Yosemite Blog

Year: 2009

  • Avalanche on Half Dome

  • Meet a Scientist

    Ever wonder what an Ornithologist in Yosemite does? How about a Fire Archaeologist. A new series of videos from the National Park Service gives you the chance to meet scientists working in Yosemite to find out what they do. There are four videos so far: Sarah Stock an Ornithologist in Yosemite specializing in owls, Social…

  • Photo of the Day: 2 Shots of Horsetail Fall by Chuck Cagara

    After being disappointed during several outings over the past two weeks, we ventured forth again today after closely monitoring the weather and satellite reports. It looked like a reasonable expectation of moderately clear skies at the sunset time. While we did not enjoy the trickle of deep red that sometimes reveals itself after official sunset,…

  • Weird Half Dome

    Kim was nice enough to send in this image she noticed on the Yosemite Association webcam of a cloud that appears to be forming off the moisture on the face of Half Dome. Pretty cool and very weird. Thanks for sending that in, Kim.

  • Photo Video of the Day: When Tree Meets Car by Steven Bumgardner

    @YosemiteSteve (aka Steven Bumgardner from Yosemite Nature Notes) tweeted this tonight and I knew it had to be Photo Video of the Day. It’s not actually in Yosemite but you can’t help but laugh at the poor guys rotten luck of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Great video, Steven.

  • Photo of the Day: Upper Yosemite Fall by Kirk Kittell

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of Upper Yosemite Fall by Kirk Kittell. I think what drew my attention to this photo was the sharpness and clarity. The clouds swirling around the rocks really give it some character. Nice work, Kirk. Photo by Kirk Kittell via Flickr.

  • Twitter Breaks the News of Climber Rescued from Half Dome

    While you all may have been scrambling to refresh CNN.com to find out more news about the South Korean climber rescued from Half Dome, Twitter was alive and buzzing with the news. It all started around 9:25AM when Theresa Ho posted first news of the rescue. @SimplyTheresa posted: Rescue has started for Korean climber caught…

  • Photo of the Day: Lower Yosemite Fall by Jon Shiu

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot by Jon Shiu of Lower Yosemite Fall. Jon took the photo with a plastic toy camera with medium format roll film, printed in the darkroom and sepia toned. Pretty cool, eh? What’s also cool is it’s Jon’s entry into the Yosemite Renaissance. For the uninitiated, the…

  • Photo of the Day: Half Dome Sunset by Carl Sax

    Today’s Photo of the Day comes by recommendation from Alexandra Halsey who messaged me yesterday about the beautiful photos that have been popping up in the new Yosemite Blog Flickr Group. In particular she said to take a look at these by Carl Sax. I was blown away. Great shots Carl. Be sure you check…

  • Tioga Road Opening Date – Not Anytime Soon

    Pam wrote in to ask me the other day, “When am I going to be able to go through Tioga Pass?” Well, not anytime soon. Tioga Pass is closed and, unless there’s some freak warm front and storm that comes through to melt all the snow, will probably be for a while. Traditionally the Park…