Category: Tips
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Happy 4th of July – What you need to know this holiday weekend
Want to celebrate the 4th of July in Yosemite. Here’s what you need to know. Read more.
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Tutorial: Share your next hike with Google Maps and your iPhone
Share your hike on Google Maps with your iPhone and MotionX GPS. Read more.
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It’s a Slushy, Jim
Dan Mitchell posted his thoughts and a beautiful photo he took last week on the opening day of the Tioga Road. Dan is one of those people (like I used to be) who have to go through Tioga Pass the day it opens. Here’s Dan’s thoughts: “Tuolumne Meadows was still almost completely covered in snow,…
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Can’t Get Through Tioga? Take 108
The West Walker River as it passes through Leavitt Meadow along Highway 108. Photo by Loyd Schutte. If you’re driving up from L.A. or San Bernadino area on 395 and want to get to Yosemite you’re going to be in a for a shock as Tioga Pass and Highway 120 West into Yosemite will remain…
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How long is your pass good for?
I get a lot of people asking about interesting places around Yosemite and when I suggest places outside the park they immediately ask with some trepidation how long their $20 entrance fee is good for. You’re in luck. Your $20 entrance fee entitles you to leave and enter the park as many times as you…
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Don’t Bring Your Own Firewood to Yosemite
While not necessarily an invasive species, this photo shows the damage that bugs can do to trees in Yosemite. Photo by Letsgetridofny. @YosemiteScience posted a link to this interesting page I hadn’t seen before. Yosemite National Park Service officials are asking that you don’t bring your own firewood into the park. Why? Because it can…
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Are you ready for Half Dome?
If you’re planning on a weekend trip to Yosemite this summer to climb the cables up Half Dome then you’re going to want to head over to Recreation.gov and make yourself familiar with the Half Dome signup page now. No you can’t make a reservation yet but like all major rock concerts and sporting events…
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10 FEET of Snow Expected in Sierra
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the northern Sierra Nevada warning that up to 10 feet of new snow is possible at higher elevations. “Snow is possible above 7000 feet late today. The snow will increase in intensity and the snow level will lower to near 6000 feet by Monday…
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Which Road Should You Take into Yosemite in Winter?
Highway 120 (Big Oak Flat Road) into Yosemite, New Years Eve 2009. Photo by Janet Crum. I came across this photo on Flickr and it realize that there’s a topic I haven’t talked about yet, which road to take in winter. This is a photo of the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 from San…
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GPS Not the Way to Go to Yosemite
Four GPS devices in one car may not be enough to keep you on the right road headed to Yosemite. Photo by Karl Baron. Seems like once a year we need a reminder about the pitfalls of trusting GPS. Although GPS units are great (I happen to have 2 – a stand alone and one…