesome. Very nice shot Diane. Thanks for letting me show everyone. Photo by Diane Merced via Flickr.
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Hiker Missing Near Tuolumne Meadows
An 80 year old woman is missing in the Tuolumne Meadows area after becoming seperated from her friends while hiking on Monday. News10.com: “Searchers are looking for Ottorrina “Terrina” Bonaventura in the Tuolumne Meadows back country. Bonaventura, who is an experienced hiker, started out Monday on a day trip from Vogelsang with three others. Her…
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Be a Campfire Astronomer with Stellarium
I love astronomy. Every night, while camping, we’d sit around the campfire with my dad and he’d point out the stars and constellations. It was always a lot of fun. That’s why when someone sent me the link to this program I had to give it a try and I must say, I’m very impressed.…
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Photo of the Day: Vernal Fall by Andrea Manuell
Today’s Photo of the Day was sent in via email from Andrea and is a beautiful shot of Vernal Fall and came with a great story about how she happened to the perfect spot to take the photo. Andrea writes in: “Our trip was great, but a few more tips might have helped us to…
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Last Day for July’s Poll
Today is the last day to make your voice heard so mouse over to the right and vote. This months question is: In light of the recent death on the Half Dome, do you think limits should be imposed on the number of people who can climb the cables each day? Results will be posted…
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More Video of the Hirofumi Nohara SAR
More video popping up on YouTube of the SAR for Hirofumi Nohara on June 16, 2007.
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More Hang Gliding Videos
Here’s another really cool hang gliding video. Anyone know how long you’re aloft? Looks like a long, long time.
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Photo of the Day: Chapel in Moonlight by Marc Crumpler
So have you picked your Christmas Cards yet? Today’s Photo of the Day from Marc Crumpler, Chapel in Moonlight, is definitely one I’d send to all my family and friends. Marc’s got a lot of beautiful photos in his Flickr portfolio and I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of his stuff as Photo of the…
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Photo of the Day: Trees by Zachary
Today’s Photo of the Day is one that is very dear to me, it’s the first photo taken by my son Zachary at age 3. I’m very proud. He loves looking at photos and has already destroyed one copy of my Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite and several Galen Rowell and Ansel Adams books. Maybe he’ll…
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Wake Up! You’re in Camp 4!
If you’re one of those people who love the idea of staying in historic Camp 4, the longtime home of climbing in Yosemite, or you just couldn’t get a reservation and want to try your hand at the “first come first served” campsites then take a look at this great photo Terry Chay stitched together…