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Old Priest Grade Closed Next Week
The locals know that the fast way up to Groveland is to take Old Priest Grade. Unfortunately, it looks like the trip up hill is going to take a little longer next week. According to the Tuolumne County Public Works Department, Old Priest Grade will be closed part of next week for roadwork starting 7…
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Put Your Food in the Bear Locker
B & E (Breaking and Entering) bear struck in Camp 4 demolishing several cars. Photo by Jeffrey Trust. Jeffrey Trust not only gets to do the web stuff for Yosemite National Park, but he gets to work with bears too. In fact, he loves working with the bears and frequently writes about them on his…
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Ghosts, Boogey Men and Bodie
Some of the things I dig up, I tell you. Check out this photo story from a few years back. My 2 year old son is narrating our trip to Bodie with my in-laws. So, if your spouses parents aren’t happy with you does that make them “out-laws”? HAHAHA…uh yee-ah…now you’ll understand who wrote the…
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Some Color But Nothing to Write Home About
Fall in the Eastern Sierra is punctuated by brilliant golden groves of aspen trees. Photo by Loyd Schutte. I’ve been getting emails and twitters all day about fall color in the Eastern Sierra. Some trees are indeed turning yellow but they’re still mostly a yellowish green. Looks like it’ll be another week before we really…
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HIking Half Dome – What You Need to Know
The cables up the side of Half Dome. It doesn’t look too hard in does it? Looks can be deceiving though. Photo by Sathish. Avuton wrote in: “A few months ago I have done a hike up to the top of the waterfall and enjoyed it immensely. Since then I’ve wanted to do the half-dome…
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73-Year Old Woman Charged in Big Meadow Fire Case
The Big Meadow controlled burn scorched more than 7000 acres and cost tax payers $16 million to fight. Photo by Jono Hey. 73-year old Ann Matteson lives in Foresta. August 27th she was ordered to evacuate as fire crews moved in to protect the tiny mountain community from the controlled burn that had gotten out…
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Star Bright, Star Light, First Star I See Tonight
Photo courtesy NPS. One of the things I hear from people who’ve just experienced their first night in Yosemite is, “God I can’t believe how many stars there are here!” The stars are exactly the same as where you live, we just don’t have as much light pollution drowning out their light. In fact, Tuolumne…
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Well What Do You Know (video)
Meet Bret Meldrum, he’s a Social Scientist. I know, I know, what the hell is that? Social Scientists are one of the newest branches of the NPS whose job is to find out as much as possible about who is using the park and how. Watch this great video and you may end up knowing…
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Tomorrow’s Forecast for Yosemite National Park – 9-16-09
The Weather Tomorrow should be another beautiful day. Expect plenty of sunshine with a high around 87F. Overnight lows should drop into the upper 50s, low 60s. Tuolumne Meadows can expect a mild day with a high in the mid to low 70s. Overnight lows dropping into the upper 30s to low 40s at the…
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Photo of the Day: Bucky! by Bill Head
Bill Head took this awesome picture of a fairly young buck who looks like he’s been packing on the pounds for winter. This guy better watch out or he stands a pretty good chance of ending up mounted on a wall somewhere. Deer season is just around the corner and he’s got a pretty nice…