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Need Some Inspiration?
If you’ve been planning your summer Yosemite trip and are trying to decide on where to go and what to see there are lots of beautiful images over in the Yosemite Blog Group pool on Flickr to give you inspiration. Check ’em out. Photo by RadiHoliday on Flickr.
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Photo of the Day: Mono Lake Sunset by Robin Black
Robin Black posted this beautiful photo of Mono Lake the other day and right away I emailed her asking if I could use it as Photo of the Day. With her reply she let me in on another little project she’s working on, a bulletin board for photographers. Californiaphotogs.com has everything from photo tips and…
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Yosemite Going Green(er)
Yosemite is going green(er). Starting in June Yosemite National Park will begin installing a $4.4 million dollar photovoltaic solar panel system capable of producing 800,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually resulting in an almost 12 percent reduction in electricity purchased from outside sources. The system will be the largest grid-connected photovoltaic system in the National…
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First Bear Hit By Car of Year
@YosemiteScience: “Be bear aware: First bear hit by a vehicle this year. And, 16 incidents so far where a bear obtained trash or got into unsecured dumpsters.” (photo: Andy Sternberg)
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Spring Storm Bringing More Rain – Some Snow
…UNSETTLED AND COOLER WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY… AFTER SEVERAL PLEASANT SPRING WEATHER DAYS OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA…COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER IS FORECAST TO RETURN TO THE AREA ON MONDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON…AND POSSIBLY CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED…
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Yosemite Falls (video)
With the wet winter and nice warm Spring we’re having you can bet the waterfalls around the park are putting on quite a show. If you aren’t lucky enough to be able to make it up until later this year here’s a great video from Yosemite Nature Notes about Yosemite Falls. Enjoy! I highly recommend…
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Spring Plowing Report for May 12, 2010
Glacier Point Road: Crew had to plow and sand from new snow accumulation and is now working back from Glacier Point to widen and clean roadway. Crews are also Sweeping and Patching Potholes. Average Snow Depth is 4 feet Plowing operations will continue today. Contractor is working on the road from Chinquapin to Badger Pass.…
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How long is your pass good for?
I get a lot of people asking about interesting places around Yosemite and when I suggest places outside the park they immediately ask with some trepidation how long their $20 entrance fee is good for. You’re in luck. Your $20 entrance fee entitles you to leave and enter the park as many times as you…
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Plowing Conditions Update May 5th
Glacier Point Road: End location is Glacier Point. Average snow depth is 5 to 6 feet. Plowing operations will continue today Note: If the Glacier Point Road opens for the season prior to May 28, it will be open Saturdays and Sundays only through May 27 (plus Friday, May 21) due to road work. No…
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Photo of the Day: Absolutely Beautiful by Jason Armstrong
I love when photographers don’t name their photos because it means I can choose whatever name I like. Usually it’s something like “insanely ridiculously cool” or “beyond the realm of human comprehension”. For this shot from Jason Armstrong I’m going to call it “absolutely beautiful”. Good choice you think? Nice shot, Jason. Photo by Jason…