Yosemite Blog

Author: lbschutte

  • Rumors Badger Pass Closing Untrue

    Badger Pass is the oldest ski and snowboard facility in California but when rumors began circulating last year of the resorts closure frequent visitors and staff became concerned. No worries though. Badger Pass isn’t going anywhere in the near future. Modesto Bee: “Rumors circulated throughout the ski industry last season about the possibility that Badger,…

  • Time for a New Poll

    It’s December so that means it’s time for a new poll! You know how this works. Simply scroll over to the sidebar below the beautiful photos people are posting on Flickr of Yosemite, click the box next to your selection and hit submit. Pretty easy. This months question pertains to the recent court case about…

  • Wild Fires Make for Smokey Days in Yosemite

    Jack Fire Location: 0.5 miles north of Wawona, near Yosemite’s South Entrance Acres burned: about 867 Containment: 60 Percent Fire started: 10/29/07 Cause: Lightning Resources committed: 49 total, including NPS and USFS resources The Jack Fire is currently over 867 acres and growing approximately 10-20 acres per day. The hand line constructed north of Wawaona…

  • Fighting For Yosemite

    I was lucky enough to have a link to the audio recording (Thanks Jack!) made inside the court room during the arguments and questions at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hearing regarding the Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan. Rick Deutsch was nice enough to do a copious write up and post…

  • Reader Question: What’s it Like After Christmas

    Marlynn wrote in to ask: “My family and I are planning to visit Yosemite between Christmas and New Years, what can I expect? Is it crowded? How is the weather?” Sorry Marlynn. If you’re looking for solitude to unwind after shopping and the mad Christmas rush you won’t find it in Yosemite. I could not…

  • Yosemite Ornament Graces White House Christmas Tree

    A Christmas ornament featuring Yosemite National Park is gracing the White House Christmas tree as part of a celebration of the National Parks. NPS: “‘It is an amazing honor for the National Park Service to be selected as the theme for the White House holiday decorations by the President and Mrs. Bush,’ said National Park…

  • Jack Wildfire Makes for Hazy Days

    If you’ve been in the park or see people’s photos on Flickr or the Yosemite Association webcams then you’ve no doubt noticed how smoky and hazy the air has been last few days. This smoke is coming from the Jack Wildfire above Wawona on the south end of the park. The fire is currently about…

  • Crash Survivor Returns After 25 Years

    Twenty five years ago Donnie Priest, his mother and step father’s plane crashed into White Mountain just north of Tioga Pass in one of the deadliest winter storms to hit California. Now Priest, who lost both his legs due to frostbite, has returned to White Mountain to visit the place where he nearly lost his…

  • Photo of the Day: Sentinel Dome by Eric Chavira

    Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from Eric Chavira who sent me this really cool photo he took on the top of Sentinel Dome over the holiday weekend. Great shot Eric. Thanks for sending it in. If you’d like to send in photos please feel free. You can email them to me at:…

  • The Ice Rink is Open – Winter is coming!

    The weather is still relatively balmy, but for those of us Jones-ing for a bit of snow and the onset of ski season, the opening of the ice skating rink is one of the first signs that winter is rapidly approaching.  I’m not too much of an ice-skater, myself, but the spectacular location of this…