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Looks like a couple of bears have found a new, easy meal away from the rangers and the hub-bub of the camp grounds; they’ve began raiding climbers haul bags. NPS: “Climbers, please be vigilant. Two or more bears have been tearing into haul bags and day packs at the base of El Capitan for food.…

Just checked the NPS site…TIOGA ROAD IS OPEN!

Yosemite National Park is asking the public for help in locating a missing person in the Hetch Hetchy area. Michael Ficery, was reported missing on June 21st, 2005, two days after his wilderness permit expired. Ficery was last seen on June 15, 2005 on the trail to the Tiltill Valley near the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.…

There’s a great article over at the Fresno Bee (free with registration) about making your trip to Yosemite a little more fulfilling by following some pretty simple suggestions. Fresno Bee: “The most important thing about any day trip to Yosemite is getting there early. There’s nothing worse than paying your $20 entrance fee and finding…

Bellingham Herald: “A Bellingham (Wa) man is missing and presumed dead after disappearing while whitewater kayaking near Yosemite National Park in California. Brent Richard Bradley, 20, was on a kayaking trip in California, said Lt. George Ruckman with the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office. ‘We’ve recovered the kayak or parts of it,’ Ruckman said. ‘We believe…

Here’s another article on the Yosemite High Sierra Camps Closures. Press Telegram: “The heavy snow dumped on the Sierra Nevada this winter is going to keep some of Yosemite National Park’s popular high country campgrounds closed for the summer, park officials said. Although the park’s crew managed to cut through enough snow to predict the…

MyMotherLode.com: “Yosemite National Park will be giving the public an opportunity to find out the latest on a number of ongoing projects. An open house is scheduled for June 29th from 2 to 6 PM at the Valley Visitors Center Auditorium in Yosemite Valley. Projects to be discussed are the center’s exhibit hall, the South…

Bear Tracks Originally uploaded by Campin’ Guy. Evidence of the bear that made itself at home in our camp. I really like bears but this was not the way I wanted to get to know one.

A Big Rock Originally uploaded by Campin’ Guy. Ever wonder what the Eastern Sierra Nevada just outside Yosemite has to offer? Here’s a shot I took at our most recent trip just a little north east of the Park. There’s lots to do if you get tired of hiking trails. Mono Lake, Bodie (a ghost…

The 27th marks the 150th anniversary of the first tourist party, led by James Mason Hutchings, to Yosemite and there’s a copy of the story online. Hutchings: “Believe me there is an indescribable charm steals over the heart when wandering among the untrodden fastnesses of the mountains for the first time, especially under circumstances similar…