Yosemite Blog

Category: News

  • New National Parks and More Wilderness Areas Coming Soon

    The House of Representatives today passed a HUGE bill that would create new national parks and set aside millions of acres as wilderness. Sacbee.com: Dubbed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, the measure pulled together more than 150 separate public lands, parks and water bills into one package. Among other things, the legislation…

  • Cedar Lodge Worker Missing After Car Tumbles Into Merced River

    A search is on for the body of a missing Mariposa woman who was reported late to work last night at the Cedar Lodge just outside Yosemite. About 1A.M. this morning her vehicle was found in the Merced River between Savages Trading Post and Briceburg. Efforts to retrieve the vehicle were halted until this morning…

  • Man Commits Suicide in Yosemite Following Court Sentencing

    A 37-year-old man despondent over a February 18th federal court conviction committed suicide in Yosemite Monday night after plunging into the creek above Yosemite Falls. Connecticut Post: As of late Wednesday, park rangers had not found the body of David Zerbe, who recently received additional time from U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to file…

  • Twitter Breaks the News of Climber Rescued from Half Dome

    While you all may have been scrambling to refresh CNN.com to find out more news about the South Korean climber rescued from Half Dome, Twitter was alive and buzzing with the news. It all started around 9:25AM when Theresa Ho posted first news of the rescue. @SimplyTheresa posted: Rescue has started for Korean climber caught…

  • Amgen Bicycle Tour of California Coming to Yosemite Area

    NPS: The largest cycling event in America, the 2009 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race that challenges the world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding, recently expanded, 750-mile course from Sacramento to Escondido from February 14-22, 2009. For the first time, the Tour will be passing…

  • Man Pleads Guilty to Hunting in Yosemite

    Rangers from the Wawona, Valley and Mather Districts were staking out an illegal tree stand inside the park’s boundary last October 4th when a hunter armed with a rifle climbed into the stand. The rangers watched the man – later identified as Phillip Bradley, 62, of Merced, California – for another hour, then took him…

  • Rockfall by Ahwahnee

    MyMotherLode.com: There was an 800 ton rock fall in Yosemite National Park near the Ahwahnee Hotel late last week, but officials say it should not deter visitors from traveling in that area. “Anytime there is a rock fall we always look at the triggering mechanism, and this was a classic situation where it was under…

  • NPS Wants to Give Badger Pass a Little Nip and Tuck

    The Badger Pass Ski Lodge has been in operation since 1935 and was the first alpine ski resort in California. Now this historically significant lodge is going to get some of the much needed repairs to help preserve this historical treasure for future generations. The rehabilitation would protect areas of primary historical significance, while allowing…

  • Badger Pass Opening Saturday, December 20

    That’s it. The headline pretty much says it. I know I’ll be heading up to this ski area for opening weekend! The snow is amazing -I spoke with the Director of Guest Recreation who took a few “test turns” today, and he was really impressed with how nice the skiing was – firm but soft…

  • Fresh Snow Brings Chain Requirement

    Chains are currently required on all road into and inside Yosemite. Make sure you have yours before heading into the park. For more information be sure to check out our road conditions page.