Month: August 2009
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Rockslides in Yosemite from TLC (video)
Interesting video about rock and landslides in Yosemite from TLC. Pretty cool.
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Sweetwater Sting Band Playing Just Outside Yosemite (video)
Here’s a great video of the Sweetwater String Band performing at the Mobil Mart gas station just down the hill from the Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite in Lee Vining. Awesome video!
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Something Evil Lurks in Yosemite
This is serioulsy THE most evil looking Yosemite photo I think I’ve ever seen. Nice job. Photo by Torens.
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Catch Lee Stetson as John Muir in Yosemite Valley
Lee Stetson portrays John Muir. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. So if you can’t make it up to Tuolumne Meadows this weekend don’t worry. There’s still a few more weeks of summer left and that means you can catch Lee Stetson in his awesome portrayal of John Muir in Yosemite Valley. You can catch Lee’s performances…
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Something To Do This Weekend? Learn About The Life of John Muir
Plan on being in Yosemite this Saturday for a discussion about the life and times of John Muir. Called “A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir” the discussion will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 22 in the Parsons Memorial Lodge in Tuolumne Meadows as part of a Yosemite National Park…
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Long Lines on Half Dome – You Have Been Warned
A steady stream of hikers ascend Half Dome on a regular summer weekend. Photo by Aram Kudurshian. Paige: “Last year I decided to hike Half Dome on Labor Day. We got there at 5, met fewer-than-normal people on the trail (both ways), and had little to no traffic on the way out. I wish I…
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Morning Shot Aug 20 2009: Reflections by Forrest Pangborn
Yesterday we featured a black and white by Forrest Pangborn as our Photo of the Day. Today’s Morning Shot is an almost identical shot but I like it better. By simply changing the height at which the photo was taken but not moving Forrest kept the same subject matter but brought the rocks lower down…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-19
Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information about Yosemite National Park from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # ✾ Photo of the Moonrise over Half Dome, Yosemite, California. http://twitgoo.com/2k4n9 (via @Californias) # Today's forecast for Yosemite National Park: Hot! High 100F. Low 65F. Bleh! # Things to do in Yosemite today: Find a nice shady…
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New Moon on Thursday Means Perfect Conditions for Night Photography
Star trails over Half Dome make for a beautiful and rarely captured scene. Photo by Sathish J.. So starting tomorrow night and continuing for the next few night the moon will be new, meaning you won’t be able to see it. This also means its light won’t interfere if you want to take long exposures…
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Gigapixel Image Taken from the Diving Board
Here’s another really cool find. A Gigapixel image of the North Face of Half Dome and Yosemite taken from the Diving Board, the place where Ansel Adams famous “Monolith” was shot. Yes, you can still get to the Diving Board and it’s a fairly easy hike from Yosemite Valley, much easier than climbing to the…