Category: News
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Boy Scout Dies After Fall
In a really tragic accident a Modesto boy was killed after he fell off the trail to Upper Yosemite Fall. KCBS: “A 12-year-old Boy Scout from Modesto died over the weekend after falling from a sheer granite cliff in Yosemite National Park. Park Ranger Adrienne Freeman says it happened around 2:15 on Saturday afternoon when…
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Yosemite Concessionaire Gets New Phone Numbers
Our agent inside the Delaware North Company…we’ll call her Secret Squirrel…ok, it was Theresa…sent me this press release to let everyone know that Delaware North Company, the company who currently runs all the concessionaires services within the park, has changed some of their phone numbers. YosemitePark.com: “A bank of thirty telephone numbers used by Yosemite…
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Yosemite Valley School Fund Raiser and Photo Reception on Saturday
Stop by for some good food: __________________________________________________ Saturday, February 16th 2008 on the Ansel Adams Gallery Porch 11:30-1:30pm will be a homemade soup sale. $5.00 for a bowl of soup, roll and hot tea, the best deal in the valley for lunch. Soups to include Turkey chili, broccoli cheddar, veggie-veggie, chicken noodle and chicken rice…
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Rockfall Year in Review: 2007
From the NPS rock dude geologist: ____________________________________________________________ On the whole, 2007 was a relatively quiet year in terms of rockfall in Yosemite. Although the total number of documented rockfalls in 2007 was about the same as in 2006, the total volume of rockfall in 2007 was substantially less. This is probably at least partly due…
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Stars at Ostrander
You should check out this article on the [Ostrander] Ski Hut. Why? 1. There’s an amazing night photo of the hut below a billion stars. 2. A comparison of Two Buck Chuck and Chateau Margaux. Link to the photo Link to the SF Chronicle article It’s an unproven yet widely acknowledged fact that Two Buck…
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Yosemite Association Fresno Gathering
For Fresno flatlanders: __________________________________________________________________ Connecting Two Great Valleys: Yosemite and the San Joaquin Daydreaming about your next Yosemite getaway? Well don’t wait – get a feel for what’s happening in the park these days, reconnect with fellow Yosemite-philes, and learn more about the vital connection between Yosemite and the San Joaquin Valleys at this special…
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Missing Snowboarders Found Safe and Sound
Three missing snowboarders have been found safe and sound after they failed to catch their ride near Yosemite West and were reported missing. San Jose Mercury News: “Helicopter search teams found three snowboarders who were reported missing near Yosemite National Park, rangers said Tuesday. Spotters located the snowboarders near the South Fork of the Merced…
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And I Was the Only One There
It was rough going to get out to the El Capitan picnic area last night. The recent storm dumped about 2 feet of snow in the valley, and as you know Northside Drive is closed at Camp 4 all the way out to Pohono Bridge. I parked on Southside Drive and walked with a visitor…
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Traveler Update: Weather
Current weather reports are calling for snow on Wednesday but partly cloudy Today (Monday) and Tuesday. Forecasts are for partly cloudy skies on Thursday and Friday with a diminished chance of snow and rain. Currently there are only scattered showers moving in from the Pacific North West on the tail of the last storm. Go…
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Big Snow Part 2
Brian posted some photos on his Flickr account of the snow in the Valley. Holy cow! That’s a lot of snow. Lets hope it melts slowly and not all at once for a repeat of 1997. For more awesome photos and a couple of the massive amounts of snow check out Brian’s Flickr set Big…