Yosemite Blog

Year: 2009

  • John Muir Still Yosemite’s Best Salesman

    Ken Burns latest film “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” is full of breath taking footage of Yosemite and our other National Parks. But that’s not all the film is about. It’s about the men and women who dedicated their lives to preserving these wild place so that you and I, their descendants, would have…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-06

    Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news, weather and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Weird weather expected today in Yosemite…SNOW! http://bit.ly/q2oW # More hang gliding in Yosemite http://vimeo.com/5978082 (via @knumbknuts) (via @designbydave) # Yosemite's Wilderness is illuminated by moonlight! Do you have special places near you…(via @YosemiteBob) # Video: Yosemite Floods in 1997. http://bit.ly/109mK3…

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  • Yosemite Flooding (video)

    Here’s a video Mike Linder (@lindermichael) posted a link to of the flooding in Yosemite in 1997. I’m pretty sure I’ve posted this before but it’s always good to repost for anyone who may have missed it the first time. Video by Tumbleweed154.

  • Hang Gliding in Yosemite (video)

    Ever wonder what it’s like to go hang gliding in Yosemite? David Aldrich sent me a link to this awesome video he shot with a Canon HF-S100 with a Fisheye converter. Hang Gliding in Yosemite from David Aldrich on Vimeo. Great stuff, David. Thanks for sending it in.

  • Photo of the Day: Remnants of a Tuolumne Sunset by Sathish

    Tonight’s Photo of the Day is another great shot from Sathish. You’ve got to see this one large. So awesome. Beautiful shot, Sathish. Photo by Sathish.

  • What Would You Call A National Park?

  • Women Lost On Way to Yosemite

    Four Los Angeles women on their way to Yosemite became lost after their cars GPS unit misled them directing them onto Hite’s Cove Road. According to the California Highway Partrol, the for women had intended to arrive in El Portal on August 4th. On August 5th one of the women called another friend saying they…

  • Morning Shot Aug 6 2009: Weird Weather, Flash Flooding and Where To Be With Your Camera

    Today’s morning shot is a beautiful HDR image from Cathy (aka haglundc on Flickr). High Dynamic Range, or HDR, images combine multiple frames captured at different exposures to produce an image closer to what the human eye sees rather than being limited by what the camera sensor or film will pick up. Great shot, Cathy.…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-05

    Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news, weather and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Yosemite http://yfrog.com/15182gj #fb (via @MrsCRW) # Why are Yosemite National Park's trees declining? Climate change is lead suspect http://bit.ly/rr217 RT @latenvironment (via @LATimes) # Yosemite!!! http://bit.ly/1aiumF (via @SUREIMCFK) # Yosemite Star Party: http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitallion/3792812226/sizes/l/ (via @timescapes) # @NoReinsGirl LOL! Thanks! I'll…