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Photo of the Day: Insanity by Hamza Lakhani
Although today was Tuesday it was my Monday after a long weekend and this photo just spoke to me. Every face in the photo tells a story. A story of desire, of weakness, of strength and determination and impatience. I like it. I like it a lot. Great shot, Hamza. Photo by Hamza Lakhani.
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Ansel Adams on Google Books
Photo: Ansel Adams: A Biography by Mary Street Alinder If you’ve got some time and want to skim through a good book but can’t get to the book store check out Google Books. Google Books has a bunch of books on Ansel Adams with all but a few chapters of the books missing (limited preview).…
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Half Dome 3:16 (video)
John Beede shot this great video of his run up Half Dome from the Valley floor. Total time to get to the top: 3 hours 16 minutes. Nice job, John.
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Climbing 101 (video)
I’m not the person to ask about climbing. Me and high places, well, we don’t get a long. But if you’re looking to get into climbing this video has some pretty good information for the beginner. (via kathytucker88)
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Don’t Miss Tonight’s Meteor Shower
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Morning Shot – Aug 11 2009
Today’s morning shot comes to us from Jakob Heuser. I found Jakob’s beautiful shot after he posted a link to it on Twitter. See, Twitter IS good for something. Beautiful shot, Jakob. Nicely done. Be sure to check out Jakob’s beautiful photography on his Flickr stream. Today’s Weather: Hot. High 97F. Mostly sunny with some…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-10
@THEYosemiteBlog she was at the ahwahnee hotel filming rachel ray goes on vacation. (via @goejthatsmydj) # Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Today's Yosemite forecast: HOT! High 98F in Yosemite Valley. Overnight lows in the upper 50s – low 60s. Wear lots of sunscreen. # Why…it's..it's..IT'S MY…
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Yosemite Music Video (video)
Very nice! Love the video @KevChristensen.
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Pick an Apple – Save a Bear
Bear “Green 100” eating apples in the Curry Village apple orchard. Photo by John Bennett. Join the 12th Annual Apple Picking in Yosemite Valley. Participants in the volunteer event will remove apples growing in historic orchards. Presence of these apples attracts bears to developed areas and alters their natural diets. Help keep Yosemite’s bears wild!…
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Photo of the Day: Rain Storm Over Mono Lake by Misha Logvinov
Misha and I have been friends for about as long as I’ve been writing Yosemite Blog (that’s 5 years to you folks at home keeping score) and I’m proud to say that in all that time, he’s never put up a photo I haven’t liked. Today’s Photo of the Day, “Rain Storm Over Mono Lake”,…