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Now It’s Your Turn
It’s almost the end of the month and you know what that means, a new poll! I haven’t picked a question yet for February so I though I’d ask you. What do you think next months poll should be about? Send an email with your suggestion to: loyd@yosemiteblog.com and just before the start of next…
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More Trip Planning: Hiking, Camping, and Fishing In Yosemite
Craig from Tennessee writes: I visited Yosemite a few years ago and was amazed. I went with a buddy and our time was kind of pressed. We hiked through the Mariposa Grove and camped in the Valley for two nights. I had a great time and really enjoyed the trip, just wish we could have…
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It’s Snow-Fun in Yosemite
There’s nothing that compares to winter in Yosemite. The new fallen snow. The beauty of the natural landscape. Except possibly seeing it all by moonlight. That’s right, the moonlight snowshoe walks are back and Yosemite could never be much more beautiful than it is. Description: a two mile snowshoe to an overlook in the beauty…
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Hunters in the Snow
How would you like to be trapped in a cabin all winter long, miles from anyone except the pristine beauty of the Yosemite high country in winter. That’s exactly what two rangers do every year as they stay in Tuolumne Meadows to conduct research, provide information, and help any wayward travelers there might be. Here’s…
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Ooops. I forgot about last months poll.
I forgot that I hadn’t posted the results from last months poll yet. My bad. Do you remember the poll? We asked “Do you think the NPS should allow corporate sponsorhip within Yosemite?” An overwhelming 77% of respondents said No way! It woudl spoil the beauty of the park. 29% felt it would be ok…
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3 Days in Yosemite. What should we do?
Reader Ken writes in: “We’re an active family of four (kids are 12 and 13 years old) who has always enjoyed day hikes. One of the best vacations we ever took was to Yellowstone. We just decided to go to Yosemite in June of 2006. I made the following reservations at various locations in Yosemite.…
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Help! I’m Camping at Hodgdon Meadow!
Moni wrote in to ask: “I ended up having to make my reservations for Hodgdon Meadow instead…is this a less desirable place to camp?” Well the answer is, Hodgdon Meadow is a beautiful place to camp. It’s right on the entrance to the park on 120 so it actually opens up some different hiking and…
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Going Hiking in Yosemite? Grab Your DVD Player.
Grab your credit card folks because here’s one you’re not going to want to miss. Jon Shannon loves Yosemite. Love it a lot in fact. Loves it so much that when he decided to take some of his photography and make a new style trail guide he was sure it’d be a hit. The DVD…
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Yosemite Falls in B&W
Yosemite Falls B&W Originally uploaded by Vladimir Fanning. Vladimir Fanning put up this really awesome shot of Yosemite Falls in black and white on Flickr. Great shot, Vladimir.
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What would Hetch Hetchy be like if it is restored.
Here’s a very interesting story from the LA Times. Novelist Greg Sarris imagines what it would be like after the water is drained and Hetch Hetchy is restored. LA Times: “The massive lake shinks; 360,000 acre feet of impounded water begins to disappear. Stumps from giant oaks felled nearly a hundred years ago appear beneath…