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Bad Air
Smoke from fires in the surrounding region have prompted an air quality alert to be issued from the San Joaquin Valley Pollution Control District and the National Weather Service. AM PDT TUE JUN 24 2008 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, KERN COUNTY, MARIPOSA COUNTY, AND TUOLUMNE COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICTS HAVE ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT…
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Fires Around Yosemite
As of 0600 Tuesday, June 24, 2008 several significant fires continue to burn outside Yosemite National Park due to the weekend’s lightning strikes. The Oliver Complex, burning on the Sierra National Forest, is currently at over 1300 acres with about 5% containment. This complex, which includes 14 fires, has threatened homes in some areas. FOR…
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Video Discussion of Ansel Adams’ process
I really enjoyed this video conversation with Michael Adams about his father, the famous photographer, Ansel Adams, Ansel’s connection to Yosemite, and his process of “making” (not taking) a photograph. Not only is there some original footage of Ansel talking about his creative process, but the piano music is also his. Thought you folks might…
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Tram Catches Fire in Yosemite National Park
Ok here’s finally an article that talks about the burning tram that was featured as Photo of the Day the other day by David Wuertele. MercedSunStar.com: “Yosemite National Park officials continue to investigate an incident where the truck hauling a tram carrying tourists caught fire and burned up on Highway 41 near the Tunnel View…
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Photo of the Day: Hangliding in Yosemite by Kevin Perez
Today’s Photo of the Day was emailed into me by Kevin Perez who caught this great shot of the hangliders on Saturday morning launching from Glacier Point. Pretty sweet. Great shot Kevin. Thanks for sending it in. Photo by Kevin Perez.
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NPS announces campground opening dates
Although the Tioga Road has been open for a long time, the Tuolumne Meadows season doesn’t really seem to get underway until the campgrounds open up, so it’s always interesting to finally hear the opening dates. Scheduled opening dates: Crane Flat, White Wolf, Tuolumne Meadows, and Yosemite Creek Campgrounds June 20, 2008 Tamarack Flat Campground…
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System Upgrades
You probably won’t notice anything but we upgraded the back end tonight and took some steps to secure the website after one of my other sites, www.dailything.com, was hacked and a malicious script inserted into the code that downloaded a trojan. Both sites are set and secure now. If you notice anything wonky please let…
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Photo of the Day: Sunset by JennyandJeff
Today’s Photo of the Day comes from the vast pool of photos on Flickr tagged with “yosemite”. This one happens to be an eye-catching shot of the Yosemite sunset from the top of North Dome by JennyandJeff. Very nice. Good job. Photo by JennyandJeff via Flickr.
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What Do You Want to Do About the Tuolumne
After a long delay due to the setbacks with the Merced River Plan the Tuolumne River Plan is opening for comment with a host of workshops being held up in Tuolumne Meadows and the Planning Workbook being released in July. TUOLUMNE RIVER PLAN NEWS Yosemite’s Division of Planning is pleased to announce the summer public…
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Road Closures and Detours
Here’s a list of road conditions through out the park. Remember to drive slow in the construction zones and on the detours. Northside Drive: May 30th thru June 22nd – El Capitan Picnic Area to Pohono Bridge Open during the day with intermittent one-lane closures while crews raise the utility manholes. It is also open…