Year: 2008
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Glacier Point Road Reopens Tomorrow
The recent warm weather has brought about a rare occurence, the Glacier Point Road will be reopening. Starting tomorrow November 21, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. the road will reopen to all traffic. The snackbar and gift shop will remain closed but the vault toilets will be useable. Grab your camera. The views this time of…
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Photo of the Day: Dogwoods Bloom in the Mist by Edie Howe-Byrne
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful black and white that Edie had put up some time ago and I must have missed but man, I love it. Very nice, Edie. Does it come with a frame? For more information on Edie’s beautiful photos and even how you can get one to decorate your…
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Curry Village Could Lose Half Its Tent Accomodations
The Associated Press is reporting that last months rock slide which damaged parts of Curry Villages tent accommodations could cause the tents in that area to be closed permanently, cutting tent camping in Curry Village in half. The park advisory committee could decide as early as this week whether or not to close the section…
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Industrial Yosemite
Take a tour through the seldom seen industrial district of Yosemite Valley, featuring a freezer axe, a shrink – wrapped wolf, and a secretary – controlled hazardous waste storage shed. Slide show (by Brian Helfrich)
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Tollefson Moving On
Here’s a great article that ran this morning in the Modesto Bee on Mike Tollefson, the current Superintendent of Yosemite who will be leaving for his new job as head of the Yosemite Fund in January. I really liked this article because I thought it did well to bring out and show who Tollefson is.…
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Photo of the Day: Cathedral Range by Dave Miller
Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from Dave Miller who posted this beautiful black and white of the Cathedral Range on Flickr. I think this is one of my personal favs. Beautiful shot, Dave. Photo by Dave Miller of Bay Area Outdoors.
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Photo of the Day: Half Dome by Mark Petersen
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful black and white that Mark Peterson tagged with the magic words “yosemiteblog.com” on his Flickr account. This immediately rang the Bat Phone where Robin and I slid down the pole and leaped out in our full regalia ready to blog the photo and fight crime. Well, ok…all…
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SF Drops Plan to Drain Tuolumne
In a shallow victory for environmentalists and those of us who live along the Tuolumne, San Francisco’s Public Utilities Commission has dropped plans to siphon off an additional 25 million gallons of water a day from the already flagging river. East Bay Express: “San Francisco’s plan to take an additional 25 million gallons of water…
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What’s New Pussycat
Unless you’re REALLY paying attention you may not notice all the new content that we’re adding prior to the upcoming transition. To make it a little easier I’ve added a “What’s New” page. There is so much stuff being added daily it’s really worth checking out every day.
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite Scenic – 014 by Evan
Every so often a photo pops up on my radar from Flickr that I really like. So I get ready to post it as Photo of the Day but when browsing the photographers photostream I come across a truly awesome shot, like this one. I love this shot! This is fantastic, Evan! Nicely done! Photo…