Yosemite Blog

Year: 2009

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-18

    Good morning. Thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # I still think this is absolutely insane. Would you turn around and walk away after hiking all that way? http://bit.ly/17SCuQ # Relaxing in Yosemite http://bit.ly/JA4lz # Awesome hang gliding in Yosemite video. http://bit.ly/1a4Rnk # Michael Frye says his book will soon be…

  • Want a Free Trip to Yosemite?

    So how would you like a free trip to Yosemite, the Grand Canyon or the Great Smokey Mountains? Benadryl is giving away a trip for 4 to any of those National Parks as part of the Benadryl Take a Hike Sweepstakes. Prize(s): One (1) GRAND PRIZE: Trip for (4) to winner’s choice of a National…

  • Local Fisherman Killed After Fall Along Merced

    Press Enterprise: Yosemite National Park official say a 62-year-old Mariposa County man is dead after falling on rocky terrain. Park officials say the body of Keith Robinson of Midpines was found Tuesday near Windy Point, a paved pull-out area alongside Highway 140 near the Arch Rock Entrance to the park. After failing to return home…

  • Chess Atop Half Dome

    Well I heard a couple weeks ago of a little league team that held a game atop Half Dome so, why not chess? Hey guys, who won? Photo by Ryan Jones.

  • Yosemite’s Lost Valley Part 2 (video)

    Here’s the rest of the video on Hetch Hetchy Valley.

  • Yosemite’s Lost Valley Part 1 (video)

    I think this video offers a great introduction to the plight of Hetch Hetchy Valley.

  • Schwarzenegger Calls for More Dams Like Hetch Hetchy

    Hetch Hetchy was once a beautiful valley much like Yosemite until the City of San Francisco decided to damn the Tuolumne River and create a resevoir after the 1906 earthquake destroyed much of the city. Photo by Steve Ryan. Governor Schwarzenegger says he’ll block any proposal to overhaul the state’s water supply if it doesn’t…

  • Wildcat Fire Continues to Burn – Some Trails Reopen Along Tuolumne

    Smoke from local fires invades Yosemite Valley. Photo by Dr. Ona. The Wildcat fire remains active tonight having burnt approximately 957 acres have burned since lightning ignited the fire. The is continuing burn slowly along the north and south sides of the Tuolumne River, and up onto the north rim of the Tuolumne River Canyon.…

  • Photo of the Day: Lembert Dome from Forrest P

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of Lembert Dome in Tuolumne Meadows in black and white from Forrest P. Great shot, Forrest. Photo by Forrest P..

  • Strange Odor Sickens Wawona Hotel Employees

    The historic Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Chris Martino. A strange odor caused the main building of the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park to close at noon today after 10 employees became ill. A hazmat team from Merced, Mariposa County health workers and National Park Service paramedics responded treating hotel employees…