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Photo of the Day: Milky Way over Mono Lake Tufa by Tyler Westcott
One of the things I love about Lee Vining and the Mono Lake area is the sky at night. It’s so wide and open and there are millions of stars. Today’s Photo of the Day is another beautiful shot from Tyler Westcott. Here’s his caption from Flickr: On our first night of our week-long photo…
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Breathtaking Yosemite (video)
Alright it’s almost lunch time and you’ve been working hard. Take a quick break and watch this breath taking video of Yosemite. It’s best seen in HD over on YouTube.
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Reader Response: Vicious Deer
Donna sent me an email about the Vicious Deer video I posted last night. Here’s her comment: “You need to STOP portraying animals as vicious. People are stupid and they do stupid things when they are around animals, whether the animals be domestic or wild. I am sick to death of everyone blaming animals for…
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Photo of the Day: Mono Lake Sunset by Jennifer Franklin
Like many of us local photographers, Jennifer Franklin feels compelled to traverse Tioga Pass the day it opens and with good reason. Take a look at this photo. Man, what a beautiful sunset. Nice shot, Jennifer. Photo by Jennifer Franklin.
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The Most Vicious Wild Animal in Yosemite (video)
What’s the most dangerous animal in Yosemite? The one that’s contributed to the most injuries and deaths? No, it’s not bears or rattlesnakes, it’s deer. Take a look at this video and you’ll see just how defensive deer can be. Keep in mind that this is a female defending a fawn but there have been…
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An Introduction to Hiking Half Dome (video)
The NPS has produced a great new video that gives a REALLY good introduction on hiking Half Dome. It talks about what you need, hazards and things you need to watch out for. If you’ve been thinking about hiking Half Dome it’s worth checking out the video first.
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So Much for ‘Leave No Trace’
Here’s an interesting photo Phil Evans took by Mirror Lake and his daughter Laura posted on Flickr. I’m not sure what’s going on with this didn’t even know it was going on in, fact. But the last thing I want to see in someplace beautiful like Yosemite is a bunch of “ducks”. It looks more…
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Close Encounter With a Bear (video)
Here’s a video by a park visitor who happened to get some nice video of a bear in Yosemite. The bear is a cinnamon colored Black Bear not a Grizzly as noted in the video’s caption. It’s a common mistake, they do look like a Grizzly but they’re substantially smaller in size and their face…
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Pet’s are OK in Yosemite
A bored dog looks out the window as it waits in traffic in Yosemite. Photo by Alistair. I love taking my dogs out with me on a hike or camping. They carry their own food in their packs and are generally well behaved. They’re also better companions than most people. If you’re planning your trip…
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Photo of the Day: Sentinel Dome Silhouette by Tyler Westcott
Tyler Westcott is a regular pick for Photo of the Day as he takes some awesome photos. He also has a habit of writing some great captions to go with them. Here’s what Tyler had to say about Today’s Photo of the Day: I just returned from a week-long trip to Yosemite National Park –…