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Tioga Road to Open Today at 8 a.m.
The Tioga Road will be reopening to traffic from Crane Flat to Tioga Pass. The Big Oak Flat Road will still be closed from Crane Flat to the Highway 120 junction in Yosemite Valley.
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-09-04
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AFun for the Start of Labor Day Weekend (video)
This has nothing to do with Yosemite but I saw it over at Kottke.org this morning and thought it was a great video and a good distraction for all the folks having to put up with the smoke and detours. Give it a watch and enjoy.
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-09-03
Good morning! Thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog. Is it Friday yet? # @Bonglelisa Don't you hate it when you're at the dentist when they suddenly frown and say "hmmmmm." in reply to Bonglelisa # For some reason I have the Jefferson theme stuck in my head. "Moving on up! To the East Side. To a de-luxe…
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Big Meadow Fire Update – Sept 3 2009
Firefighters construct a portable heli-well near Foresta. Photo courtesy NPS. The Big Meadow Fire is 70% contained tonight. The Tioga Road, Big Oak Flat Road, Tamarack Campground, Crane Flat Campground all will remain closed through the holiday weekend. Residents are being allowed to return to their homes in Foresta tonight. Crews are making excellent progress…
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Photos of the Day: Fire and Rocks by Melissa Alcorn
Melissa Alcorn sent me this series of images she captured last week while hiking in the park the day the rock fall took place behind the Ahwahnee and the Big Meadow fire got a little wild. I love the way you can see both events in the above photos. It’s like watching the San Francisco…
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Front Row Center The Ahwahnee Rockslide (video)
Paul Deutsch sent me a link to this video he shot while on vacation in Yosemite. He was just leaving the Ahwahnee restaurant when the rock slide a few weeks ago released. Pretty cool video. Thanks for sending it in Paul.
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-09-02
Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Sorry for the lack of posts yesterday. It turned out to be an off the hook busy day. # You can tell it's September by watching the Yosemite webcams. Used to see Half Dome this early. Now I just see it's…
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No Traffic From Tioga Pass or the Big Oak Flat Entrance to Yosemite Valley for Labor Day
In the final stretch of Summer many local businesses depend on Labor Day weekend to fill their coffers so they can weather the slower Winter months. This Winter businesses are going to have to tighten their belts a few notches as many visitors are canceling their reservations or seeking other lodging after it was announced…
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Big Meadow Fire Closing in on Tioga Road
Here’s the latest map from the NPS showing the Big Meadow Fire and it’s proxiimity to the Tioga Road. This section of road, from White Wolf to Crane Flat is closed. As you can see the fire is in the Tamarack Flat campground which was evacuated last week. For a current, full size map of…