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Photo of the Day: Horsetail Fall by Mindy
Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from Mindy who posted this beautiful photo to the Yosemite Blog Flickr Group. Wait a minute, you haven’t joined the Flickr group yet? What’s taking you so long? You don’t have a Flickr account? You can get one for free! Sign up now and join our group.…
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Have Some Fun at the Yosemite SpringFest Carnival this Saturday
Got plans Saturday? Why not head up to Badger Pass to celebrate another successful season and have some fun at the annual SpringFest Carnival. This fun filled extravaganza takes place from 9AM to 4PM Saturday March 28th at Badger Pass Ski Area where there will be music, food, costumes and crazy contests! SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:…
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Explore Yosemite With Mapjack
Nate, one of our readers, sent me this cool little toy, Mapjack. Similar to (possibly using) Google’s Streetview, Mapjack combines 360 degree panoramas along all the major roads in Yosemite. Pretty cool if you got some time to waste and want to explore a bit. Thanks for passing that along, Nate.
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March Means Trout Season is Just Around the Corner
It’s March in California and a different type of madness has struck the local fishermen in the area. No not basketball but the new regulations are out. The regulations books tell you when you can fish certain waters in California, how many fish you can keep (or can’t), whether or not barbless hooks are requires…
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New National Parks and More Wilderness Areas Coming Soon
The House of Representatives today passed a HUGE bill that would create new national parks and set aside millions of acres as wilderness. Sacbee.com: Dubbed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, the measure pulled together more than 150 separate public lands, parks and water bills into one package. Among other things, the legislation…
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What’s Old is New Again
Kudos to the guys at the Yosemite Association who got the redirect working from the old webcam page. Now even if you type in the old URL you’ll be automatically redirected to the new page. Nice work guys! By the way, did you know the webcams are also featured on the National Park Service site?
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Photo of the Day: ISO 50 f22 1 min exposure by Jason Armstrong
Today’s Photo of the Day is a really cool shot by Jason Armstrong (aka The Man in Red on Flickr) of Upper Yosemite Fall and the Merced River. What drew me to this photo was the way Jason anchored the foreground with the fence and filled the frame with the river. Ok, enough photographer crap…I’m…
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite Valley by Devon Ford
Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of the Merced river canyon looking into Yosemite with Bridalveil and Cathedral Rocks in the background by Devon Ford. Really an awesome shot. I think the black and white really does the scene justice and Devon got the contrast right on. This would be great to…
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Snow – You Have to See to Believe
I really love the work Steven Bumgardner (@YosemiteSteve if you’re on Twitter) is doing on the Yosemite Nature Notes videos. The most recent title, Snow, is a BEAUTIFUL look at snow in Yosemite. Take a few minutes and watch. It’s GREAT video and it makes you wish you could have been there. By the way,…
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Informed About the Forum
Don’t forget to check out our forum. It’s a great place to pick up tips and information, ask questions and get great responses from some very knowledgeable Yosemite Blog regulars, meet new people and make new friends and get the low-down on things happening around the park. It’s easy to find. Just go to www.yosemiteblog.com/forum/…