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Tioga Still Closed But Almost Ready to Open Again
Looks like Tioga Pass if plowed and ready for traffic again. No word on an opening date though. I’d guess really soon. You can see in the image above the sun is melting the snow causing rivulets of water to run across the road.
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Half Dome Cables Come Down
After this weeks storms National Park Service officials have decided to go ahead and take the cables down on Half Dome. The cables will be replaced next May as weather conditions permit.
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Aliens Invade Tioga Pass errr…Maybe
“It appears, Captain. We’re dealing with a life form comprised of pure energy. Life without form or substance.” Ok, enough of the Trek talk. I happened to be checking the Yosemite association webcams to see if the Tioga Cam was cycling any images from today’s snowstorm and I caught this picture. Sure looks like an…
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Photo of the Day: After the Storm by Mohans
So I happened to be browsing Twitter and looking at the different links to photos people had posted and I came across this beautiful photo by Mohans on Twitpic. If this was taken with a cameraphone the exposure is really very good. I’m impressed. Great shot, Mahon. Photo by Mohans via Twitpic.
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Tioga Pass Closed – Again!
Phil (outdoorPDK) caught this ominous looking scene back in 2007 on the old USCD webcam.. More rain and snow have come to the Sierra closing all the passes south of Highway 88 including Tioga Pass. The rain and snow are gone for tonight with clear skies in the forecast for the next few days but…
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SF Parks and Rec says ‘NO’ to Symbiosis at Camp Mather in 2010
Speaking on behalf of the San Francisco Parks and Recreation department, Parks Director Phil Ginsburg has stated Symbiosis will not be allowed to return to Yosemite due to the 23 drug related arrests that happened over the course of the festival. The festival, which was put on at Camp Mather for the first time in…
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Photo of the Day: Mist by Edie Howe-Byrne
Today’s PHoto of the Day is a beautiful shot from our friend Edie from over at LittleRedTent.net. Edie went out and took a lot of shots right after the storm earlier this week and had some of the first photos of the now flowing Yosemite Falls online. Great shot, Edie. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne.
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Tioga Road Reopens
The Tioga Road through Tioga Pass has reopened restoring a major east-west artery. All roads within the park are now open after this weeks storm.
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Yosemite Nature Notes: Yosemite Falls (video)
Check out the new Yosemite Nature Notes with rangers Shelton Johnson, Tom Burgess, Jim Roche the park hydrologist and Greg Stock the park geologist talking about waterfalls. Beautiful.
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Glacier Point Road Open After Snow Storm
Thomas Hawk driving home from Glacier Point after interview with Michael Adams. Photo by Robert Scoble. Reader John from the wonderful city of San Jose California sent an email asking if the Glacier Point Road had reopened. It sure has John. Hopefully they’ll finish scraping the Tioga Road today and it’ll be open by the…