Category: Events
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Commemorating the Event
Kirk Howard was on Twitter with us Sunday night for the premier of the Ken Burns special on PBS and got so excited by the special he just had to go and post this awesome photo on Flickr to commemorate the experience. Beautiful shot, Kirk. Photo by Kirk Howard.
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The National Parks: America’s Best Idea Discussion
If you’re interested in discussing the new Ken Burns series, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”, we’ll be on Twitter for throughout the 8 p.m. airing on Sunday the 27th. You can follow us by adding @theyosemiteblog. You can talk about anything, what you like, what you didn’t like, questions you might have, points of…
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Ranger Shelton Johnson Meets President Obama at Ken Burns Screening
Ranger Shelton Johnson, who portrays a Buffalo Soldier in Yosemite National Park and appears in several episodes of the new Ken Burn’s documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”, got to meet President Obama during a screening of the documentary which airs this weekend. NPS Digest: “They’d included the clip from the film where I…
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Yosemite Featured on New Quarter
California’s quarter depicts naturalist and conservationist John Muir admiring Yosemite Valley’s monolithic granite headwall known as “Half Dome” and also contains a soaring California condor. The coin bears the inscriptions “California,” “John Muir,” “Yosemite Valley” and “1850”.Photo courtesy theUS50.com. Although it is already prominitely featured on the California state commemorative quarter, Yosemite will again be…
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Catch the Ken Burns Special Early in Yosemite
If you’re a local or even happen to be in the park but want to tear yourself away from the beauty of Yosemite, the El Portal School will host a preview of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea by Ken Burns on Thursday, September 24, at 11 a.m. in the multi-purpose room. The public is…
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Get the Book Before the Movie
As a kid I was never one to wait for the movie. In fact, as soon as I heard they were making a movie I’d go out and buy the $5 paperback at the local grocery store then read it cover to cover in one sitting. That explains why I was so excited by today’s…
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Don’t Forget to Set Your TiVo
September is flying by and before you know it Christmas, yes I said the C-word, will be here. That’s why I wanted to remind you to set your TiVo or DVR now so you don’t miss The National Parks: America’s Best Idea by Ken Burns which airs September. 27th on PBS. As much as I…
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Pick an Apple – Save a Bear
Bear “Green 100” eating apples in the Curry Village apple orchard. Photo by John Bennett. Join the 12th Annual Apple Picking in Yosemite Valley. Participants in the volunteer event will remove apples growing in historic orchards. Presence of these apples attracts bears to developed areas and alters their natural diets. Help keep Yosemite’s bears wild!…
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Get Into Yosemite Free August 15-16
Long lines getting into Yosemite are common during the Free Entry Weekends. Photo by Donna62. It’s that time again! Time for the last FREE entry into Yosemite. Coming up this weekend, August 15-16, the National Park Service wants you to experience your National Parks so they’re waving the entrance fee. This is only good if…
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Events: Lots of Things to Do This Weekend Around Yosemite
If you’re looking for things to do this weekend around Yosemite then you’re going to have quite a lot to choose from. Friday Mike Osborne Book Signing at Ansel Adams Gallery. Community Safety Day Luau Weekend at Yosemite Pines! Day 1 of a 2 day event at YosemitePinesRV in Groveland with prizes for best decorated…