Yosemite Blog

Year: 2009

  • More Shots of the Big Oak Flat Road (Big Meadow) Fire

    Here’s another shot of the Big Oak Flat Road (Big Meadow) Fire from Flickr. Looks like the fire is cleaning up all the old snags and thick brush in the old A Rock fire burn scar. All photos by iaml33t.

  • Stunning Pictures of the Big Oak Flat Road (Big Meadow) Fire in Yosemite

    Edie from LittleRedTent.net went out last night and got some awesome shots of the Big Oak Flat Road fire, formerly the Big Meadow prescribed burn that got out of control. Currently Highway 120 is still closed. Anyone wishing to enter Yosemite Valley is advised to use Highway 140 via Merced and Mariposa or Highway 41…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-26

    @KonasChips Highway 120 inside the park just up the hill from the junction of the Highway 120 and 140. in reply to KonasChips # @f_go or the rockslide http://bit.ly/3oZf9T in reply to f_go # @f_go A buildup of water behind the layers of rock can loosen the rock. Couple that with cooler temperatures last night…

  • Big Meadow Fire Update

    Here’s the official word from the NPS on what’s going on tonight with the Big Meadow prescribed burn that went nuts. “The Big Meadow (Foresta) prescribed burn jumped a holding line, has crossed the Big Oak Flat Road, and is now approximately 300 acres. Multiple aircraft and about 100 firefighters are working on the fire.…

  • Rock Fall in Yosemite (video)

    Still waiting to see if anyone happened to grab their video camera and capture the rockfall behind the Ahwahnee but here’s a video from the 2008 rockfall that decimated part of Curry Village as seen from a climbers perspective almost directly across from the release point.

  • Royal Arches Rockfall Photos

    Edie from LittleRedTent.net sent me these photos she took of the Royal Arches rock fall this afternoon. The above photo shows the breakaway site on the cliff. Below a Yosemite Search and Rescue team member answers visitor questions about the incident. Below employees of the Delaware North Company await information and directions at the Curry…

  • Ahwahnee Closed Through Friday at Noon

    A sizable rock slide released from the Royal Arches closes the Ahwahnee while officials monitor the slide area. Photo courtesy Yosemiter.com. Ok the irony that i posted a shot of the 1996 Happy Isles rock slide this morning for the Morning Shot then today a rock slide occurred behind the Ahwahnee Hotel is just freaky.…

  • Highway 120 Still Closed Due to Wildfire – 140 & 41 Still Open

    Highway 120 to Yosemite Valley is still closed tonight after the controlled burn in Big Meadow apparently got out of control and began heading up hill towards the Big Oak Flat Road. If you had planned on entering Yosemite from Groveland you’ll want to head down Highway 132 or Highway 49 to Coulterville and then…

  • Morning Shot Aug 26 2009 – Smashing!

    Destruction after the 1996 Happy Isles rock slide. Photo courtesy Garry Hayes. My good friend and former Geology Professor, Garry Hayes, was digging through a pile of slides in the Geology Department when he came across some from the 1996 Happy Isles rock slide. Garry posted a couple of the photos as well as a…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-25

    Happy Tuesday! Thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog. Ok. I'm done. Get me some more coffee. # If you're going hiking in Yosemite here's today's forecast: Sunny. Highs in the upper 80's to low 90s. Overnight lows around 51F. # @karenbraswell It was an evil trick to lure unsuspecting people like us into thinking it was an…