Category: Travel
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Adventure Awaits Along Highway 395
June Lake Loop offers a great summer getaway for travelers up Highway 395 East of Yosemite National Park. Surrounded by rugged peaks, this cluster of small lakes offer great fishing and excellent camping opportunities under the watchful eye of 13,000 ft. peaks. Photo by Frank K.. .For lots of San Bernadino and L.A. County residents…
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Live Like a Star in Yosemite
There are lots of ways to make your trip to Yosemite memorable. Hike Half Dome, free climb El Cap, get eaten by a bear in your sleep, etc. – but by far the coolest way has got to be in an old Model A or Model T Ford. If you decide to stay at the…
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Allison Asks About Waterfalls in Yosemite
Allison wrote in to ask: “How are the waterfalls right now?” Well Allison as you can see by the photo Yosemite Falls is drying up quickly. Vernal, Nevada, and Bridalveil Falls are flowing OK with their typical mid-summer flow (some water but not huge like spring). If you’re coming up I recommend checking out the…
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Construction on Glacier Point Road Could Cause Delays
Construction and culvert work on the Glacier Point road scheduled to begin over the next few days could cause delays of up to 30 minutes. If you’re headed up that way please watch for flag men and construction equipment and be prepared to stop. Speed limits in construction zones is 25 MPH unless otherwise posted.…
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Want to Visit Yosemite for Free? SURE!
In an effort to encourage people to visit our national parks the National Park Service will allow visitors free entry during three weekends this summer. The free weekends will be in June, July and August and apply to all 391 national parks The free weekends are June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16. So get…
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Last Minute Weather: Looking Good for Memorial Day
If you’ve got all your stuff together and you’re just doing a little last minute preparation on the Internet, here’s this weekends forecast for Yosemite Valley. Looks to be a beautiful one. Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west southwest between 8 and 11 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a…
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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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Tioga Road Opening – Sorta
The Tioga Road will be open to visitors up to all vehicles to Yosemite Creek and bicycles up to the May Lake junction. From there it’s closed except to administrative personnel. This is a good sign. It means in all likely-hood the road will open completely to visitors before Memorial Day. Hooray! Nice job guys…
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Road and Plowing Conditions for May 6, 2009
Tioga Road Plowing Update for May 4: Start: 31.9 miles from Crane Flat End: 32.7 miles from Crane Flat (Spring Hill) Distance plowed: 0.8 miles Average snow depth: 3.5 feet The Glacier Point Road opened on May 5, 2009. The Mariposa Grove Road opened on April 17, 2009.
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It’s What We Really Need
For years I’ve been rallying for a light/high speed rail system into Yosemite from Mariposa or Merced. It could follow the historic rail road route and be elevated to prevent accidents with wildlife, rock slides, flooding and other disasters while minimizing ecological impact. It would take the place of thousands of cars and buses that…