Yosemite Blog

Year: 2007

  • Yosemite Visitors Center Opens After $1.3million Makeover

    MyMotherLode.coms: “The exhibit hall at Yosemite National Park’s Visitor Center opened Friday for the first time since its $1.3 million makeover. The update replaces 40-year-old exhibits on nature and culture in the Yosemite Valley. Included is a replica of the base of a giant sequoia, a bear cave, a replica glacier, pullout panels, and animation.…

  • Don’t Wait Until Memorial Day

    The Modesto Bee: “With his camera perched on a tripod and pointed at Yosemite Falls, Vaughn Hutchins didn’t have to think very long when asked about the perfect time to photograph one of North America’s tallest waterfalls. ‘Right now,’ he said Thursday, glancing at the puffy, wind-blown clouds drifting elegantly in and out of Yosemite…

  • This is spring?

    Found this great pic this morning on the Yosemite Associations webcam. Hard to believe this is spring.

  • Happy Easter

    Happy Easter! Where’s the candy?

  • Put That Trout Rod Away and Grab Your Bass Gear

    People often ask me about trout fishing in and around Yosemite but did you know there is some excellent bass fishing just outside the park? Check out this fish Dustin Saso of Turlock California caught just outside Yosemite in Lake Don Pedro. That’s some fish. Nice work! Thanks, Dom for the photo and information.

  • Plowing Yosemite (Video)

    Here’s a really cool video from June 2005 on plowing the roads in Yosemite. Check it out. http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/upload/olmstedplowing.mov

  • Tioga Road Plowing Set to Begin April 16

    It’s official Tioga Road plowing is set to begin on April 16 barring the more snow. There’s no official update as to opening yet but plowing usually takes several weeks. I don’t know about you but I’m anxious to get over the Pass.

  • Baby Camping In April

    Moses writes in to ask: I have a one year old infant. I want to come to yosemite during spring break april 5-10th the only thing i could get inside the park is curry village april 7-10 staying in a tent with a heater. Do you think it will be warm enough for a baby?…

  • The Snowmen Maker Reveals Himself

    So if you’re curious about the snowmen that mysteriously appeared on the Yosemite Association webcam one day in early March you’re going to want to check out Adam Long’s website. Adam Long: “On March 5th, 2007, I cross-country skied 10 miles to the location of the remote camera and created two snowmen in this idyllic…

  • Kevin Asks About Visiting The Park in April

    Kevin writes in to ask: “My family was thinking about going to Yosemite in mid April. Is it an okay time to go? I was concerned that I might need chains and that it might be too cold. I know that Tioga Pass and Glacier point road are closed – is there anyway to get…