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Tuolumne Meadows or Bridalveil Creek?
Kim writes in: “My boyfriend and I are planning a trip up North to Yosemite in August. We would like to stop in mid-week (Tue/Wed) and stay a couple of nights til Thur. As you probably know, reservations by now are impossible to obtain. It’s probably a blessing, for we’d rather avoid the high-traffic, crowded,…
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Photo of the Day: Upper Yosemite Fall by Loyd Schutte
Today’s Photo of the Day is actually another one of my photos that I took last week. This one is a nice shot of Upper Yosemite Fall. There was a little bit of upper atmosphere clouds early in the morning so it made a nice even light on the fall that really brought out the…
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Dogwoods Are in Full Bloom
The Dogwoods are probably one of my favorite things about Yosemite and something I don’t like to miss. Here’s a photo taken just the other day for all of you that can’t make it out to see the beautiful display they’re putting on right now. For those of you that can, hurry. A few of…
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Can I fish in the Merced?
Rick writes in: “Going up for my second time and staying at house keeping for the first…. Is fishing in the merced allowed? are there fish? Just curious, friend wants to take gear and I dont want to lug it around for naught.” Actually fishing in the Merced is allowed and you’d think, for the…
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Dogwoods are out
I almost wrote about this a couple days ago but decided the dogwoods were still not really in nice bloom. Yesterday, though, it seemed explosive after Tuesday’s warm weather. I ran the Mirror Lake Loop this morning and the dogwoods are starting to come out pretty much everywhere (they’ve been slowly showing out there for…
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Photo of the Day: Bridalveil Falls Slow by BigFrank
There’s a bunch of people that thought this photo of Big Frank’s should have been deleted or much worse, never made, but I beg to differ. I really like the contrasts and tones of the shot. That’s why I chose it to be Photo of the Day. Very cool Frank. Nicely done. Photo by Big…
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An Interesting Caption
This photo was a contender for Photo of the Day when I chose Miguels photo but the caption on this one drew me back and I had to share it. a.everpoor: josh dion taking a basking in the sun rays of early morn. walking up the cables in pitch dark and watching some random cross…
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Photo of the Day: Hikers and Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park by Miguel Vieira
I chose today’s Photo of the Day not for overwhelming scenic beauty but for what it shows us. The hike to the top of Nevada Fall is long and exposed. If you’re planning on going up ANY trail in the park but especially the Mist Trail or the trail to the top of Half Dome,…
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Glacier Point Road Clear and Ready for Visitors
The Glacier Point road is clear and ready for visitor. The road will open this Friday. There is no projected opening date on the Tioga Road unfortunately but I’m hearing plowing operations are going very well. NPS: “Yosemite National Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson announced today that the Glacier Point Road is expected to open to…
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More of the Scoble Interviews with Michael Adams
Here’s more of Robert Scobles qik video he shot in Yosemite. This time he’s talking with Michael Adams about his fathers shot Moon and Half Dome. Pretty cool story. If you’re wondering how Scoble was able to broadcast live from his cell phone to the internet, there is reception all over the Valley. Sometimes you…