Category: News

  • Update: Overdue Hiker Found Safe

    I’ve received word from contacts at the National Park Service that the overdue hiker was found in the vicinity of Taft Point this morning where he’d become disoriented and had been wandering for the last few days. He’s in good condition and doing OK.

  • More Information on the Overdue Hiker

    I didn’t see anything in the Park Press Releases about the missing hiker but here’s a snippet from the Modesto Bee. I’ll be sure to post more information as I get it. The Modesto Bee: “Park rangers took the rare step of calling a large-scale search and rescue mission Sunday as they continued hunting for…

  • Breaking News: Search Underway for Overdue Hiker

    Edie sent in this photo via the new tip line of a Search and Rescue for an overdue hiker taking place. Pretty cool. Thanks Edie! Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne.

  • Bear Euthanized After Visitor Bitten

  • You Be the Reporter

    Did you see a rock slide in Yosemite? Witness an accident? See a rescue? Have something interesting you’d like to share? Now you can phone a story in. Simply call the new Yosemite Blog Tip and Information line at (209) 846-2112 Leave your name and your message and we’ll put our team to work on…

  • Remembering

    Our deepest sympathies to those who lost friends and family 6 years ago this day and to the families who have lost loved ones in the 2 wars since. I’m sorry that it took your loss to bring about change and make this nation as a people stronger. I hope we can bring the rest…

  • No Gas in Yosemite

    The Crane Flat Service Station, located at the junction of the Big Oak Flat Road and Tioga Road, will be closed September 10th through October 15th 2007 for system upgrades. No gas will be available during the renovation period so be sure to mark your calendar if you’re heading into the park and plan ahead…

  • Hetch Hetchy Switching to Winter Hours

    Starting September 4th the Hetch Hetchy entrances will open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m.

  • The End of the Month

    It’s the end of the month and the poll is almost over but you still have time. This month we’re doing a fun poll: Have you ever committed a crime in Yosemite? We’re talking tickets for speeding. Citations for not properly putting your food away and what not. Head over to the poll and mark…

  • Second Accident on 140 This Month Injures 4

    Four Yosemite visitors were injured when their vehicles collided head on just outside El Portal last Friday. NPS Daily Report: “Park fire and EMS personnel responded to a mutual aid request from Mariposa County for an assist at a head-on collision on Highway 140 near El Portal just before 3 p.m. on August 24th. The…