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Boy Scout Dies After Fall
In a really tragic accident a Modesto boy was killed after he fell off the trail to Upper Yosemite Fall. KCBS: “A 12-year-old Boy Scout from Modesto died over the weekend after falling from a sheer granite cliff in Yosemite National Park. Park Ranger Adrienne Freeman says it happened around 2:15 on Saturday afternoon when…
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Photo of the Day: Last Rays of Light on Horsetail Falls by Ed Hughes
It was really hard to describe today’s Photo of the Day. Not only is it a beautiful shot but it’s from a photographer whose work I truly admire, Ed Hughes. Ed’s photos are nothing short of INSANELY BEAUTIFUL. But don’t take my word on it, I urge everyone to head over to his website, www.edhughes.com,…
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Road Construction Video
I made a short video yesterday of the drive through the one lane construction zone on 140 at 120, next to the Merced River. The construction folks said the project is a little behind schedule, but they hope to finish by Memorial Day. The river is rising fast, which complicates things. Loyd wrote about the…
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Photo of the Day: Merced River and El Capitan by Maria Silva
Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us today from Maria Silva who sent in a bunch of pictures among them this awesome shot of the Merced River with El Cap in the background. Beautiful shot Maria! Thanks for sending them in. Photo by Maria Silva.
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Yosemite Concessionaire Gets New Phone Numbers
Our agent inside the Delaware North Company…we’ll call her Secret Squirrel…ok, it was Theresa…sent me this press release to let everyone know that Delaware North Company, the company who currently runs all the concessionaires services within the park, has changed some of their phone numbers. YosemitePark.com: “A bank of thirty telephone numbers used by Yosemite…
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Photo of the Day: Bobcat by Chuck Cagara
Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from Chuck Cagara over at www.MagicalLightPhotography.com Chuck said in his email: “I have seen this bobcat several times during the last month around Cook’s Meadow. It largely ignored me while intently on the prowl. Oddly, the only creature nearby (directly in the cat’s line-of-sight) was a browsing…
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Badger Pass Conditions Update
With the recent snow and the beautiful sunshine we’ve been having over the past few days many people are headed up to the slopes to get in a little skiing before all the fluffy white stuff disappears. Here are the most recent conditions at Badger Pass as taken from the NPS daily bulletin. Weather: Jan…
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Yosemite Valley School Fund Raiser and Photo Reception on Saturday
Stop by for some good food: __________________________________________________ Saturday, February 16th 2008 on the Ansel Adams Gallery Porch 11:30-1:30pm will be a homemade soup sale. $5.00 for a bowl of soup, roll and hot tea, the best deal in the valley for lunch. Soups to include Turkey chili, broccoli cheddar, veggie-veggie, chicken noodle and chicken rice…
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Rockfall Year in Review: 2007
From the NPS rock dude geologist: ____________________________________________________________ On the whole, 2007 was a relatively quiet year in terms of rockfall in Yosemite. Although the total number of documented rockfalls in 2007 was about the same as in 2006, the total volume of rockfall in 2007 was substantially less. This is probably at least partly due…
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Photo of the Day: Untitled by Jason Manzatt
The downfall about being an uber-busy super dad is that sometimes I fall asleep when I’m trying to get the kids to bed. I had this photo all picked out for yesterday’s Photo of the Day and ready to post but…well you get the idea. So TODAY’S Photo of Day is an awesome shot by…