Yosemite Blog

Category: Outside the Park

  • Amgen Bicycle Tour of California Coming to Yosemite Area

    NPS: The largest cycling event in America, the 2009 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race that challenges the world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding, recently expanded, 750-mile course from Sacramento to Escondido from February 14-22, 2009. For the first time, the Tour will be passing…

  • The History and Mystery of Bower Cave

    If you’ve ever read John Muir’s writings about his summers spent in the Sierra and the wonderful adventures he had then you’re probably familiar with the name Bower Cave. But what ever happened to Bower Cave? I’ve lived in this area my entire life and I’ve only heard faint reminiscing whispers of it. Did it…

  • TV’s Survivor Man Makes a Go At Surviving Just Outside Yosemite

    Guess who’s up in the Sierra just outside Yosemite filming an episode of hit hit TV series Survivor Man. That’s right, it’s none other than the Survivor Man himself, Les Stroud. So far Les has been just outside Oakhurst in the same general area a SAR took place this winter “surviving”. According to his blog…

  • Video: Look What the Bug Has to Offer

    One of my friends from work was telling me about her recent stay at the Yosemite Bug resort (just outside Mariposa) and what a great time she had. Out of the blue I came across this video on Youtube of the resort. Pretty nice looking place.

  • John Muir in Los Gatos

    Lee Stetson will present “The Spirit of John Muir” at the Los Gatos Opera House on March 27. Go check it out, flat landers. Link to article Link to Lee Stetson Photo by Francis M. Fritz, 1907.

  • Censored Ad of the Week

    This ad was banned in Portland. It sounds like a no-brainer: removing the outdated dams on the Klamath River is cheaper than fixing them. The best part is that this would restore a major salmon fishery, helping commercial fishing businesses and the economy. This stuff is still controversial for some folks, but consider this: If…

  • Use headphones

    This isn’t about Yosemite, although climbing El Cap is one of the ideas mentioned in the new episode of The Dirtbag Diaries. This audio series, by Fitz Cahall, is almost one year old and covers all kinds of outdoor stuff. He even has a famous sponsor. Check out #12, too, with photos from a little…

  • A penny for your thoughts*

    What do you think of the gas prices in El Portal? Too low, too high, just right, fair and balanced, or what? El Portal is pretty remote, after all. Note to corporate oil folks — maybe it’s time to drop the 9/10th of a cent thing. Just round up the $4.29 and 9/10th of a…

  • Santa’s on His Way to the Yosemite Area

    If you’re in Yosemite this weekend be sure to grab the kids and head over to Mariposa on Saturday for the 10th annual Merry Mountain Christmas Festival and Parade where you can get great food, have lots of fun, see the parade and let the kids meet Santa Claus. Yosemite Mariposa.com: “The festivities begin on…

  • Thanksgiving day road trip.

    Well, it’s been a quiet week in Yosemite Valley. Frost has arrived, turning the cow parsnip flower bracts sublime. I met up with a coworker at breakfast by chance. What are you doing for Thanksgiving, I asked. “Just hanging out.” Would you like to head over Tioga Pass? I want to get over to Mono…