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Brothers Set New Speed Record for Climbing The Nose
On October 8th the [Alex Huber] brothers and [Thomas Huber] broke their own record they set 4 days previously by successfully [climbing] the [Nose of El Capitan] in 2 hours 45 minutes 45 seconds. What’s really cool though is you’re able to watch video of the Bavarian-born brothers breathtaking ascent thanks to [YouTube]. Man these…
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New Faces, New Voices
Over the last three years Yosemite Blog has grown and grown and continues to grow. To keep the content fresh and provide some new views I’ve invited 4 friends to come and lend their voices to the conversation. I’d like to take a moment to welcome Dane Carlson, Edie Howe-Byrne, Tom Lambert and Rick Deutsch.…
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Hi, I’m Edie, and I am gobsmacked on a daily basis by Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada.
*waves* First, Thank you Loyd for inviting me to join YosemiteBlog.com. I’m Edie (AKA Ambitious Wench), and I live and work in Yosemite valley. I work for [DNC], the current concessionaire. I’m a photographer, a backpacker, a car-camper, and former renfaire performer. I will be providing news as it happens here in Yosemite, or as…
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Happy Birthday Yosemite Blog!
Seems like just yesterday but Yosemite Blog is a whopping 3 years old today. So much has changed and it seems to be getting better all the time. I’d like to take a quick moment to say thank you to all the wonderful readers and all the great friends I’ve made while writing this blog.…
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What’s In a Bag? Comfort as well as Sophistication
Yesterday I showed you what’s in my [camera] bag now I’m going to talk a little bit about the bag itself. My wife and I have carried dozens of packs and bags over the years with a good bit of trail time to find out what works for us and what doesn’t and I can…
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Photo of the Day: Lower Cathedral Lake by Tyler Westcott
Today’s Photo of the Day is another great shot by Tyler Westcott who was responsible for yesterday’s gorgeous Photo of the Day. Today it’s a beautiful shot of Lower Cathedral Lake with clouds reflecting in the lake and in the puddles formed in depressions in the granite tarn surrounding it. Great shot again Tyler. Photo…
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A Mysterious Keepsake
Retro Traveler (aka Kolby) on Flickr posted this photo of a Yosemite key chain his grandfather cherished and left him when he passed away. Barring the sentimental reasons his grandfather may have associated with it, maybe one of the Yosemite Blog readers might have some insight into the significance of such a keychain. It appears…
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Photo of the Day: Jeffrey Pine at Dusk by Tyler Westcott
Hands down this is today’s Photo of the Day. Great shot Tyler. Be sure to check out the full size image. The clarity and sharpness are awesome. Photo by Tyler Westcott via Flickr.
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Something Fun for the Whole Family
My wife and I have something fun we like to do every time we go to Yosemite and it’s something you can even get your kids involved with. Every time we’re in the park we go to this same spot and take a picture of [Half Dome] reflected in the Merced. The goal is to…
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I’ll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours
Now I know I’m a bit extravagant and some say I go for the overkill. But this is what I commonly carry (atleast in the car) when I go shoot. Click on the photo to go to Flickr all the notes of what everything is. Now that you’ve seen mine, show me what you got.…