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Hey everybody. Claire sent in an email asking: “i was thinking you’d be the perfect person to provide some tips about good backpacking routes. my boyfriend and i are coming out for a 4-5 day trip in the second week of may and we’re trying to figure out a good kinda low-key trip (6-10 mi/day,…

Ashley writes in to ask: G’day! I am writing to you from the sunny Gold Coast, Australia. I have enjoyed your site and the photos very much. I am attending a wedding in Seattle on March 25th. I am considering participating in a one-day tour to Yosemite from San Fran on the 26th. As I…

If you’re headed up to Yosemite this weekend take lots of warm clothes, blankets, extra food and be prepared to stay a little longer than expected. Looks like this next storm is gonna be a biggie. Here’s the bulletin from NOAA. WINTER STORM WATCH -URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA…

I want to send out a big thank you to everyone who has been sending in emails with photos and questions. They’re great and I really enjoy answering them so keep them coming. As for the photos, they’re all excellent. Stay tuned because I’ll be posting them over the next few weeks. (Yes, I’m going…

Hey all, Here’s your chance to show me your website. If you’ve got a blog or a personal site drop it in the comments (CLICK HERE). I’m interested in seeing what you’ve got going on. Thanks! Hope to see lots of sites. Loyd

Emily and George wrote in to ask: <blockquote>My husband and I are coming out to Calif. soon and would like to spend 2-4 days of the last week of March in Yosemite, but have no idea what to expect for weather, snowpack, what clothes to pack, or where to stay inexpensively (but of course, a…

Here’s a nother great photo from Chaz, this one of the majestic firefall and El Capitan. Chaz wrote: This photo places Horsetail Fall in its proper perspective on El Capitan. Taken on Monday, February 20, 2006 at 5:07 p.m. Sunset was still some 35 minutes away. The spiritually moving tableau puts me in mind of…

As promised we have the results from the January-February poll where we asked readers if they thought the National Park Service should raise the entrance fee to $30. Surprisingly a large number of people felt it would be ok if the price of admission went up. The nay sayers won, however, with a whopping 58%.…

Yes, friends, it’s that time again. The time when I post another poll over in the sidebar. This months poll was submitted by reader Anthony who asked: Should tour buses be banned from Yosemite Valley? As always the poll is on the right. Feel free to voice your opinion. For those of you wondering about…

Meredith wrote in with a good question: I’m planning a trip to Yosemite in mid-April. I was just wondering if my cell phone will work in the valley. Well the answer is a definite maybe. I have a GSM phone through Cingular and I can’t get signal after Groveland or Mariposa or Oakhurst. Non-GSM phones,if…