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Chess Atop Half Dome
Well I heard a couple weeks ago of a little league team that held a game atop Half Dome so, why not chess? Hey guys, who won? Photo by Ryan Jones.
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Yosemite’s Lost Valley Part 2 (video)
Here’s the rest of the video on Hetch Hetchy Valley.
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Yosemite’s Lost Valley Part 1 (video)
I think this video offers a great introduction to the plight of Hetch Hetchy Valley.
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Schwarzenegger Calls for More Dams Like Hetch Hetchy
Hetch Hetchy was once a beautiful valley much like Yosemite until the City of San Francisco decided to damn the Tuolumne River and create a resevoir after the 1906 earthquake destroyed much of the city. Photo by Steve Ryan. Governor Schwarzenegger says he’ll block any proposal to overhaul the state’s water supply if it doesn’t…
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Wildcat Fire Continues to Burn – Some Trails Reopen Along Tuolumne
Smoke from local fires invades Yosemite Valley. Photo by Dr. Ona. The Wildcat fire remains active tonight having burnt approximately 957 acres have burned since lightning ignited the fire. The is continuing burn slowly along the north and south sides of the Tuolumne River, and up onto the north rim of the Tuolumne River Canyon.…
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Photo of the Day: Lembert Dome from Forrest P
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of Lembert Dome in Tuolumne Meadows in black and white from Forrest P. Great shot, Forrest. Photo by Forrest P..
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Strange Odor Sickens Wawona Hotel Employees
The historic Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Chris Martino. A strange odor caused the main building of the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park to close at noon today after 10 employees became ill. A hazmat team from Merced, Mariposa County health workers and National Park Service paramedics responded treating hotel employees…
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OpenRoadTV talks with Michael Adams
Doug McConnell of OpenRoad.TV talks with Michael Adams, son of Ansel Adams.
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Morning Shot Aug 18 2009
Jason Armstrong is resposonsible for today’s Morning Shot. Jason got up early one morning and headed out before the sun was up to capture this beautiful shot of Yosemite Falls with some awesome color on the clouds. Great shot, Jason! What’s up with the Morning Shot? After considerable thought…OK, like 2 seconds…it occurred to me…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-17
Good morning! Thanks for folloing @theYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Today's forecast for Yosemite Valley: Hot. High around 94. Overnight lows around 52F. Definitely a fall day in California. Can you feel it? # Bear Found Sleeping In Car – With All Doors and Windows Closed! http://bit.ly/7ZrFZ # See the guy by…