Month: August 2009
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Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Trail Reopens Tomorrow Even Though Wildcat Fire Still Burning Close By
National Park Service map showing currentfires burning within Yosemite National Park.. Although the Wildcat fire remains active the NPS has announced the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Trail will reopen tomorrow. @YosemiteNPS: Entire Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne trail will reopen tomorrow (August 25). The Wildcat Fire has scorched approximately 1235 acres and is continuing…
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Photo of the Day: Sleeping Under the Stars by Dave Miller
Dave Miller from Bay Area Outdoors, just got back from doing the North Dome loop and not only does he have a very good write up over on his blog but he took lots of beautiful photos and posted them to his Flickr account like today’s Photo of the Day. Head over to Dave’s blog…
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Alex Honnold Free Soloing Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome
Alex Honnold free solos Half Dome from Hennie vJ on Vimeo. Wow. He does it so non-chalantly too. Just like, “doo dee doo…walk in the park.”
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Survive! Lost in the Snow
Frazier’s SOS distress signal stomped into the snow and lined with tree boughs, as seen from the rescue helicopter before landing and evacuating him.
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Morning Shot Aug 24 2009 – Breakfast
There are quite a few shots of the bobcat in Yosemite on Flickr but he always seems to be standing still. Bri74 had a bit of luck and was able to capture this shot of the lynx with a breakfast of what appears to be rabbit. Nice shot, Bri74. Today’s Forecast for Yosemite Valley: Partly…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-23
Today's Yosemite Forecast: WET! Yes, rain. Rain and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms and rain. Highs in the low-mid 80s. Overnight around 55. # Good morning! Thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com – check it out. # Still getting some pretty heavy rain in areas around the park. # Hopefully will put some water…
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Demolishing Hetch Hetchy Could Save California’s Salmon Population – or Not
The Tuolumne River below Hetch Hetchy Dam. Photo by Jared Kelly. There’s a very interesting piece by columnist Bill McEwen in the Fresno Bee about the decline in salmon coming up California’s rivers and salmon might be the dams undoing. The Tuolumne, a tributary of the San Joaquin, is “the keystone” to bringing back California’s…
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Missing Hiker Found!
Ben Wong, who we asked for help in finding in the previous post, has been found alive and well thanks to a hikers tip. Thank you to everyone who helped out and called in.
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Missing Hiker in Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Creek, May Lake, Sunrise Lakes and Cathedral Lakes Area
Ben Wong started his hike on August 18th and intended to hike from the Yosemite Falls trailhead to Yosemite Creek, then on to May Lake, Sunrise Lake and complete his hike at the Cathedral Lakes trailhead in Tuolumne Meadows on August 21st, Friday. If you’ve hiked in the Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Creek, May Lake, Sunrise…
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World’s First Photo Wasn’t of Yosemite *GASP!*
Worlds first photograph by French scientist Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. Photo courtesy National Geographic. In 1826, French scientist Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, the worlds first photograph. Titled View from the Window at Le Gras the photo was shot at his family’s country home of a courtyard and outbuildings seen from the house’s upstairs window—by exposing a bitumen-coated…