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Break out those umbrellas and snow boots, we got rain and snow comin’!
I wouldn’t make any long term plans that involve Tioga Pass or Glacier point, it looks like we might finally be at the end of this unseasonably dry, warm weather and headed into winter. The National Weather Service is forecasting rain and snow starting Thursday this week and continuing late into next week. It’s about…
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You Still Need a Permit to Climb Half Dome in 2012
Whether the Mayan’s were right about the end of the world thing or not you’re still going to need a permit to climb Half Dome via the cables in 2012. Yosemite National Park will require Day Use Permits seven days per week for climbing the Half Dome cables during the summer 2012 season. This is…
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Michael Frye’s Top 10 Photos of 2011
Michael Frye has posted a link to his Top 10 Images of 2011 and my what a beautiful collection it is.
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Get in FREE in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stop moping around the house! Yosemite is beautiful and you can get in free on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend.
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More Bad News: Sierra Snow Pack only 19% of Average
The Department of Water Resources conducted their first manual snowpack survey of the year Tuesday January 3rd showing that the Sierra Nevada snowpack water content level is only 19 percent of average for early January. The Northern Sierra Nevada is 21 percent of average, the central is 13 percent and the southern is 26 percent…
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Where’s the snow!
Jorma, the guy who makes the awesome time-lapse videos from the Yosemite Conservancy webcams, posted a photo on his website that mirrors exactly what I’ve been wondering the last couple of weeks. Where’s the snow?
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A Glimpse Into Yosemite’s Chinese History (video)
Yosemite National Park Ranger Yenyen Chan explores the history Chinese immigrants played in the building of Yosemite National Park.
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Yosemite Third Most-Visited Park in the Nation
With over 4 million people visiting Yosemite in the past year it’s no wonder that it’s the 3rd most visited park in the nation.
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Happy New Year!
From all of us at YosemiteBlog.com to all of our family, friends and loyal readers, we hope you have a bright a shining new year and wish you the best for the upcoming year.
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Climbing the Nose on El Capitan (video)
Mark and Janelle Smiley have set out to do what few have done, climb all of the routes famous by the iconic book, Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and document the whole thing in HD footage. Take a look as the Smileys climb the famous Nose on El Capitan.