Month: August 2009
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Don’t Miss Tonight’s Meteor Shower
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Morning Shot – Aug 11 2009
Today’s morning shot comes to us from Jakob Heuser. I found Jakob’s beautiful shot after he posted a link to it on Twitter. See, Twitter IS good for something. Beautiful shot, Jakob. Nicely done. Be sure to check out Jakob’s beautiful photography on his Flickr stream. Today’s Weather: Hot. High 97F. Mostly sunny with some…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-10
@THEYosemiteBlog she was at the ahwahnee hotel filming rachel ray goes on vacation. (via @goejthatsmydj) # Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Today's Yosemite forecast: HOT! High 98F in Yosemite Valley. Overnight lows in the upper 50s – low 60s. Wear lots of sunscreen. # Why…it's..it's..IT'S MY…
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Yosemite Music Video (video)
Very nice! Love the video @KevChristensen.
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Pick an Apple – Save a Bear
Bear “Green 100” eating apples in the Curry Village apple orchard. Photo by John Bennett. Join the 12th Annual Apple Picking in Yosemite Valley. Participants in the volunteer event will remove apples growing in historic orchards. Presence of these apples attracts bears to developed areas and alters their natural diets. Help keep Yosemite’s bears wild!…
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Photo of the Day: Rain Storm Over Mono Lake by Misha Logvinov
Misha and I have been friends for about as long as I’ve been writing Yosemite Blog (that’s 5 years to you folks at home keeping score) and I’m proud to say that in all that time, he’s never put up a photo I haven’t liked. Today’s Photo of the Day, “Rain Storm Over Mono Lake”,…
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Yosemite is About Relaxing
Reading a good book in the Ahwahnee is a great way to relax in Yosemite. Photo by Steve Rhodes. Most visitors to Yosemite are hit-men, well, loosely speaking. They have a list of things to see and they won’t be satisfied until they check each and every one of them off their list. Yosemite isn’t…
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Growing Up in Tuolumne (audio)
A beautiful October day in Tuolumne Meadows. A sight most visitors never see. Photo by Misha Logvinov. See more of Misha’s work at verglasphoto.com If you haven’t been listening to Yosemite Voices then you’ve been missing some really great stuff. Yosemite Voices is a new podcast series intended to provide insight into the natural and…
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Wildcat Fire Still Wild and Getting Wilder
Smoke and haze from local fires invade Yosemite Valley. Photo by Antti. The Wildcat Fire has become more active due to the higher temperatures and lower humidities, tied to the ridge of high pressure over the region. Approximately 650 acres have burned. Fire managers will have more accurate acreage after a reconnaissance flight today. The…
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Red Bear Dead Bear
National Park Service placed sign showing where a bear was killed by an automobile. Photo by Andy Sternberg. Do you know what the speed limit in the park is? Unless otherwise posted the speed limit is 35 on all Yosemite roadways. Excessive speed is the number one cause of human and animal fatalities in the…