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Rock climbing and rock protection/anchors
Ever wonder what a Class 5.3 is? The American Safe Climbing Association has a great page with information on all the Rock Climbing Ratings used today including the Yosemite Decimals System orignally invented by Don Wilson, Royal Robbins, and Chuck Wilts in 1956 and the original Sierra Club rock climbing rating system, dating from the…
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Paul’s Yosemite Photos
Looking to perk up your desktop at work and bring a little Yosemite into the office? Paul’s Yosemite Photographs is a great collection of photographs and wallpapers of Yosemite. Great photos!
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Submit Your Sites
Find an interesting article on Yosemite you’d like to suggest? Know of a site with great pictures of Yosemite you’d like me to highlight? Send it to me! You can email me at loydatyosemiteblog.com or aim me at thecmpnguy.
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How To Brew The Perfect Cup Of Joe On The Trail
Backpacker: “Because the ingredients and process are so elegantly simple, coffee is one of the few things that tastes every bit as good in the woods as it does in your kitchen. That’s true whether you drip it right into your mug with a paper filter or play backcountry barista with a lightweight grinder and…
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Christmas in Yosemite
Been looking for a Christmas album to get you in the spirit of the season? Then check out Christmas In Yosemite, a collection of time-honored Christmas favorites designed to soothe and refresh you. Features the songs: First Noel, Little Drummer Boy, Silent Night, Angels We Have Heard on High, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,…
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Hidden Jewel #32: Yosemite Ice Rink
Looking for something to do this winter? Head up to Yosemite and try ice skating in the grandeur of Yosemite Valley. A long time favorite with Yosemite’s winter visitors, the Curry Village ice rink, is the perfect place to spend a chilly winters day skating or sipping hot chocolate while enjoying the breath-taking view of…
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Weather for the Week of Nov. 29 – Dec 5
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs at 5000 feet 44 to 54 with overnight lows down to the low teens (12 – 19 degrees). ..at 8000 feet the expected high is from 40 to 50 degrees with overnight lows down to 0 degrees farenheit! Wednesday: Mostly sunny Wednesday but expect some clouds by Wednesday night. Highs at…
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Climbing The Dihedral Wall: Adventure Climbing El Capitan
From the very first days, Yosemite has long been the premier place climbers to prove their worth. Whether free climbing on El Capitan or bouldering in any one of the fields around the Valley the heart of climbing beats in Yosemite like in no other place in the world. In this months issue of Climbing…
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Lower Yosemite Falls
I took this picture one spring day a a few months before my son was born. Using a slighty slower shutter speed than the camera’s meter called for and a tripod enabled me to blur the quickly falling water and still catch the spray. Although there were a lot of people taking pictures of the…
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Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra
Amazon: In the tradition of California the Beautiful, Galen Rowell’s best-selling celebration of the natural beauty of the Golden State, comes Yosemite & the Eastern Sierra, featuring stunning color images by outdoor photographer Gary Crabbe. Here is a fresh look at the wonders of Yosemite National Park (visited by more than three million people each…