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Rescued Visitors Return to Present Award to Ranger
Park visitors James Bachman and Dorothy Hovland, from Huntington Beach, CA, returned to Yosemite today to present a plaque to Park Ranger Dan Abbe to show their appreciation for his heroic efforts. Abbe rescued the pair after their truck and trailer slid off of Highway 41 and down a steep hillside. The plaque was presented…
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Where to Find Us on Twitter
If you’re new to Twitter or haven’t added us as a friend yet you can add us by following @TheYosemiteBlog. We link to different, interesting articles, have discussions on interesting topics (most are related to Yosemite or photography), give daily weather and a hiking forecast for the next day and just have lots of fun.…
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Video: Yosemite Merganser Ducklings by Chuck Cagara
Chuck Cagara of MagicalLightPhotography.com sent me this cool video of ducklings in Yosemite. The Chuck said they’re Merganser ducklings but I’m no duck expert so I wouldn’t be able to tell one from another. I’m taking his word on it. What i do know is it’s a pretty cool video. Check it out. Be sure…
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Photo of the Day: Falls and Flowers by Nate Eaton Jr.
Lots of people come to Yosemite and leave with the same exact shot of Half Dome or Yosemite Falls that’s been taken a billion times. Sometimes it seems they should just hand people compact flash card already loaded with the photos. Nate Eaton has succeeded in capturing a different view of Yosemite Falls and that’s…
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New Yosemite Nature Notes: Maps
If you’ve got some time check out the latest Yosemite Nature Notes in which Steve Bumgardner delves into Maps and their ties to Yosemite. Filmmaker Ken Burns makes a guest appearance to talk about his fascination with maps and a search takes place for one of the original markers used to delineate the original park…
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Photo of the Day: El Capitan Cloud Cap, Yosemite National Park by Tyler Westcott
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot from Tyler Westcott of El Capitan and clouds in black and white. This is an AWESOME shat and would look great hanging in any den. Hopefully Tyler will get this up in his Imagekind gallery so all of you that would like a print can purchase…
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Wawona Campground Opens
The repaving project has been completed and the Wawona Campground is now open.
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Ranger Saves Lives of Yosemite Visitors
On May 26, 2009, Yosemite National Park Ranger Dan Abbe was flagged down by park visitors on his way to work in Yosemite Valley. Abbe was traveling on the Wawona Road and entered the pullout about 2.5 miles south of the Wawona Tunnel. He was informed that there was a vehicle over the side of…
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Video: Hang Gliding over Yosemite Valley by Ryan Goebel
Yosemite, Glacier Point from Ryan Goebel on Vimeo. Here’s a really cool hang gliding video from Ryan Goebel on Vimeo. Great stuff Ryan.
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A New Diversion: Video
I’ve got a couple video cameras lying about and I’m making a conscious effort to use them more. That being said, you can check out our videos on YouTube by visiting: http://www.youtube.com/YosemiteBlog. Right now you can see some test video I shot from the iPhone 3G S and a couple short clips I shot on…