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Free Entry to Yosemite 9/26 for Public Lands Day
n celebration of National Public Lands Day, Yosemite National Park, and all other National Park sites, will offer free admission this Saturday, September 26, 2009. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. This annual event seeks to educate Americans about the environment and…
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The National Parks: America’s Best Idea Discussion
If you’re interested in discussing the new Ken Burns series, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”, we’ll be on Twitter for throughout the 8 p.m. airing on Sunday the 27th. You can follow us by adding @theyosemiteblog. You can talk about anything, what you like, what you didn’t like, questions you might have, points of…
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Ranger Shelton Johnson Meets President Obama at Ken Burns Screening
Ranger Shelton Johnson, who portrays a Buffalo Soldier in Yosemite National Park and appears in several episodes of the new Ken Burn’s documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”, got to meet President Obama during a screening of the documentary which airs this weekend. NPS Digest: “They’d included the clip from the film where I…
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Lincoln Exhibit Coming to Oakhurst
Oakhurst is a small town just outside Yosemite’s south entrance. Don’t let that fool you though. Oakhurst is special. Just how special? Oakhurst is one of only four cities in California and 40 in the nation picked to host an exhibit celebrating the life of Abraham Lincoln. Why Oakhurst? President Lincoln has a close tie…
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Son Saves Fathers Life
Emerald Pool just above Vernal Fall in Yosemite. Photo by John Bennett. Emerald Pool at the top of Vernal Fall is a cool, inviting haven on a hot summer day. Many hikers don’t realize the eminent danger they put themselves in when they plunge into the pool after the long, hot hike to the top…
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Best Intentions: Learning About Fire in Yosemite (video)
In the wake of the recent Big Meadow Fire people have a lot of questions about fire and the way it’s used in National Parks. Here’s a great video about early park managers and how they discovered the importance of fire the hard way, and see how today’s managers carefully manage fire in Yosemite. Total…
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Take a Look Inside YOSAR
So how was your day at work? If you’re one of the brave men and women of YOSAR (Yosemite Search and Rescue) there’s no easy way to answer that question. Don’t believe me? Take a look at some of these awesome pictures David Pope has been taking of SARs (Search and Rescues). Wow! Kind of…
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Watch the Ken Burns Special with Shelton Johnson and Lee Stetson
If you want to see the PBS special by Ken Burns, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea there will be a screanings from Sunday, September 27 through Friday, October 2 where you’ll be able to watch all the episodes in the series. The episodes will be shown from from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, at…
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Wawona Tunnel Closing Temporarily on 9/24
The Wawona Tunnel on Highway 41 between Wawona, Glacier Point, Yosemite West and the south entrance of the park and Yosemite Valley. Photo by Michael Flick. The Wawona Tunnel will be closing to all traffic on September 24th for a 2 hour period while construction crews check the ventilation system in the tunnel. The closure…
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Come See Crosby Stills and Nash at Ironstone Vineyards
Crosby, Stills and Nash perform in Houston, 2009. Photo by Steve Alexander. Ironstone Vineyards is about an hour and 20 minutes north of Yosemite in Murphys. Not many park visitors make the trip to Ironstone even though the winery makes some of the best wine in California. But now there’s a great reason to head…