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Photo of the Day: Half Dome from Sentinel by Edie Howe-Byrne
Today’s Photo of the Day is from our longtime friend Edie. Edie took this beautiful shot up Tenaya Canyon with Half Dome in the mid-ground from Sentinel Dome, one of my favorite places to shoot from. Edie would like to be with us but she’s currently freezing her butt off on the eastern side of…
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More Bus Businesses Busted for Busted Busses
Last weeks bus bust is over and the totals for the busted bus businesses are in. (Say that one five times fast.) NPS: A total of 55 buses were inspected. On Wednesday, officers and rangers inspected 24 buses and cited 15 for unsafe operation. Another 31 buses were inspected on Thursday, with 14 cited for…
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Victim of Deadly Half Dome Fall Identified
At about 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009, Yosemite Emergency communications Center received 911 calls regarding an individual who had fallen from the cables on Half Dome. Manoj Kumar, a 40 year old male from San Ramon, California, had gone to the top of Half Dome and was descending. Day time weather conditions mirrored…
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To All the Face Book Peeps
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Our Deepest Sympathies
Our hearts and deepest sympathies go out to the family of the man who slipped and fell on Half Dome yesterday.
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Hikers Falls and Dies on Half Dome
A man fell to his death Saturday while attempting to climb to the top of Half Dome using the popular cables route. Conditions were reported to be wet and slippery from recent rain and hail that may have contributed to the mans death. Thirty other hikers on Half Dome were escorted down after the mans…
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Cyclist Killed After Colliding with Car
A 52 year old cyclist died recently after colliding with a car. National Parks Traveler: Visitors are coming into the valley via the two-lane Southside Drive, a one-way road, while others are leaving via the two-lane Northside Drive, also a one-way road. Delivery trucks and buses also are negotiating these roads, while pedestrians and cyclists…
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Photo of the Day: Glacier Point view, Yosemite National Park by Gary Denham
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of Half Dome, the High Sierra, Nevada Fall and Little Yosemite Valley from Gary Denham. This is exactly the type of beautiful shot that makes me think Glacier Point is one of the most awesome places in the park to shoot at sunset. Beautiful shot, Gary.…
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Tuolumne Meadows Lodge Opens
Tuolumne Meadows Lodge and Stables have opened for the season. If you’re interested in making a reservation you can reach them at 1-209-372-8427.