Category: Travel
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Glacier Point Road Opening Tomorrow and Weekend Storms
As far as I’ve heard the Glacier Point road is still set to open tomorrow. The storm that’s expected this weekend is coming up from the south bringing with it warm, wet rain. No new snowfall is expected below 9000 feet so I don’t expect it’ll impact the road opening. This type of storm generally…
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Plowing Updates for April 20th 2009
Tioga Road: Start: Crane Flat End: 7 miles past Crane Flat (just beyond South Fork bridge) Miles plowed today: 7 miles Average snow depth: 4 feet Glacier Point Road: Opening on Friday, May 1, conditions permitting. Mariposa Grove Road: Open to motor vehicles. For more information on plowing visit the NPS Web site at: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm
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Explore Yosemite With Mapjack
Nate, one of our readers, sent me this cool little toy, Mapjack. Similar to (possibly using) Google’s Streetview, Mapjack combines 360 degree panoramas along all the major roads in Yosemite. Pretty cool if you got some time to waste and want to explore a bit. Thanks for passing that along, Nate.
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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…
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Need More Information: Slide on 140 Near Hites Cove
Does anyone have any more information on the mud/rock slide around Hites Cove on 140? Last I saw it was one way traffic. Caltrans isn’t showing anything on their website. Any information would be great. Thanks!
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Tioga Road Opening Date – Not Anytime Soon
Pam wrote in to ask me the other day, “When am I going to be able to go through Tioga Pass?” Well, not anytime soon. Tioga Pass is closed and, unless there’s some freak warm front and storm that comes through to melt all the snow, will probably be for a while. Traditionally the Park…
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Should I Come to Yosemite in January
Wendy from the UK wrote in: “We are trying to squeeze in a last adult holiday in California in January before our first baby is born (in May)! Everyone we speak to says you can’t miss Yosemite so we’d love to visit but on investigation it seems a lot of the area won’t be available…
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Glacier Point Road Reopens Tomorrow
The recent warm weather has brought about a rare occurence, the Glacier Point Road will be reopening. Starting tomorrow November 21, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. the road will reopen to all traffic. The snackbar and gift shop will remain closed but the vault toilets will be useable. Grab your camera. The views this time of…
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This May Be Your Only Chance – Come See the Bracebridge Dinner
Since the first time Ansel Adams and crew put on the production the Bracebridge Dinner at the Ahwahnee has been an elegant affair for the genteel. Well, no longer. The old system of a lottery for tickets has been abolished with a new first-come first-serve policy in it’s place. What’s this mean for you? Well…
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Tioga Pass Closed Due to Snow
Tioga Pass closed today due to snow and ice. All other park roads are open at this time but with more rain and snow expected this weekend expect more closures and possibly the requirement of chains.