Year: 2009
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BUSTED! I’m Not Even Going To Talk About It
Devastation created by a pot farm in a forest. Photo by robmcbell. The last time I posted anything about a pot bust in Yosemite I got about 15 emails. It seems lots of people love their pot and they don’t mind the damage it does to the National Parks. They wouldn’t care about the 400…
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American’s Spending Less Time Enjoying Their National Parks (video)
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FIRE! Don’t Worry It’s Under Control
A prescribed burn presents an eerie but somehow enthralling scene in Yosemite Valley. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. If you’re in Yosemite or headed up that way you may notice some smoke and haze don’t worry though, it’s under control. The National Park Service has a prescribed burn slated to start in the morning in the…
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Photo of the Day: A Pictorial of Bridalveil Fall by Dgarvile
Today’s Photo of the Day I found really interesting because the way it was post processed. If you look very closely at the large image it’s very painter-like which adds an interesting touch to the image. Nice job. Photo by dgavrile.
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Morning Shot Aug 25 2009 – Moon Over Half Dome
Dave Miller from Bay Area Outdoors took this beautiful sunrise shot of the moon over Half Dome on his recent trek around the North Dome Loop. I really like the great colors in Dave’s photo. The different tones of blue and the complete blackness of the silhouette are awesome. Great shot, Dave. Today’s Forecast: Sunny.…
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A Bear Around Every Corner (video)
Here’s a really cool video of a bear that decided to model for a bunch of hikers the other day in Yosemite. He seems to be as interested in the crowd as they are in him. So the question is, what is he thinking? I’m going to say he’s looking at all the visitors with…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-24
Good morning! Thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Trying out Brizzly.com # Tomorrow's Forecast for Yosemite National Park: Sunny and warm. Highs in the low 90s. Overnight lows around 63F. Some scattered clouds. #
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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.”