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Since I, myself, was in the High Sierra enjoying a winters storm, high winds, and a bear in my camp (more on that later) I didn’t get the chance to tell everyone, the Half Dome cables are up. Remember, The trail to the Dome is closed during the week at the shoulder for trail work…

Picked this one up from over at theThe Sentinel in Hanford California. The Sentinel: “Vacationers on their way to Yosemite this week might have seen a kid in a bright orange T-shirt walking the shoulder of Highway 41, hiking staff in hand, limping slightly and singing to himself. A homeless teenager? A mental patient, maybe?…

Climber.orghas a list of bear boxes (aka food storage lockers) for Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. The list even has GPS coordinates. Very nice!

The Yosemite Association is having a Trivia Contest about the Tioga Road and man, they’ve got some toughies. I think I know the answer to only one of them. Check ’em out.

Stockton Record: “When I was a young child just beginning to walk, my parents took me to this special place where I learned the songs of the birds and the waterfalls, and the wind that blew mist into the air that created rainbows. I remember the intense feeling of comfort, as all of nature sang,…

If someone from the NPS is reading this blog and can tell me who’s taking the photos along the Tioga Road, please do. Drop me an email to, loyd@yosemiteblog.com. I’d like to give that person credit.

Yosemite Road crews are hard at work cleaning up this rockslide near Ohlmsted Point on the Tioga Road (Hwy. 120). If this is the rock I’m thinking it is, my wife and I have been wondering for a while now when it’s going to come down. The Tioga Road, from Crane Flat to Mono Lake,…

half dome Originally uploaded by dosbears. You like this? I do. David Preston took this awesome shot of Half Dome as clouds were breaking for some tryly unique photos. There’s a lot more where this came from so be sure to check out the rest of his photos on Flickr. Truly fantastic. Thanks again for…

Union Democrat: “Yosemite National Park officials are prepared to use a new hazing technique to keep black bears out of campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. Now, if the bears would just make an appearance. Not that they’ve disappeared — here and there the bruins crop up to snatch an El Capitan climber’s lunch or surprise a…

Hetch Hetchy Dam Originally uploaded by Campin’ Guy. I took this photo a few years back on one of our daytrips. The dam lies down Evergreen Road just before you enter the park and is prime rattlesnake breeding ground so watch where you step.