Author: lbschutte
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite Fall from the Library of Congress collection
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This One’s for the Birds
Thanksgiving may be over but if you’ve still got bird on the brain we got something for you to do. Sunday December 14th is the 10th Christmas Bird Count. This annual even is celebrated all across the country by thousands of volunteers observing and counting birds in their area. Since 1932, Yosemite has contributed over…
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Exciting Badger Pass Improvements
This, finally, is the story that I’ve been dying to share with you for several weeks now. It was broken by Marek Warszowski at the Fresno Bee. It’s been very exciting to hear about the new improvements – the refurbishment of the ski lift (almost everything is new except the towers – including more comfortable…
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Photo of the Day: Stage Leaving Yosemite Village
Today’s Photo of the Day is actually a photo of Yesterday’s gone by. Here’s a photo I stumbled across in the Library of Congress of a stage leaving the old Yosemite Village before it was torn down and moved. I’d have to recheck my angles but it looks like the photographer is standing very near…
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I’ve Been Unmasked
Angela from Business Opportunities Weblog contacted me and did a pretty nice write up. If you’re interested you can check it out over on business-opportunities.biz. Thanks, Angela.
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Where is the Snow?
I’ve had a couple people email me and ask, “Where is the snow? Doesn’t Yosemite get snow this time of year?” My reply is, “Don’t worry. It’s coming.” Weather.com is forecasting a beautiful week for the rest of the week and Saturday but watch out Sunday as snow will finally return to the Sierra. It’s…
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Photo of the Day: Misty Dome by Frozen Coffee
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful, snowy shot of Half Dome from a few years back. Very nice. Photo by Frozen Coffee via Flickr.
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Photo of the Day: Gates of the Valley by Robert Pearce
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful HDR image from Robert Pearce. Robert is currently working on getting his site up and running but if you’ve an interest in obtaining one of his photos send him an email. Beautiful work, Robert. Thanks! Photo by Robert Pearce via Flickr
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Got Plans for New Years Yet?
So what are your plans for New Years Eve? What better way to kick off a new year than by celebrating in Yosemite. There are 3 major events happening in the park at the Ahwahnee, Yosemite Lodge at the Falls and the historic Wawona Hotel. The Ahwahnee is holding a roaring 20’s themed dance celebration…
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Some Changes to the Bracebridge Dinner Event Times
Martha, the Special Events Coordinator over at the Ahwahnee sent me a note about a couple times that have changed in the events surrounding the Bracebridge Dinner event schedule. The Christmas Day (December 25th) concert is now scheduled at 2 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. The Yule Log Ceremony & Caroling (December 23rd) now begins…