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P2030559.jpg Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. If you’re an avid photographer then you’re probably familiar with Galen Rowell’s famous Firefall photo. Every February right about this time the sun is just right in the early evening to cast a read glow on a small waterfall on El Capitans eastern buttress causing it to turn a…

Reader William writes in to ask: “I am planning on a weekend trip to Yosemite over the President weekend. This is my first trip to the park and I have done a lot of research. One thing that I am concerned about is getting in and out of the park . I read about the…

Maybe you’ve notice or maybe you haven’t but visitation to the Park fell by 20% for 2006 as compared to 10 years ago giving visitors more breathing room and freedom to enjoy the natural beauty of the park. MercuryNews.com: “Fewer people visited Yosemite last year than at any time in the past 16 years, according…

Big news! Reserving a camp site is getting even easier with a new website set to launch in early February. National Park Service: “On February 7, 2007, the National Park Reservation Service and the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS) will combine to provide enhanced reservation services in Yosemite National Park for both group and individual…

If you’re headed up to the park you can get updated road conditions by calling 209-372-0200.

Got a Mac? Want an easy way to read Yosemite Blog every day? Grab the widget! The widget works with OS X 10.4 or later and brings Yosemite Blog right to your desktop. Awesome!

Happened to flip open Safari to catch this really cool moonrise on the Yosemite Association webcam. I made it black and white so it stands out a little better. Pretty cool huh? The dots at the bottom are headlights from a car across the meadow.

Got about an hour and want to get your fill of Yosemite from your desk chair? Here’s an Ultimate Adventure video shot in Yosemite in April 1997 just after the flood where a team of 5 adventurers conquer their fears and climb some of Yosemite’s big walls. Ron Kauk makes an appearance in the video…

Happy New Year everyone!

If you live far away from Yosemite and only get into the park infrequently it’s hard to imagine what a day in Yosemite during the winter months is like. But now you can experience a complete day in just a few minutes and it’s only as far away as iTunes*. Everyday Halfdome.net compiles all the…