Category: News
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Telegraph Fire Causes Power Outages and Threatens Homes
The Telegraph fire has continued to rage growing from 1000 acres to 16,000 acres and caused officials to cut power to Yosemite Valley. The fire threatens about 2,000 homes in Midpines, Mariposa, Greeley Hill, Coulterville, Bear Valley, Mount Bullion and has forced evacuation of the Bureau of Land Management campgrounds at Briceburg along Highway 140…
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Telegraph Fire Raging Out of Control
The Telegraph Fire above Mariposa is continuing to rage out of control. Mariposa Gazette: “All residents along Mt. Bullion Ridge Road have been evacuated as they are directly in the fire’s advance. Residents along Colorado, East Whitlock, West Whitlock, Moser, and Sherlock Road are under an evacuation order. Additional resources have been requested from all…
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Got a product? Let our readers try it out
I’ve received a couple of emails over the past few days from companies asking if I’d be interested in testing their products and writing up a review. The answer is yes, I will test your products and I’ll even give them out to interested readers who are willing to give them a try. If you’ve…
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No More Cases of Norovirus Reported in Yosemite
No new cases of a norovirus that has been circulating among hikers and backpackers in the Tuolumne Meadows area have been reported since 30 people reported symptoms a week ago. The Modesto Bee: “About 30 people came down with symptoms consistent with the norovirus infection at the Tuolumne Meadows Lodge and High Sierra camps in…
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NPS Open House Slated for July 30
On Wednesday, July 30, 2008 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, the National Park Service will be holding an open house at the Visitors Center Auditorium in Yosemite Valley. Visitors are invited to: Talk to park staff and listen to presentations given throughout the day Review newly released documents and reports Submit comments on proposed projects and…
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Interview with Kelly Perkins
Authors Note: You may remember about a week ago we posted an article about the unstoppable Kelly Perkins who, with the help of husband Craig and Scott Stowe of the Yosemite Mountaineering School climbed the face of Half Dome. This was quite an inspirational feat as Kelly was the recipient of a heart transplant in…
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Roadkill
Have a listen to this short interview from NPR with Moose Mutlow, environmental education instructor and roadkill guy. His gear includes a baseball bat, a shovel, and a field guide called Flattened Fauna. He started the signs which show where bears have been hit by cars. Link
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Carleton Watkins
Smithsonian has a good article on Watkins, the 19th-century landscape photographer who was so good they named a “Mount” after him. It took a team of mules to carry his gear, which included 18 by 22 inch glass plate negatives and darkroom chemicals. Link PS – hi to everyone from Brian in Arizona
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Heart Transplant Recipient Scales Half Dome
Looks like the unstoppable Kelly Perkins has recently made another ascent in Yosemite, with the help of Yosemite Mountaineering School guide, Scott Stowe. Since getting a heart transplant in 1995, Kelly has been traveling the world, climbing significant peaks in an effort to promote organ donation. She’s a great inspiration, not only for organ transplant…
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Yosemite Speed: Half Dome Running and Nose Climbing Records
There are some newsworthy happenings on the speedclimbing and running fronts happening right now in Yosemite. To back up a bit for those who don’t know about these obscure domains of human endeavour, some folks like to compete against a clock (you’ve perhaps heard of the Boston Marathon or the Iditarod?) and some of those…