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Seasonal Campground Closings
Tuolumne Meadows campground has closed for the season. Porcupine Flat campground will remain open until October 15th. Tamarack Flat will be closed on October 10th. Crane Flat and Lower Pines campgrounds will close on October 13th. North Pines will remain open until November 3rd. Hodgdon Meadow, Upper Pines, Camp 4 and Wawona campgrounds will remain…
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Half Dome Cables Come Down October 15th
If you plan to use the cables to climb Half Dome you better hurry. You’re running out of time. The cables are slated to be taken down for the season on October 15th weather permitting. Photo by Vicki and Chuck Rogers via Flickr.
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Chongo
The legend lives on: He was known as the king of the Yosemite lifers, that proud band of rock climbers, tightrope walkers and seekers who made camp on the margins of the law, sleeping under the black oaks and sequoias and California stars. On his shoulders he carried an 80-pound constellation of canvas stowage, books…
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Adams Exhibit Showing at Taylor Hall on Stanford Campus
If you live in the Bay Area then head over to Palo Alto and the Stanford campus to check out a display of some of Ansel Adams best known works. “Nature & Spirit: The Landscape Photographs of Ansel Adams” will be on display at the University Art Gallery in Taylor Hall from Thursday October 2nd…
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Creating a ‘Simulated’ HDR Photo Using Photoshop’s Layers
Lots of people are into the High Dynamic Range photos but sometimes they don’t quite turn out the way you’d envisioned. Here’s an interesting tutorial that uses Adobe Photoshop’s Layer Blending to create a ‘simulated’ HDR image by widening the visible range. Give it a try if you’ve got time. Digital Photography School: Select the…
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Toyota Donates More Than $600,000 and 5 Hybrid Vehicles to Yosemite
The Yosemite Fund was presented with a check totaling more than $600,000 and five Toyota Prius vehicles this morning at a press conference held at the University of California at Merced. In addition, Yosemite National Park and UC Merced unveiled plans for the grant which will support a number of environmental leadership and education programs…
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Photo of the Day: Mono Lake by Aman Lehal
Happy Monday everyone! Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful shot of Mono Lake by Aman Lehal. Did I mention it’s beautiful? Man what a great shot. I haven’t been able to get over the Sierra much this year so this photo really makes me want to ditch everything and just go…
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite Fall by Ralph Arvesen
Holy crap! Today is Wednesday? I’ve been so busy with other things I totally lost track of time. Ralph emailed me and said that if I posted his photo as Photo of the Day he’d pay me $5. Well, sorry Ralph, your photos are just too good. I can’t take your money. Just kidding, Ralph…
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Get Into Yosemite Free!
It’s official. All National Park Service sites, including Yosemite National Park will offer free visitor admission on September 27, 2007 for National Public Lands Day. Additionally, all National Park Service sites will also be offering free admission on September 28, 2008 in recognition of newly naturalized citizens. Hooray!
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Photo of the Day: Burn by Edie Howe-Byrne
Today’s Photo of the Day is one of a collection that Edie took the other night of the controlled burn taking place in Yosemite Valley just west of El Capitan. Beautiful stuff, Edie. Be sure to check out the whole collection on Flickr and then head over to Edie’s site LittleRedTent.net. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne…