Yosemite Blog

  • Photo of the Day: Fire in the Valley by David Wuertele

    Sometimes I pick a Photo of the Day for it’s scenic beauty. Sometimes it just catches my eye as this one did. David Wuertele captured this nice shot of a burning car in Yosemite. I guess all you gotta do is shove it off the side of Glacier Point and you’ll have a fire fall.…

  • Yosemites First Inhabitants Fighting Again

    What would you do if someone told you the place where your family had lived for so long was actually owned by someone else and not you? Well that’s exactly what Joe Rhoan and several other Paiutes claim happened when several exhibits went up showing early inhabitants of the valley and proclaiming them to be…

  • Growing Up in Yosemite

    Here’s a really cool story in the Modesto Bee today about Lee Nixon DeLaMare who spent her childhood in Yosemite and what it was like in the post World War II days. Lee’s father ran the fish hatchery at Happy Isles. The Modesto Bee | Woman grew up at Yosemite: “As one of the ‘Yosemite…

  • Missing Hiker Found Alive

    On a happy ending to the story, Esmyn (Ssmyn?) Garmendia-Barrios, the missing Honduran hiker, has been found alive and is doing well. Mariposa Gazette: Missing hiker Esmin Garmendia-Barrios was found alive and responsive today, June 11, at approximately 2:15 p.m. Mr. Garmendia was located by helicopter near Mt. Starr King inside the designated search area,…

  • NPS Looking For Feedback on High Elevation Aquatic Resources Plan

    Yosemite National Park is preparing a High-Elevation Aquatic Resources Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA) to guide management actions by the National Park Service to protect Yosemite’s diverse high-elevation aquatic ecosystems and to restore natural composition, structure and function to systems that have been disturbed by past or ongoing human activities. The plan will include…

  • Photo of the Day: Half Dome by Zakvta

    Here’s a really nice photo of Half Dome taken by Zakvta I found over on Flickr. Awesome shot Zakvta. The tree is a beautiful green. Photo by Zakvta via Flickr.

  • Photo of the Day: Half Dome and Cloud by Joe MIII and Congratulations to the Newest Flickr Pro Winner

    Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from someone who is no stranger to having his photos featured as Photo of the Day, Joe MIII. Awesome shot Joe. Congratulations Joe! You’re also the first winner in a new contest we’re doing here at Yosemite Blog. Every month 1 reader/Flickr user is chosen at random…

  • A New Project Revealed

    I sent out an email to my close family and friends the other day revealing a new project I’m working on called Learning About Autism.org. Learning About Autism is to help people understand what life is like with an autistic child and to work as a resource and guidance for parents who have autistic children.…

  • Search Continues for Missing Hiker

    The search is continuing in the Glacier Point area for missing hiker Ssmyn Barrios. Barrios is 24 years old, a native Honduran, and about 5’7″ tall. Barrios speaks Spanish and broken English was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue t-shirt, and black shoes. If you were in the area of Sentinel Dome, Washburn Point,…

  • My Desktop

    I took this photo of a dogwood by Stoneman Bridge a couple weeks ago with no idea what a great desktop background it made. The photo above is a screenshot of my mac using the image. If you’d like to use the image I made a 1400 x 937 jpeg you can download and use.…