Month: April 2012
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Google Unleashes Your Picasa Photos in 3D Tour of Yosemite
Google is great at taking what other people have created and mashing it into something new. That’s exactly what they’ve done with their new 3D map tours.
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Edie’s Image of the Day: Reflections on Mercy I
First of four images created November 4, 2007 of reflections on the Merced River. (Crossposted from The Little Red Tent) The Merced River winds its way down from the high Sierra, flows over the Giant Staircase of Nevada and Vernal falls, converging with Tenaya Creek in Yosemite Valley. It eventually leaves the Sierra, and is…
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A Little More Rain and Even Some Snow
Even though the weather has been unseasonably hot the last couple of days mother nature is taking this opportunity to send a little more rain and even some snow at higher elevations our way. Fortunately this storm is supposed to pass out of the area tonight and tomorrow and make way for a beautiful sunny…
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Photo of the Day: Clearing Storm, Valley View by Kristal Leonard
Another great Photo of the Day from Kristal Leonard
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Pre-Order Timescapes NOW!
TimeScapes 4K from Tom Lowe on Vimeo My friend Tom Lowe has finished Timescapes, and it is now available for preorder over at Timescapse.org! Release date is May, 2012.
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Photo of the Day: El Capitan from Taft Point, Sunset by Rollie Rodriguez
Another beautiful Photo of the Day from Rollie Rodriguez to start your day off right.
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Edie’s Image of the Day: Blown away
Horsetail Fall, April 16th, 2012. While February is the traditional month to photograph Horsetail Falls, and much has been written about the “natural firefall”, it’s good to keep in mind that this particular fall is photogenic whenever there is water flowing. It is the only fall in Yosemite that is not recessed into the granite…
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Tioga Road Progress Report
The following is taken from Yosemite National Park Tioga and Glacier Point Plowing Update April 23, 2012. Tioga Road: Plows have reached Olmsted Point and crews will assess the avalanche zone tomorrow. Despite the below-average snowpack, full avalanche precautions are still in place. There is no estimated opening date for the Tioga Road. Once…
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That’s a lot of water
Yosemite videographer Steven M. Bumgardner (the Yosemite Nature Notes guy) took this awesome photo this weekend and shared it on Facebook. It shows just how much snow is melting under the already sweltering heat we’re getting. The river is crazy full. Great stuff, Steven! Photo by Steven M. Bumgardner
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Photo of the Day: In the Shadows by Joe Dsilva
Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from Joe Dsilva who posted this awesome photo in the Yosemite Blog Group Pool on Flickr. What I really like about it though is the story Joe posted with it. Another summer begins, well at least with weather, it’s been baking hot this weekend, that we had…