If you’re headed up to the Park please be careful around all rivers and streams. The snowpack is melting quickly with the warm weather and all rivers and streams are flowing exceptionally fast. It doesn’t take much for you to be swept off your feet and once in the icy cold water hypothermia sets in…

A major rockfall closed a section of Highway 140 just outside the park. I don’t have word whether or not it’s open yet but they were trying to have it cleaned up and passable by late yesterday afternoon. Here’s the official word from the NPS. I’ll post more info as I have it. Yosemite National…

Here’s some good advice for hikers and backpackers alike. If you’re heading into the wilderness treat your water. MercuryNews.com: Bay Area hikers heading to the Sierra Nevada this summer should be extra careful about where they find their drinking water, particularly if cows are nearby. That’s the upshot of a new study that found cattle-grazing…

If you’ve been reading Yosemite Blog with any regularity then you’ve probably heard me mention Misha Logvinov several times. Well now Misha’s awesome photos of the Yosemite high country have caught someone else’s eye, the editors of National Geographic Adventure magazine. Misha’s photo (as seen at left) of Mathes Crest is appearing in this months…

The back loops of the Wawona Campground have opened for the season and the campground is now on reservations. The Hodgdon Meadow Group Camp has opened for the season and the Hodgdon Meadow Campground is now on reservations. Technorati Tags: California, camping, news, yosemite

April 21st – 29th is National Parks Weeks and Yosemite has lots of fun and exciting things planned to celebrate. Evening Events Friday, April 21 Special Earth Day Eve Family Program: music and fun with Adam Burns and friends 7:00 Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater Saturday, April 22 Lee Stetson, Actor: “An Earth Day Visit with John…

If you’re headed up to the park for earth Day there’s lots of cool thing for you to check out and do and you might even get into the park for free. Yosemite National Park will celebrate Earth Day with a variety of stewardship and educational activities intended to improve the visitor’s understanding of the…

Pavitra happened across the blog the other day and thought to write in with a great question. I’m planning a 4 or 5-day camping trip to Yosemite in mid-June and need your help finding a campground. All the campsites in yosemite are reserved already, so I am now looking at places outside the park. (I…

If you’re looking to get Jon’s DVD Hiking Guide then now is the time. Jon sent me an email to let me know that not only will you get the free map/guide if you mention YosemiteBlog when you order but he’s giving away free shipping. Wow! That’s awesome. You can find out more information at…

If you’re traveling up the 120 route into Yosemite looks like you can expect a little longer drive than you’d planned. CalTrans is doing some emergency roadwork at the bottom of Priest Grade, a narrow winding section of road just below Big Oak Flat and Groveland. NPS:The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be closing State…