Yosemite Blog

  • Yosemite in WInter 2010 (video) by dsograph

    Here’s a great video I stumbled across on Youtube this morning from dsograph of Yosemite Valley in Winter. The video is best in HD so head over to Youtube and check it out. Don’t forget to change your video settings to 720p to see it in HD. The option for video size is in the…

  • From the Mail Bag: No RVs!

    A creatively decorated RV follows a tour bus on the way to Yosemite. Photo by Steve Rhodes. George asks: “I’m heading to Yosemite in mid-May and, in doing research, came across your blog. I’m hoping you might share your thoughts concerning the following. I’m a backpacker with a knee problem so my trip is compromised…

  • Share Your Yosemite: There Will Be Another Day

    Carrie sent in this very moving story about her life and what Yosemite means to her. It’s more proof that Yosemite shares a different place in each of our lives. For some of us it’s a place to visit, for others a place to heal. The pictures I’ve posted on Facebook indicate personal growth during…

  • Photo of the Day: Half Dome by Matthew Lyons

    Today’s Photo of the Day came to us in a round about way from @kimberlyfaye. Kimberly retweeted the link posted by @matthewdlyons who took the photo. Confused yet? Don’t worry. Take a couple of deep breaths and stare at the beautiful photo of Half Dome and it’ll pass. I think what really caught my eye…

  • Is that…Half Dome?

    Paul Davis sent me this photo proving that you don’t have to drive way out in the country to see Half Dome from the Central Valley, in fact, he took this shot at Highway 99 and Fulkerth Road in Turlock, California. If you click the photo you’ll see a larger (not as large as the…

  • Photo of the Day: Stormy Tunnel View by Chuck Cagara

    We haven’t done a Photo of the Day in a while so what better way to return from hiatus than with this awesome shot from Chuck Cagara of MagicalLightPhotography.com. Chuck said: I was lucky to be in the park from Jan. 18 – Jan. 24th. We tell friends, “We had falling trees, power outages, limited…

  • Share Your Yosemite: Generations

    Continuing our Share Your Yosemite series, Kevin sent us this email of his yosemite. My first trip to Yosemite was when I was in my early teens with a group of 4-5 families from our neighborhood. I grew up at the beach in Southern California, so my dad’s attitude tended to be why vacation when…

  • Share Your Yosemite: Let’s Go to Yosemite!

    Here’s a great story (and photo) by Jennifer that shows you don’t have to spend an entire day in Yosemite to have a great memory. Give it a read. I’ve lived my entire life in Fresno, and my father’s family has had a cabin in Fish Camp since the 1940s, so trips to Yosemite have…

  • Climbing in Yosemite #3 on Thrill Seekers List

    El Capitan: start of the Nose. Photo by Jacqueline Pogg posted on Flickr by Xavier de Jauréguiberry. Travel Guide Lonely Planet has come out with a list of the Worlds Top 10 Experiences for Thrill Seekers and guess what’s in the number 3 spot on the list, climbing in Yosemite. Also on the list (in…

  • Share Your Yosemite

    Judy’s email she sent really made me think. Yosemite is a special place to each and every one. We each find our own little piece of it that fits in our world and we cling to that piece. That’s why I’ve decided to start something new. Share Your Yosemite. Tell us your memory of Yosemite.…