Category: Events
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Let’s Go Catch Some Moonbows
As a photographer, one of the most elusive subjects to photograph in Yosemite are moonbows. Though they may sound like it, moonbows are not a type of fish. Moonbows are rainbows that appear when moonlight strikes Lower Yosemite Fall just right. Unfortunately, until now photographing one has relied heavily on chance but that has all…
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Yosemite’s New Sister
Yosemite National Park has a new sister. This time it’s Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. Recordnet.com: “Yosemite official and representatives of Chile’s National Forest Corporation on May 10 signed an agreement to cooperate on protection and management of natural resources. Typically, such relationships mean that rangers and scientists from the two parks visit…
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Got A Favorite Campfire Recipe? You Could Win $10,000
Listen up all you campfire gourmets. How’d you like to win $10,000 in pocket change and $5,000 for your favorite national park (you’d better answer Yosemite of course). Redwood Creek wines is sponsoring the 2nd annual Campfire Classic recipe contest with a chance to do just that, win $10,000 and $5,000 for your favorite national…
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Only A Few Days Left Until Yosemite Climbing Art Auction
Just a few more days until the Yosemite Climbing Association art auction at the Ansel Adams Gallery and it sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun. There’s going to be lots of great artwork by some of the greats artists of our time including: Galen Rowell, Greg Epperson, Vern Clevenger, Chris Falkenstein,…
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Want to help Yosemite? Now’s your chance.
“Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Climbing Association invite the public to participate in the “Yosemite Facelift” September 22-25, 2005. This annual event is organized by the Yosemite Climbing Association to help clean up the park after the long and busy summer season. Volunteers are needed to pick up litter at various locations in Yosemite…
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Ready for a little color?
“The best autumn colors occur under dry and cool but not freezing weather. The National Weather Service has posted their seasonal outlooks indicating that weather in the central Sierra this fall is likely to be warmer and drier than average, so we could be in for a spectacular fall display. Leaves have been using pigments…
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Happy Birthday NPS
On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved an act of Congress creating the National Park Service and directing it “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life [in the national parks] and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as…
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Great Sale on Winter Outdoor Gear
With all the snow in Yosemite over the past week and much more to come many winter sports enthusiasts are eagerly waiting the storms to abate so they can get out and play. Just in time for winter fun REI-Outlet is running a giant sale with everything from ski’s to bib and boots on sale…
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20th Annual Chef’s Holidays
Yosemite will host its 20th annual Chef’s Holidays in Yosemite from Jan. 9 through Feb. 5. The eight-session program brings some of the best chefs in California, Texas and New York to the park for three days of culinary talks, demonstrations and dinners. The dates are Jan. 9-11, Jan. 11-13, Jan. 16-18, Jan. 18-20, Jan.…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Yosemite Blog.