Yosemite Blog

Category: Travel

  • Tomorrow’s Forecast for Yosemite National Park – 9-16-09

    The Weather Tomorrow should be another beautiful day. Expect plenty of sunshine with a high around 87F. Overnight lows should drop into the upper 50s, low 60s. Tuolumne Meadows can expect a mild day with a high in the mid to low 70s. Overnight lows dropping into the upper 30s to low 40s at the…

  • Not Like They Used to Be But Much Better

    The Iron Door Saloon offers real food and fun and is a definite must stop in Groveland. Photo by Alessandro Vernet. Not at all like what you see in the movies, this saloon is actually really cool and definitely a place you’ll want to stop for a bite and a beer on your way through…

  • High Sierra Camp Applications Now Available

    Tent cabins at the High Sierra Camps offer shelter from the wind and rain without having to lug a heavy tent yourself. Photo by Steve Ryan. If you’ve been thinking about spending the night at one of the High Sierra Camps you’re in luck, applications for Summer 2010 lottery will be accepted online until November…

  • Delays Along on the Tioga Road

    If you’re headed up the Tioga Road expect delays from Gin Flat to White Wolf as forestry crews remove hazardous trees along the roadway. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in the construction zone with delays up to 10 minutes.

  • Tioga Road (120) Closed – Use Alternate Route

    The Tioga Road is closed from White Wolf to Crane Flat. If you were planning to cross the Sierra through Tioga Pass head north on Highway 395 to Bridgeport. Be sure to get gas in Bridgeport if you haven’t already. Continue north until you come to the 108/395 Junction. Turn left and take Highway 108…

  • Big Oak Flat Road Still Closed – Alternate Routes to Yosemite Valley

    Clouds of smoke billow into Yosemite Valley. Photo by Michael Heilemann of Binary Bonsai. Highway 120 from Crane Flat to the junction of Highway 120/140 in Yosemite Valley is still closed due to the fire. If you’re coming from San Francisco or Sacramento and your destination is Yosemite Valley, you’ll want to continue down Highway…

  • Don’t Try to Enter on Highway 120

    Just heard from a couple different sources that people trying to enter the park on Highway 120 are being told to turn around and go back if their destination is Yosemite Valley. If you want to go to Yosemite use Highway 140 from Mariposa or Highway 41 from Oakhurst. You can take Highway 49 from…

  • Ahwahnee Closed Through Friday at Noon

    A sizable rock slide released from the Royal Arches closes the Ahwahnee while officials monitor the slide area. Photo courtesy Yosemiter.com. Ok the irony that i posted a shot of the 1996 Happy Isles rock slide this morning for the Morning Shot then today a rock slide occurred behind the Ahwahnee Hotel is just freaky.…

  • Want a Free Trip to Yosemite?

    So how would you like a free trip to Yosemite, the Grand Canyon or the Great Smokey Mountains? Benadryl is giving away a trip for 4 to any of those National Parks as part of the Benadryl Take a Hike Sweepstakes. Prize(s): One (1) GRAND PRIZE: Trip for (4) to winner’s choice of a National…

  • Come See John Muir

    Lee Stetson portrays John Muir, possibly one of the most influential men in the history of the United States. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. It’s not every day you get to meet one of the most influential people in the history of the United States. The Mariposa Museum and History Center will be presenting John Muir…