Author: lbschutte
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Photo of the Day: Band of Light on El Capitan by Kit Ng
Today’s Photo of the Day is another beautiful shot from Kit Ng. This one is titled “Band of Light on El Capitan”. Great shot Kit. Photo by Kit Ng via Flickr. Technorati Tags: California, nature photography, photo of the day, photography, yosemite, yosemite valley
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Secret Yosemite – DVD
I just bought the DVD of the National Geographic show “Secret Yosemite”. It was broadcast this summer and is now available from the usual video outlets. I recommend it for all us Half Dome groupies. My only complaint is the narrator they used. He tries to sound like James Earl Jones (Darth Vader) and over…
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Photo of the Day: Lone Tree, Half Dome in Cloud by Kit Ng
Today’s Photo of the Day is an awesome black and white from Kit Ng of Half Dome wrapped in clouds. What a fabulous shot. Very nice Kit. Photo by Kit Ng via Flickr. Technorati Tags: California, photo of the day, photography, travel, vacation, yosemite, yosemite valley
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Small Quake Shakes Yosemite
Looks like it’s “[earthquake weather]” as a much smaller, but still noticeable, [earthquake] shook Yosemite Valley today. No damage was reported. For more information you can check out the California Recent Earthquakes page from the US Geological Survey. Technorati Tags: California, nature, geology, earthquake
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Photo of the Day: Eastern Sierra in Black and White by Edie Howe-Byrne
Today’s Photo of the Day is a damn nice black and white of the Eastern Sierra that Edie shot on a recent trip. What makes it a great shots? The whites are white, the blacks are black, there’s great tonal range, nothing is blown out really bad, things are sharp, contrast is good and it’s…
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Man Rescued from Peak after Fall
[Yosemite Search and Rescue] and the [Mono County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue] team were called in to rescue an injured climber after he slipped and fell while traversing an ice field just outside the east entrance of Yosemite National Park. Tahoebonanza.com: “Kerry Knovak, 41, suffered a possible broken ankle after sliding about 20 feet at…
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Photo of the Day: iPhone atop Half Dome! by Min Liu
Every-so-often I come a cross a photo in my search for Photo of the Day that makes me smile. Today’s Photo of the Day comes from Min Liu who took her Apple iPhone hiking with her to the top of Half Dome. Min says: “I got full reception atop Half Dome in Yosemite “no reception”…
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Fall Colors Drawing Crowds to Yosemite
Pooja Aggarwal at the Beyond Here blog took the short drive up to Yosemite from the Bay Area to see the fall colors and did an awesome write-up of his trip. Beyond Here: We set off early morning (5 am – I absolutely insisted we leave early) and were inside the park by 9 am.…
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A Pat on the Back
Carol writes in: Dear Loyd: I love Yosemite blog and I love the new contributions you’ve been making, as well as adding new people to contribute. It really makes the site exciting to visit. Checking in with your blog is part of my daily routine–at least two or three times a day–and it makes me…
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It’s Different in the Winter
Yosemite is a different place in the winter, one that the millions of visitors who only come during the busy season (June, July, August) never see. It’s a little more quiet, there’s a little more solitude and life takes on a slower pace as the surrounding mountains lie under a deep blanket of snow. Don’t…