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Yosemite Firefall: “At 9:00 each evening in Camp Curry, the crowd which had gathered for the nightly campfire program, would fall silent. A man would call out to the top of Glacier Point ‘Let the Fire Fall!’, and a faint reply could be heard from the top of the mountain. Then a great bonfire of…

The Tuolumne is a beautiful river that begins in Yosemite and passes through much of park but often goes unseen by visitors. Now, plans to divert more river water from the Hetch Hetchy Dam to the city of San Francisco have left environmental groups concerned. SFGate.com: “Two California rivers will be listed among the nation’s…

Here’s some great advice for kids, and adults alike. If you get lost in the woods or seperated from your parents sit down and hug a tree. Let the rescuers come to you. Antelope Valley Press: “Members of the Antelope Valley Search and Rescue Team had a clear message for Westwind Elementary School students who…

Sierra Star: “At a gas station in El Portal near the northern entrance of Yosemite National Park, cost of a regular unleaded gallon of gas is $3.09. In at least two gas stations in California, one in San Francisco and one closer to home, in El Portal near the northern entrance of Yosemite National Park,…

The Sacramento Bee: “‘Yosemite just comes alive in the spring,’ says Dave Bengston, 44, who has climbed El Capitan 48 times and logged over 1,000 hours on Yosemite rock. ‘All the plants and animals are moving into the growing season. Although there can still be a bit of water on the north-facing cliffs, there’s such…

Here’s an awesome way to preserve a memory of Yosemite and an even awesomer story. You must read. My wife and I hiked here on Saturday, August 23, 2003. We planned on camping near the falls, but those plans changed a bit. We hiked to the falls, which at that point in the summer was…

Not many people realize but almost all Yosemite’s rivers and streams are open for fishing although you may find catching a little more difficult. Fly fishing is just as fun for women and kids as it is for men. In fact, most women will probably find themselves better at it then their male counterparts. The…

ScienceMatters @ Berkeley: A plaque in UC Berkeley’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology is engraved with a prophetic quote from founding director Joseph Grinnell. In 1910, Grinnell said “the value of the museum will not be realized until the lapse of many years, possibly a century.” Only after such a long time passed could researchers benefit…

Yosemite has long been felt as the “heart” of big wall climbing in America. In fact, much of what we know as climbing today was pioneered in Yosemite or by climbers who’d grown up climbing Yosemite’s big walls. Here’s one man who’d like to see that rich history preserved. LA Times (free registration required):During three…