Category: Outside the Park
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Taking an RV Down Old Priest Grade? Bad Idea
Check out this video of a guy who took an RV down Old Priests Grade, a very steep, narrow and dangerous road even for a car.
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A New Perspective on Bodie
I love Bodie. It’s one of my all time favorite places and it’s just outside Yosemite. Check out this awesome video shot from a couple of quad copters flying over and around the park.
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The Perfect Valentines Gift – Camping in Yosemite
If you’ve been wondering what to get that special someone for Valentines Day this year, tell them you’re going to be a day late.
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That’s One BIG Fish
You probably don’t think of Yosemite and “world class angling” in the same sentence. But check out this 17.4lb fish caught just a few miles up the road from Yosemite?
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Want to spend everyday in Yosemite? Here’s a house for you.
Have you ever thought about living close enough to Yosemite that you could enjoy waking up and looking out your window to see El Capitan or maybe you’d like to be able to explore the park everyday and be home every night for supper? Thor Matteson’s house is just outside the park but is up…
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Meanwhile Just Across the River in Camp Sylvester
For over 80 years Camp Sylvester has provided educational and recreational camping facilities to 4-H clubs, FFA chapters, church groups, Girl and Boy Scout troops, non-profit organizations, and now your family too.
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Ansel Adams: The Mural Project Finally Comes Home
In 1941 Ansel Adams was commissioned to take a series of photos for the walls of the Department of the Interior, photos that until now have never graced the walls for which they were intended.
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The Making of the Yosemite Quarter
WalletPop has a video up today from the manufacturing floor of the US Mint where the newest quarter, the America the Beautiful Yosemite Quarter is being made.
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What’s In Store for Memorial Day
With Memorial Day fast approaching you might want to rethink your plans to visit the park if you haven’t already scored the elusive campsite or hotel reservation. Lodging Traffic is expected to be at an all time high as visitation has been up the last few months as people have been searching for “pocket-book friendly”…
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Poppies Poppies Everywhere!
Cancel your plans for Sunday, skip out on church, grab your camera and head up Highway 140 because you’re not going to want to miss this. The photo you see has not been altered. The slopes of the Merced River canyon are covered in vibrant orange poppies. As the late Carl Sagan would say, “billions…