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Thinking About Hiking Half Dome? Here’s Something You Won’t Want to Miss
Although the cables up Half Dome are getting ready to come down for the season it’s the perfect time to lose a few pounds and start getting in shape to make the trek next year. Rick Deutsch, author of One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome, sent me an email to let me know he’s going…
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BREAKING NEWS: More Snow Expected with up to 15″ at Higher Elevations
I just checked with the National Weather Service for the Yosemite. A heavy snow warning remains in effect until this evening for the Yosemite area. More rain and higher elevation snow showers are expected as the low pressure that brought this weeks snow moves northeast across California and into Nevada. Snow levels are expected to…
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Photo of the Day: Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View by Chuq Von Rospach
Today’s Photo of the Day is a really awesome Tunnel View shot of Bridalveil Falls and Yosemite Valley, a great way to finish off the week. Great photo Chuq. Photo by Chuq Von Rospach via Flickr.
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A Baby on the Way
For those of you that have asked, my wife is doing fine. The baby is due around the first of November but due to some complications we’re heading into the hospital around the 26th of October for a c-section. I’ll be sure to keep you guys updated. Oh! We do have names already picked out.…
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A Little iPhone Help from Readers
So I just got an iPhone and I’m looking for suggestions for websites and applications. Mainly I’d like something for blogging so I’m not totally out of the loop when I spend those long hours visiting my wife in the hospital but if you’ve got something really cool send it my way.
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Photo of the Day: Snowy Tioga Pass
Today’s Photo of the Day comes not from a person but from the UCSD webam at the Tioga Pass entrance. I decided to check to see how much snow had fallen in the pass when I happened across this beautiful shot. Don’t forget you can submit your photos by sending me the photo or a…
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A Bunch of Real Life Heroes
I’d like to take a second to focus on a great group of guys and gals who work tirelessly day and night, in rain and snow risking their own lives to help others. Their work reads like an adventure novel. Their exploits seem almost fictional but in truth they’re quite real. I’m not talking about…
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Wednesday Weekend Weather Sept. 21st – 23rd 2007
This weekend is going to be a wet and chilly one. Snow is predicted at the higher elevations if this low pressure from Canada moves over the Central Valley. If it heads more to the west it could be drier but still quite cold. This cold snap is predicted to extend all weekend and into…
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Photo of the Day: Zoomed in Yosemite Falls by Randy January
I’ve posted a couple photos by Randy January now and this one is definitely one of my favorites. Whenever I look at it it brings to mind visions of a secluded rainforest somewhere in Central America not in Yosemite. Very cool Randy. Photo by Randy January via Flickr.
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Photo of the Day: The Rocky and the Narrow by Random Curiosity
David (aka RandomCuriosity on Flickr) has some great shots of Yosemite. This one pushes my “fear of heights” button and makes me a bit squeemish. Great shot David. Be sure to also head over to David’s blog and read his posts about his recent hike to Lower Yosemite Falls and then North Dome via Upper…