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Construction on Glacier Point Road Could Cause Delays
Construction and culvert work on the Glacier Point road scheduled to begin over the next few days could cause delays of up to 30 minutes. If you’re headed up that way please watch for flag men and construction equipment and be prepared to stop. Speed limits in construction zones is 25 MPH unless otherwise posted.…
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Video: Mist Trail to Vernal Fall by Debfunstuff
Debfunstuff posted this video on YouTube of the Merced River and the Mist Trail. There’s still a lot of water coming down from the high country. The video gives you a pretty good idea why divers haven’t been able to get back in the river to look for signs of Katrin Lehmann who has been…
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Photo of the Day: Gates of the Valley by Jason Armstrong
Today’s Photo of the Day is another beautiful shot by Jason Armstrong, this one from the Gates of the Valley. I like shooting from this location because you can get so much of what is Yosemite in the frame. Granite peaks, tall waterfalls, pine trees, big meadows and the Merced River. In Jason’s caption he…
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Play It Safe – Save Half Dome Until Your Next Trip to Yosemite
Although it can be a “once in a lifetime chance” for some people, remember there is more to Yosemite than just hiking to the top of Half Dome and with the unstable air and thunder storms that are expected to last through the end of the week, you might want to choose to see some…
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Video: Tuolumne Meadows by Chris Falkenstein
Tuolumne Meadows 5/27/08 from Chris Falkenstein on Vimeo. Chris Falkenstein took this great video of his trip up 120 to Tenaya lake and Tuolumne Meadows. If you’ve been thinking about heading up that way next time you’re in the park and you’ve never been there, it’ll give you a pretty good idea just how beautiful…
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Photo of the Day: Sunset from Smith Peak looking at Hetch Hetchy by Dave Couch
I’d like to thank everyone who have been kind enough to send in their sunset photos since last weeks post on where the best spots to take sunset photos are in Yosemite. This weeks first Photo of the Day is one such photo and comes to us from Dave Couch. This is a location I…
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Want to Visit Yosemite for Free? SURE!
In an effort to encourage people to visit our national parks the National Park Service will allow visitors free entry during three weekends this summer. The free weekends will be in June, July and August and apply to all 391 national parks The free weekends are June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16. So get…
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A Glimpse at the Yosemite of the Past
Dane sent me a link this weekend via Twitter to this really interesting film real from the 1940’s. Yes, they used to feed bears by hand and would have nightly shows at the garbage dump with dozens of bears clambering for garbage so tourists could see. Thanks, Dane.
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Got Plans Tuesday?
Got plans Tuesday night? If you’re in Sacramento (California) head over to REI on Expo Parkway to see Shelton Johnson shares the history of the Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite. If you’ve never caught Shelton speaking about the Buffalo Soldiers in Yosemite then set the TiVo, grab the kids and head on over to REI. You’re…
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Photo of the Day: Last Light on Yosemite Valley by Robert Pearce
Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from our good friend, Robert Pearce. This is a pretty nice shot to continue on with last nights discussion about good places for sunset photography in Yosemite. Another vote for Glacier Point I think. Great shot, Robert. Photo by Robert Pearce.