Month: October 2009
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Caution: Deer Entering Roadway
Deer in the headlights. Photo by Bert Dennison. Mule deer are beginning their yearly migration from the mountains to the foothills after the recent storm dusted the Sierra Nevada with the season’s first snow. Drivers are advised to use caution especially the first few hours before and after dawn and sunset when deer actively move…
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Weather System Could Bring Winds as High as 120mph and Several Feet of Snow to Sierra
As we get more and more information about the incoming weather system it definitely looks like a nasty one. Here’s the latest from the National Weather Service. They’re expecting several feet of snow at the higher elevations and winds at ridge line in up to 120mph. Definitely don’t want to be in a motorhome or…
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Photo Contest Could Win You a Copy of Ken Burns Documentary
In celebration of the Ken Burns PBS documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, The Daily Green (a Hearst publication), Paramount and PBS are giving away $200 worth of prizes to the person for your photo of one of our National Parks. Of all the entries one winner will be selected based on composition, aesthetics,…
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Rain, Snow and High Winds Headed to Yosemite
Photographers making the best of the rain and clouds in Yosemite Valley. Photo by Rennett Stowe. It looks like winter is coming a little early this year bringing with it the first major storm of the season that’s expected to close most of the trans-Sierra passes. According to the National Weather Service we can expect…
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Fisherman Pulls Piranha-Like Fish From Lake Outside Yosemite
Bridge over Lake Don Pedro just outside Yosemite National Park. Photo by Brad Fults. Jason Earlywine and a buddy got the shock of a lifetime when a night fishing trip netted the two fishermen what they thought were piranha’s Don Pedro Reservoir just outside Yosemite. Unions Democrat: Earlywine, who works at Rawhide Meat Processing in…
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Shaking, Rattling and Rolling
Keeler, CA – Now pretty much a ghost town is once again shaking and rattling as a nearby fault has suddenly become active. Photo by Matthew High. In 1872 John Muir was awakened in his cabin by a rumble in the ground and the sound of rocks pouring from the walls of Yosemite Valley. He…
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A Bear Release Gone Bad
Reader Carrie sent in these photos of a bear release gone bad. No, this isn’t Yosemite but it’s a great example why your job isn’t so bad. Click on the photo to view a larger image. Ouch! Thanks for passing that along, Carrie.
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All Roads Open
Tioga Pass entrance with some snow. Photo by Gregory Melle circa 1981. I just called to make sure and ALL roads within the park, including Glacier Point and Tioga Pass, are open without restrictions. I know a number of people are planning trips using Tioga Pass to enter the park. You shouldn’t have any problems.
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Don’t Drink and Climb (video)
When someone is too drunk to drive you take away their car keys. What about when someone is too drunk to climb? Do you take away their ropes? Let’s ask this guy who decided getting messed up then trying to climb El Cap was a good idea.
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Check Your Mail, Be A Juror or Go To Jail
Life in a small, rural town is different and sometimes an adventure. Take for instance, Laura Skelton who thought she was going to the post office to pick up mail, but instead was shanghaied by Mariposa County Court Bailiffs and forced into jury duty under a little used law. Skelton wasn’t alone though, 49 other…