Yosemite Blog

Category: Backpacking

  • A Walk In The Park

    Here’s a really nice article from the Travel section of the New York Daily News on the authors trip to the Yosemite back-country and Ansel Adams Wilderness. NY Daily News: “In honor of Muir, I’m also looking for the universe in a forest wilderness. The centerpiece of my visit to Yosemite this year is a…

  • Missing: Fred Claassen

    Fred Claassen entered the Hoover Wilderness from Twin Lakes on Thursday, July 31, 2003 for a short hiking trip to Crown Lake. He planned to traverse Mule and Burro passes and return to Twin Lakes cross-country via Matterhorn Pass and the Horse Creek drainage. Due back Monday, August 4th hikers reported seeing him last at…

  • Photo of the Day: Sunset at Sunrise by Steven

    Today’s Photo of the Day comes from reader Steven who sent me an email and photos from his trip into Sunrise High Sierra Camp with his son Frank. Beautiful shot, Steven. Thanks!

  • Mail Call: Steven and Frank in the High Sierra

    Steven writes in: “I’ve been reading your blog off and on in preparation for my hiking trip with my son last week. Great job, with lots of insight into the “real Yosemite”. Frank and I hiked into Sunrise HSC to open it. We were the first registered guests to sign in for the 2007 season…

  • Return of Photo of the Day: Temple Crag by Edie

    This photo was so good I had to use it as the first photo for the return of Photo of the Day. Edie hiked into the John Muir Wilderness at Big Pine and took this fantastic shot of the Temple Crag. I was talking to her over Instant Messenger and she was trying to be…

  • Man Falls From Half Dome

    In a tragic accident, a man climbing the cables on Half Dome lost his footing and plummeted down the side of the mountain to his death on Saturday. Modesto Bee: Hirofumi Nohara, 37, of Japan, was ascending Half Dome mid afternoon when he slipped and fell, Yosemite park ranger Adrienne Freeman said. He was pronounced…

  • Play it Safe with Lightning

    Afternoon thunderstorms are an almost daily experience in the Sierra and Yosemite with hundredss of lightning strikes recorded each day. That’s why it’s especially important to know what to do should you be caught in a thunderstorm. The National Weather Service has prepared some tips that can help prevent you from becoming a victim if…

  • Yes, It Will Cost More to Spend the Night in Yosemite Next Year

    NPS: Yosemite National Park announced today that camping fees will increase beginning January 1, 2006. Campgrounds affected by the rate increase are Upper Pines, Lower Pines, and North Pines in Yosemite Valley, Hodgdon Meadows and Crane Flat, Tuolumne Meadows, and Wawona. Rates in these campgrounds will increase from $18/ night to $20/ night. Additionally, first-come,…

  • Thinking About The John Muir Trail? Here’s One You’re Not Going To Want To Miss

    Passing through some of the most beautiful and rugged country, the John Muir Trail epitomizes High Sierra backpacking to many a hiker. When I started researching the trail while planning a backpacking trip I looked through many, many books and one of the best I found was the“Guide to the John Muir Trail” by Thomas…

  • Ahn Likely Killed Traversing Creek

    Hyundo Ahn, a 25-year-old South Korean exchange student who had just completed a year at the University of California/Davis, obtained a wilderness permit for an ambitious eleven-day hike on the John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney on June 20th. After the hike, Ahn planned to visit several other sites in the U.S.…