Yosemite Blog

  • Some Yosemite Camps To Remain Closed

    Here’s another article on the Yosemite High Sierra Camps Closures. Press Telegram: “The heavy snow dumped on the Sierra Nevada this winter is going to keep some of Yosemite National Park’s popular high country campgrounds closed for the summer, park officials said. Although the park’s crew managed to cut through enough snow to predict the…

  • Yosemite Open House

    MyMotherLode.com: “Yosemite National Park will be giving the public an opportunity to find out the latest on a number of ongoing projects. An open house is scheduled for June 29th from 2 to 6 PM at the Valley Visitors Center Auditorium in Yosemite Valley. Projects to be discussed are the center’s exhibit hall, the South…

  • Bear Tracks

    Bear Tracks Originally uploaded by Campin’ Guy. Evidence of the bear that made itself at home in our camp. I really like bears but this was not the way I wanted to get to know one.

  • Eastern Sierra

    A Big Rock Originally uploaded by Campin’ Guy. Ever wonder what the Eastern Sierra Nevada just outside Yosemite has to offer? Here’s a shot I took at our most recent trip just a little north east of the Park. There’s lots to do if you get tired of hiking trails. Mono Lake, Bodie (a ghost…

  • High Sierra Camps To Remain Closed. Tioga Pass Opens Friday.

    An inside source has revealed that High Sierra camps will not be opening this year due to the very high snow pack. In agreement with NPS at Yosemite, they (DNC) have decided that it would not be financially feasible because the infrastructure required to open camps would not be in place until late August, and…

  • Dan Mitchell:A most ‘excellent’ photographer

    Dan Mitchell’s a great guy and he lent me this awesome picture of Cathedral Peak for Yosemite Blog and I can’t say ‘thank you’ enough. But Dan’s got more than this shot up at his website, Dan Mitchell.org. There’s tons and tons of beautiful photos of Yosemite if you’ve got a few minutes to spare.…

  • First Tourist Visitors to Yo Semite, by James M. Hutchings (1888)

    The 27th marks the 150th anniversary of the first tourist party, led by James Mason Hutchings, to Yosemite and there’s a copy of the story online. Hutchings: “Believe me there is an indescribable charm steals over the heart when wandering among the untrodden fastnesses of the mountains for the first time, especially under circumstances similar…

  • Half Dome Cables Are Up

    Since I, myself, was in the High Sierra enjoying a winters storm, high winds, and a bear in my camp (more on that later) I didn’t get the chance to tell everyone, the Half Dome cables are up. Remember, The trail to the Dome is closed during the week at the shoulder for trail work…

  • Trekking For A Cause

    Picked this one up from over at theThe Sentinel in Hanford California. The Sentinel: “Vacationers on their way to Yosemite this week might have seen a kid in a bright orange T-shirt walking the shoulder of Highway 41, hiking staff in hand, limping slightly and singing to himself. A homeless teenager? A mental patient, maybe?…

  • Bear Boxes in the Sierra Nevada

    Climber.orghas a list of bear boxes (aka food storage lockers) for Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. The list even has GPS coordinates. Very nice!