Month: June 2009
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Looking for Something to Do Tomorrow? Come to the Ansel Adams Gallery
Mike Osborne will be signing his new book Granite, Water, and Light:The Waterfalls of Yosemite Valley at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite Village from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 5th.
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Learn About Safety in Yosemite
Yosemite National Park invites the public to participate in Community safety Day in Yosemite National Park this Friday, June 5, 2009, from 10am to 3pm in the Yosemite Village mall (in front of the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center). Visitors and community members will have the opportunity to see Yosemite’s Mounted Patrol horses, watch search and…
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Video: Glacier Point to Yosemite Valley by Havemedia
Havemedia posted this great video of the hike from Glacier Point to Yosemite Valley via the Panorama Trail and Mist Trail. My wife and I did this one a couple years back, it’s a bear. You’d think it is all downhill but no, you have to climb back up from Illilouette Fall. And uh…please don’t…
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Yosemite Chapel Celebrating 130 Years
The Yosemite Chapel, located in Yosemite Valley, will be celebrating its 130th anniversary this Sunday, June 7. This date is purportedly the actual date that services were first held in 1879. The Yosemite Chapel is the oldest structure in Yosemite Valley. It was originally constructed along the south side of the road near the base…
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Construction on Glacier Point Road Could Cause Delays
Construction and culvert work on the Glacier Point road scheduled to begin over the next few days could cause delays of up to 30 minutes. If you’re headed up that way please watch for flag men and construction equipment and be prepared to stop. Speed limits in construction zones is 25 MPH unless otherwise posted.…
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Video: Mist Trail to Vernal Fall by Debfunstuff
Debfunstuff posted this video on YouTube of the Merced River and the Mist Trail. There’s still a lot of water coming down from the high country. The video gives you a pretty good idea why divers haven’t been able to get back in the river to look for signs of Katrin Lehmann who has been…
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Photo of the Day: Gates of the Valley by Jason Armstrong
Today’s Photo of the Day is another beautiful shot by Jason Armstrong, this one from the Gates of the Valley. I like shooting from this location because you can get so much of what is Yosemite in the frame. Granite peaks, tall waterfalls, pine trees, big meadows and the Merced River. In Jason’s caption he…
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Play It Safe – Save Half Dome Until Your Next Trip to Yosemite
Although it can be a “once in a lifetime chance” for some people, remember there is more to Yosemite than just hiking to the top of Half Dome and with the unstable air and thunder storms that are expected to last through the end of the week, you might want to choose to see some…
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Video: Tuolumne Meadows by Chris Falkenstein
Tuolumne Meadows 5/27/08 from Chris Falkenstein on Vimeo. Chris Falkenstein took this great video of his trip up 120 to Tenaya lake and Tuolumne Meadows. If you’ve been thinking about heading up that way next time you’re in the park and you’ve never been there, it’ll give you a pretty good idea just how beautiful…