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Schooled at Clark Range View
For a short time yesterday, I thought this would be a photo of two beautiful women on skis. Instead, it’s two porta-cans in a snowbank. Sometimes life is like that. I went to the Clark Range View trail, near Crane Flat, to see if there was any snow up there. It was a great day,…
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Long Waits and Road Closures: Weekends in Yosemite
If you’re headed up to the park on 140 (Merced/Mariposa) or 120 (Manteca/Groveland) then be prepared to wait. And wait. And wait some more. In fact, be prepared to wait half an hour or more. Road construction on the El Portal Road where 120/140 meet is still taking place and construction is in high gear…
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Horsetail Falls: Condition Report
I had the pleasure of taking Don Gale’s photography group out to photograph Horsetail Falls tonight at sunset. Thanks to the help of Jessie and Ryan, we were able to break a trail into the parking lot of El Cap picnic area, so the rest of the group could follow behind without sinking in up…
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This is NOT the Photo of the Day
It’s damn close, though. This is Glacier Point road by Paul, who goes by pc3f. Photo by pc3f via Flickr.
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Found! Missing Webcam and a Photo of the Day
Today’s Photo of the Day comes from 2 places, University of California San Diego for their webcam in Tioga Pass that captured the image and reader Andreas Roschlaub who found the new link and sent it to me. What am I talking about? A couple years ago UCSD placed a webcam at the Tioga Pass…
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Stars at Ostrander
You should check out this article on the [Ostrander] Ski Hut. Why? 1. There’s an amazing night photo of the hut below a billion stars. 2. A comparison of Two Buck Chuck and Chateau Margaux. Link to the photo Link to the SF Chronicle article It’s an unproven yet widely acknowledged fact that Two Buck…
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Volunteer Opportunities
Maybe you should volunteer in Yosemite this year. Maybe then you won’t feel so guilty about that time you left that huge pile of beer cans on the river beach, or the time you threw six donuts at that bear. Opportunities include: July 26 – August 1: [Tuolumne Lodge] Restoration 1 August 2 – August…
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I have no idea.
FAQ regarding [Horsetail Falls]: When is the best time to photograph the [firefalls]? When the sun is shining on them at sunset. Variations on this question include a request for “peek color”. From the end of January through the first few days of March, the setting sun illuminates the granite wall to the east of…
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Yosemite Association Fresno Gathering
For Fresno flatlanders: __________________________________________________________________ Connecting Two Great Valleys: Yosemite and the San Joaquin Daydreaming about your next Yosemite getaway? Well don’t wait – get a feel for what’s happening in the park these days, reconnect with fellow Yosemite-philes, and learn more about the vital connection between Yosemite and the San Joaquin Valleys at this special…
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Google Earth file
For those of you who use Google Earth, here is a link to a .kml file that has some locations marked for where to shoot Horsetail falls from. Please be advised that “Location A” is approximate at best. It’s difficult to describe where it is on the south side of the Merced river. It’s even…