Category: News
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Injured Climber Rescued From Half Dome
NPS Daily Report: “Valley rangers received a report of an injured climber on the northwest face of Half Dome at 4:30 a.m. on August 21st. The climber, Robert Kuntz, had taken a leader fall of about 80 feet after having gotten off route. During the fall, Kuntz zippered out at least four additional protection pieces…
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Where’d Yosemite Falls Go?
The impact of last winters lower than normal snowpack and dry spring is making it’s mark in Yosemite where water conservation efforts are in full swing for visitors and Yosemite Fall, top of everyones list visiting the park as a “must see”, is down to nothing. The Modesto Bee: “The impact is visible across the…
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Can You Find Me?
A few years ago my wife and I were camping just over Tioga Pass. She happened to pull out the camera and snap a pic of me in my Jeep with my 2 dogs. I then posted that photo on Flickr. Much to my surprise I was contacted a few weeks ago and asked permission…
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Get It In Your Email
I just got the first Yosemite Blog via Email and man it looks awesome! Now you can get all the photos, advice, stories and news right in your inbox. What a great way to stay up to date and make sure you don’t miss anything! If you’d like to subscribe simply put your email in…
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Pardon Our Dust, We’re Adding New Features
If you’ve been watching in the last 20 minutes you’ve seen things happening with the blog as we add some new features. Although it’s ugly at the moment, you can now use the box at the top of the sidebar to sign up for updates from Yosemite Blog to be sent directly to your email.…
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Breaking News: Fire Reported by Nevada Fall
Valley Fire Crews are responding to a fire reported by a hiker at the base of Nevada Falls close to Emerald Pool. The John Muir Trail is currently closed. The Panorama Trail and Mist Trail are still open. More info as I get it.
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A Suggestion From a Reader Brings About a Slight Change
Usually people write in with questions about Yosemite but Forrest wrote in with a suggestion about the blog. “I check out the Yosemite Blog sometimes and also use Flickr to upload photos and I have a suggestion that could improve the way the photos tagged with “yosemiteblogcom” are displayed on your site. Is there a…
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Rangers Bust Marijuana Growers
On Monday Yosemite National Park Rangers, in cooperation with the Mariposa County Sheriffs Office, the Army National Guard, and the California Department of Justice, raided 3 illegal marijuana growing sites inside park boundaries seizing an estimated $22 million in mature plants. NPS: “The illegal cultivation sites bore the characteristics of a Mexican drug trafficking enterprise,…
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Body of Missing Hiker Found
The body of missing hiker Ottorina Bonaventure has been found in the Yosemite southwest of Tuolumne Meadows in the Echo Creek drainage. Yuba Net: “The search for a missing woman in Yosemite National Park ended on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 when her body was located in the Echo Creek drainage, a rugged wilderness area southwest…
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Search Scaled Back for Missing Hiker
The search effort for Ottorrina Bonaventura who has been missing since July 30th was scaled back over the weekend as hope of finding the 80 year old diminished. Fox28.com: “There’s still no sign of an 80-year-old Indiana woman lost in a wilderness area of California’s Yosemite National Park. Ottorrina Bonaventura of Schererville has been missing…