Month: August 2009
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Photo of the Day: Lake Roosevelt at Dusk by Eric Chalifour
Sometimes the journey can yield quite a reward as Eric Chalifour found out when he hiked 14 miles to Roosevelt Lake and found he had escaped the crowds with no one else around for miles. “Quite the reward for what was about a 10 miles hike (6.5 miles to Young Lakes from our campground and…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-07
@tonyfarley Why Yosemite needs a light rail – http://bit.ly/1bJWeA in reply to tonyfarley # Fishing in Yosemite – Here's what you need to know http://bit.ly/rD5r7 # 20 Tips to make your HDRs better http://bit.ly/7HuLN # Super awesome Tuolumne Meadows sunset. Best viewed large. Uber sharp and clear. http://bit.ly/2Ev9dn # Should Yosemite be a National Park?…
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Photo of the Day: Sierra Moon Rise by HighSierraCowboy
Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from HighSierraCowboy on Flickr and is a beautiful shot of the full moon rising over the Sierra from Sentinel Dome. I really like how white the moon is in contrast to the red of the mountains. Really a great shot. Nice work, HighSierraCowboy. Photo by HighSierraCowboy.
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John Muir Still Yosemite’s Best Salesman
Ken Burns latest film “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” is full of breath taking footage of Yosemite and our other National Parks. But that’s not all the film is about. It’s about the men and women who dedicated their lives to preserving these wild place so that you and I, their descendants, would have…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-06
Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news, weather and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Weird weather expected today in Yosemite…SNOW! http://bit.ly/q2oW # More hang gliding in Yosemite http://vimeo.com/5978082 (via @knumbknuts) (via @designbydave) # Yosemite's Wilderness is illuminated by moonlight! Do you have special places near you…(via @YosemiteBob) # Video: Yosemite Floods in 1997. http://bit.ly/109mK3…
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Yosemite Flooding (video)
Here’s a video Mike Linder (@lindermichael) posted a link to of the flooding in Yosemite in 1997. I’m pretty sure I’ve posted this before but it’s always good to repost for anyone who may have missed it the first time. Video by Tumbleweed154.
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Hang Gliding in Yosemite (video)
Ever wonder what it’s like to go hang gliding in Yosemite? David Aldrich sent me a link to this awesome video he shot with a Canon HF-S100 with a Fisheye converter. Hang Gliding in Yosemite from David Aldrich on Vimeo. Great stuff, David. Thanks for sending it in.
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Photo of the Day: Remnants of a Tuolumne Sunset by Sathish
Tonight’s Photo of the Day is another great shot from Sathish. You’ve got to see this one large. So awesome. Beautiful shot, Sathish. Photo by Sathish.
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What Would You Call A National Park?