Yosemite Blog

Year: 2009

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-09-02

    Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Sorry for the lack of posts yesterday. It turned out to be an off the hook busy day. # You can tell it's September by watching the Yosemite webcams. Used to see Half Dome this early. Now I just see it's…

  • No Traffic From Tioga Pass or the Big Oak Flat Entrance to Yosemite Valley for Labor Day

    In the final stretch of Summer many local businesses depend on Labor Day weekend to fill their coffers so they can weather the slower Winter months. This Winter businesses are going to have to tighten their belts a few notches as many visitors are canceling their reservations or seeking other lodging after it was announced…

  • Big Meadow Fire Closing in on Tioga Road

    Here’s the latest map from the NPS showing the Big Meadow Fire and it’s proxiimity to the Tioga Road. This section of road, from White Wolf to Crane Flat is closed. As you can see the fire is in the Tamarack Flat campground which was evacuated last week. For a current, full size map of…

  • Yosemite Biologist Killed After Fall Rock Climbing on Mt. Dana

    Jeff Maurer, a Wildlife Biologist at Yosemite National Park, died Sunday, August 30, after falling from the Third Pillar, a technical rock climbing route on Mount Dana. Maurer, 47, has worked in the park for the past 3 years. Prior to that, he worked at the Yosemite Institute, taught at the University of California at…

  • Big Meadow Fire Update – Closures and Alternate Routes

    NPS road block at the 120/140 Junction in Yosemite Valley. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. Yesterday afternoon, significant fire activity was seen near Tamarack Flat with spotting across the Tioga Road. Air tankers and helicopters attacked these areas aggressively with water and retardant drops. The Tioga Road remains closed from Crane Flat to White Wolf. There…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-09-01

    @HotelCharlotte Is the Merced Grove closed? Wasn't the fire pretty close to there? in reply to HotelCharlotte # @HotelCharlotte It's ironic the burn was supposed to prevent exactly what happened. in reply to HotelCharlotte # @HotelCharlotte They've been shredding trees and undergrowth in the area for a while to eliminate fuels and then it all…

  • El Portal Residents Allowed to Return – Yosemite View Lodge Reopens

    Map of the fires burn activity as of August 31st courtesy National Park Service. As the main activity of the Big Meadow Fire moves to the north-northwest residents of Old El Portal and guests of the Yosemite View Lodge are allowed to return. At 7:30 PM on Monday, August 31, the evacuation of Old El…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-31

    @TrailRidge Thanks! Happy Monday! in reply to TrailRidge # @TrailRidge Is it the weekend yet? in reply to TrailRidge # @skippr yup they have wifi at Curry, Ahwahnee and Yosemite Lodge in reply to skippr # Big Meadow Fire. Yosemite benefits from decreased smoke effects due to wind transport. http://tinyurl.com/nvjjwp (via @YosemiteScience) # @gribblette Haven't…

  • Tioga Road (120) Closed – Use Alternate Route

    The Tioga Road is closed from White Wolf to Crane Flat. If you were planning to cross the Sierra through Tioga Pass head north on Highway 395 to Bridgeport. Be sure to get gas in Bridgeport if you haven’t already. Continue north until you come to the 108/395 Junction. Turn left and take Highway 108…

  • Dave Uberuaga Talks About the Big Meadow Fire

    MyMotherLode.com got an interview with Dave Uberuaga the acting Superintendent of Yosemite National Park and asked him the questions on everyone’s mind, “why now?” Question: Why would you start a prescribed burn given the heat and the fact that California is now in the third year of a drought? Answer: “The drought in California was…