Year: 2009

  • Photo of the Day: Yosemite Valley by Devon Ford

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of the Merced river canyon looking into Yosemite with Bridalveil and Cathedral Rocks in the background by Devon Ford. Really an awesome shot. I think the black and white really does the scene justice and Devon got the contrast right on. This would be great to…

  • Snow – You Have to See to Believe

    I really love the work Steven Bumgardner (@YosemiteSteve if you’re on Twitter) is doing on the Yosemite Nature Notes videos. The most recent title, Snow, is a BEAUTIFUL look at snow in Yosemite. Take a few minutes and watch. It’s GREAT video and it makes you wish you could have been there. By the way,…

  • Informed About the Forum

    Don’t forget to check out our forum. It’s a great place to pick up tips and information, ask questions and get great responses from some very knowledgeable Yosemite Blog regulars, meet new people and make new friends and get the low-down on things happening around the park. It’s easy to find. Just go to www.yosemiteblog.com/forum/…

  • Photo of the Day: Half Dome 1991 by Brian Snelson

    Well, it’s Monday and that means my little break is over. Today I’ve come across a really beautiful shot from Brian Snelson from way back in 1991 of Half Dome and the Merced River. Beautiful shot, Brian. Photo by Brian Snelson via Flickr.

  • Yosemite Association Gives Web Cams New Home

    I’ve had a bunch of emails today from people expressing their disdain for the disappearance of the Yosemite Association webcams. Not sure what was up I typed in the familiar URL and got a 404: Not Found. Wondering what was up I went to Yosemite.org and lo and behold, they’ve redesigned the site! If you…

  • Photo of the Day: Poppies and Peaks by Garry Hayes

    From the man who taught me that a rock is more than something your brother throws at you and geologists take no schist come two awesome photos for Photo of the Day. The first is, of course, poppies. The second Garry took along Highway 49 around Bagby (between Coulterville and Mariposa) and shows the top…

  • Photo of the Day: Bridalveil Fall by Loyd Schutte

    Today was a beautiful, beautiful day to be up in the park shooting that’s why Today’s Photo of the Day is none other than one of my own shots, this one of Bridalveil Fall. We were actually heading out of the park when I happened to see the perfect spot for this shot. Unfortunately we…

  • Poppies Poppies Everywhere!

    Cancel your plans for Sunday, skip out on church, grab your camera and head up Highway 140 because you’re not going to want to miss this. The photo you see has not been altered. The slopes of the Merced River canyon are covered in vibrant orange poppies. As the late Carl Sagan would say, “billions…

  • Cedar Lodge Worker Missing After Car Tumbles Into Merced River

    A search is on for the body of a missing Mariposa woman who was reported late to work last night at the Cedar Lodge just outside Yosemite. About 1A.M. this morning her vehicle was found in the Merced River between Savages Trading Post and Briceburg. Efforts to retrieve the vehicle were halted until this morning…

  • Photo of the Day: Uh…Bigfoot Visits Yosemite

    Hey everybody should Yosemite at least once in their life, right? Thank you, Steve who sent this in and Old Red Hat who has the lightning reflexes that screen shotted it before he took off after the guy with beef jerky. Photo by Old Red Hat.