Category: Travel
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Half Dome Cables Come Down October 15th
If you plan to use the cables to climb Half Dome you better hurry. You’re running out of time. The cables are slated to be taken down for the season on October 15th weather permitting. Photo by Vicki and Chuck Rogers via Flickr.
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Yosemite Moutaineering Offering Climbing Package for Girls Only
Instead of the boring ol’ bachelorette party in Las Vegas where you’re liable to drink way too much, do things you wouldn’t want anyone else to find out, and possibly wind up with a really bad tattoo you wouldn’t wnat to show your husband or boyfriend head up to Yosemite and get in a little…
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A Cool Book For the Trail Rats in the Crowd
I read a lot of books on Yosemite and from time to time I check the Amazon stats to see what books everyone has been buying. So I was checking the stats this morning and I noticed a lot of people had shown interest in Top Trails Yosemite: Must Do Hikes for Everyone. I haven’t…
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Telegraph Fire 95% Contained – Still Minor Delays on 140
CalFire map shows just how close the Telegraph Fire got to Yosemite. Total cost of the fire is expected to be over $32 million. So with the Telegraph Fire 95% contained an immense amount of human resources and equipment were expended to fight the fire and keep it from spreading. Here’s a tally to date…
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Come On Up
I’ve received a lot of emails over the last few days asking about conditions with the fire and if it’s safe to come up. Right now it’s smoky but not too bad. If you have asthma, difficulty breathing, or accutely sensitive to smoke and pollution you may want to limit your time outside or head…
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Can I get to Yosemite with the Fire?
A reader writes in: “Is it possible for tourists to reach Yosemite View Lodge? We are looking for more infos about the fire situation…It’s not advisable for tourists to reach Yosemite?” You can still get to Yosemite View Lodge. You’ll need to take 41 (from Fresno or Mariposa via Oakhurst) or 120 (from San Francisco…
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Something to Do this Summer in Tuolumne Meadows
One of the coolest things about staying in Tuolumne Meadows is some of the great programs that take place at the Parsons Lodge (by Soda Springs). The 2008 Parsons Memorial Lodge Summer Series was just announced and it looks like an awesome schedule this year. All programs, unless otherwise noted, begin at 2 pm and…
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Got a Minute?
Carl from OpenRoad.TV realized he hasn’t been into the park in a long time and was feeling kind of home sick. So he came up with a great idea, 1 minute video vacations that you can watch on your break at work. Here’s the first of the Yosemite high country.
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What Do You Want to Do About the Tuolumne
After a long delay due to the setbacks with the Merced River Plan the Tuolumne River Plan is opening for comment with a host of workshops being held up in Tuolumne Meadows and the Planning Workbook being released in July. TUOLUMNE RIVER PLAN NEWS Yosemite’s Division of Planning is pleased to announce the summer public…
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Road Closures and Detours
Here’s a list of road conditions through out the park. Remember to drive slow in the construction zones and on the detours. Northside Drive: May 30th thru June 22nd – El Capitan Picnic Area to Pohono Bridge Open during the day with intermittent one-lane closures while crews raise the utility manholes. It is also open…