Yosemite Blog

  • 20th Annual Chef’s Holidays

    Yosemite will host its 20th annual Chef’s Holidays in Yosemite from Jan. 9 through Feb. 5. The eight-session program brings some of the best chefs in California, Texas and New York to the park for three days of culinary talks, demonstrations and dinners. The dates are Jan. 9-11, Jan. 11-13, Jan. 16-18, Jan. 18-20, Jan.…

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Yosemite Blog.

  • Mono Lake: An Early Morning Photo Destination

    The Reporter: “Come on, we have to get there before the sun gets up,” she urged. It should have been me doing the urging. I was the one who had requested the wake-up call. I was the one who wanted to take photos of sunrise over Mono Lake.” Just outside Yosemite’s eastern boundry, Mono Lake…

  • Great Photos at nextReality.net

    Great photos of Yosemite up over at nextReality.net.

  • Dan Mitchell’s Great Yosemite Photos

    Dan Mitchell has some great photos of Yosemite Valley and the High Country up on his site. Worth checking out.

  • Original Yosemite Land Protected for Future Generations

    MercuryNews.com (free registration required): “A picturesque landscape of sugar pine, incense cedar and white fir trees adjacent to Yosemite National Park’s western boundary near El Portal will be protected from development under a deal announced Monday. Owned by the same family since 1925, the 730-acre Ransome Ranch was purchased by the Pacific Forest Trust, an…

  • Weather for the Week of Nov. 22 – 28

    Monday: Clear tonight with a low from 9 to 19 degrees. Light winds expected from the northwest after midnight around 10 mph with gusts over the ridges up to 30. Tuesday: Mostly sunny but windy with a 10-15 mph wind gusting from the north. Highs expected to reach between 39 to 49. Tuesday evening should…

  • Big Oak Flat Road (Hwy 120) Closes Temorarily for Repairs

    UnionDemocrat.com: “Parts of Big Oak Flat Road in Yosemite National Park will be closed periodically today, tomorrow and Wednesday while workers make rock slide repairs. From 9 to 11 a.m. and from 1 to 3 p.m. both days, the road will be closed near its intersection with Tioga Road in the Crane Flat area and…

  • Michael Frye Book Signing

    Michael Frye, author of The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite will be signing books from Noon (12 pm PST) to 2 pm, Friday November 26th, in the Ansel Adams Gallery. Don’t miss this special opportunity to check out the great photographs and prints in the Gallery and speak with one of America’s premier photographers.

  • Thank God for The Highwayman

    Chains are as important when traveling in the mountains in winter as the close you wear to protect you from the cold. If you’re planning on making a trip to Yosemite this winter it’s not only recommended you carry chains, it’s required by law. If you live in Southern California you’re in luck though, you’re…