Yosemite Blog

Category: Travel

  • Something Fun for Kids from Blue Bison.net

    Bluebison.net has a really cool coloring page up for kids today called “Bears in Yosemite”. If you’ve got kids wander over to Bluebison.net and grab the pdf then print a few before your next trip to Yosemite for something fun for the kids to do on the long car ride up or at night when…

  • 1 Bear Dead, 1 Injured Due to Motorists

    Bears are a rare sight in Yosemite even for frequent visitors and that makes their needless death even more tragic. This week two bears were hit by vehicles this week, one died from its injuries. Please slow down and obey speed limits. The park speed limit is 35 if you don’t see a sign with…

  • Yosemite Falls Video

    Preferring a still camera I don’t really find myself shooting video much but last trip to Yosemite I spent a little time doodling with my video camera. I thought the video had came out awful judging by the appearance on the view screen but it turns out it actually came out ok. Here’s some video…

  • Slow Down! Save the Butterflies and the Bears

    If you’ve been driving around the park lately, you’ll see yellow caution signs on them with red bears. These mark places where bears have been hit by cars, which as far as I know is the leading cause of death to the parks bears. Currently, there is a major population explosion of California Tortoise Shell…

  • North and Southside Drives to Reopen Memorial Day Weekend

    Beginning Memorial Day weekend North and Southside Drives will return to their normal one way traffic patterns. The El Capitan crossover and bridge will also reopen to traffic.

  • Tioga Road to Open and Some Tips for the Memorial Day Weekend

    The Tioga Road will open to traffic this Wednesday just in time for Memorial Day. Here’s the official word from the National Park Service plus some tips for visitors headed into the park over the Memorial dayweekend. Yosemite National Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson announced today that the Tioga Road will open for the season on…

  • John Muir Trail Open

    The John Muir Trail from Clark’s Point to Nevada Fall is open for the season.

  • Chris Asks: Where’s Good Fishing in Yosemite This Time of Year

    Chris writes in: I was hoping to get some early season flyfishing in. I will be backpacking with some friends in Yosemite in a few weeks (Probably the 23rd of May to the 26th or so). I know that east of Hetch Hetchy, the Tuolomne is way too fast for any fishing. How about fishing…

  • Backpacking With Baby. Yes You Can!

    Being the parent of a pre-toddler and an outdoorsman I’m already planning our first trip with the new addition. Here’s a cool article I stumbled across in USA Today about backpacking with baby. Pretty cool! USATODAY.com: “My husband, Stephen, and I stopped to chat with them. It was our fourth Yosemite trip of the year,…

  • Current Park Trail Conditions for May 9th 2008

    The John Muir Trail between Clark Point and the top of Nevada Fall is closed for the winter. The Mist Trail to Nevada and Vernal Fall is open. The Four Mile Trail is closed for the winter just below Union Point. No expected opening date at this time. The Half Dome cables are down for…