Month: August 2009
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Wildcat Fire Continues to Burn – Some Trails Reopen Along Tuolumne
Smoke from local fires invades Yosemite Valley. Photo by Dr. Ona. The Wildcat fire remains active tonight having burnt approximately 957 acres have burned since lightning ignited the fire. The is continuing burn slowly along the north and south sides of the Tuolumne River, and up onto the north rim of the Tuolumne River Canyon.…
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Photo of the Day: Lembert Dome from Forrest P
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of Lembert Dome in Tuolumne Meadows in black and white from Forrest P. Great shot, Forrest. Photo by Forrest P..
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Strange Odor Sickens Wawona Hotel Employees
The historic Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Chris Martino. A strange odor caused the main building of the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park to close at noon today after 10 employees became ill. A hazmat team from Merced, Mariposa County health workers and National Park Service paramedics responded treating hotel employees…
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OpenRoadTV talks with Michael Adams
Doug McConnell of OpenRoad.TV talks with Michael Adams, son of Ansel Adams.
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Morning Shot Aug 18 2009
Jason Armstrong is resposonsible for today’s Morning Shot. Jason got up early one morning and headed out before the sun was up to capture this beautiful shot of Yosemite Falls with some awesome color on the clouds. Great shot, Jason! What’s up with the Morning Shot? After considerable thought…OK, like 2 seconds…it occurred to me…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-17
Good morning! Thanks for folloing @theYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Today's forecast for Yosemite Valley: Hot. High around 94. Overnight lows around 52F. Definitely a fall day in California. Can you feel it? # Bear Found Sleeping In Car – With All Doors and Windows Closed! http://bit.ly/7ZrFZ # See the guy by…
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What If There Were No Bears In Yosemite?
A mother black bear (sow) and her cubs in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Steve Ryan. We don’t think much about our bears until they’re breaking into your car or stealing food off your picnic table. But what if there were no bears left in Yosemite? What if this wondrous part of Yosemite, the icon…
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Shifted and Tilted
I’ve always found Tilt Shift Photography to a bit magical. You take a regular photo and through something as simple as blurring areas to imitate changes in depth of field, create a photo where everything looks like a miniature. Here’s a photo from Cdine on Flickr of the long tunnel on the Big Oak Flat…
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Morning Shot – Aug 17 2009
Today’s morning shot is sunset shot of Half Dome taken from Olmstead Point by KoKong 果剛. I really like the colors and the low hanging clouds that really add drama to the photo. Great shot! Today’s Forecast for Yosemite Valley: Hot. High around 94. Overnight lows around 52F. Definitely a fall day in California. Can…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-16
Just read somewhere the La Brea fire was started by pot growers whose cooking fire got out of control. Looking for link. # @AhhPhotography I don't know that insects believe in Heaven and Hell. So if they don't believe in Hell do they still go there? in reply to AhhPhotography # @KiHoPhoto Is it pretty…