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Weekend Weather Report April 20-22, 2012
Thinking about heading up to the park this weekend? Go for it! It’s going to be beautiful and there’s lots to see and do.
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Glacier Point Road Opening Tomorrow Night
Even sooner than the rumored Saturday, the Glacier Point Road will be open tomorrow night at 5:00pm.
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Beautiful but Deadly: Water in Yosemite
Just in time for Free Entry Week (aka National Parks Week) the National Park Service has released this great video on the dangerousness of water in Yosemite.
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Tioga Pass?
According to our good friend Jeffrey Trust at Yosemite NPS, plowing has begun on Tioga Pass Road. Unfortunately, they haven’t issued a report yet. Hopefully reports will soon be posted online. You can follow along here: Tioga Pass Road plowing update page Be sure to bookmark it, and visit often! Are you aching to get over…
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Edie’s Image of the day: Bristlecone Clouds
This image was captured in the White Mountains of California, east of the Sierra Nevada and Owens Valley. As average mean temperatures rise, the bristlecone pine groves move higher. Soon they will have no more place to go.
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Yosemite rumor mill is spinning!
Unless there is a storm between now and then, Glacier Pt. Road (and the Gift Store!) will open this Saturday, April 21.
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Hate the Half Dome Permit System? Let’s talk about it.
Got the Half Dome Trail Permit blues? Tell us. What’s broken? What woud work better? Come share your thoughts and ideas. Let’s talk.
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Edie’s Image of the Day: River mist
Guess who’s going to be sharing her beautiful photos on Yosemite Blog?
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It’s not easy, being green
Frogs are thought to be the first indicator when something goes awry in the environment. If there are no frogs around, you can bet something is up. With how much we’ve managed to pollute the environment, it’s no wonder frog populations are declining world wide.
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Yosemite Falls Trail Closing for Blasting
Yosemite Falls Trail will be closed on Wed, 4/18 for trail work including blasting. Blasting is commonly used where pry bars and hand tools are not enough to cut through the hard granite of Yosemite.