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Judy Shares Her Yosemite
I got an email this morning from Judy asking about flying into Merced on Great Lakes Aviation. Honestly, I’ve never heard of Great Lakes nor was I aware Merced had commuter flights coming in. But it wasn’t that that spurred me to post, it was the second email I received from Judy that has a…
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We’re on Facebook!
Are you addicted to Farmville like my wife? Do you spend most of your waking hours on Facebook checking everyone’s status? Well then add us! That’s right, Yosemite Blog is now on Facebook! Post your photos, and videos, start discussion, comment on posts or just say hi!
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The Oystergate Scandal
Here’s an interesting video about the Point Reyes Oyster Farm Scandal that took place while Neubacher was there. I’m a little disappointed the website doesn’t have any credibility by citing who made it, who endorses it, or even who made the video. There’s no way to tell if the people in the video were properly…
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The Sound of Water (video)
Today I spent the day shooting HD video all around Yosemite Valley. If you follow us on Twitter you probably noticed the steady stream of photos and twitvideos (video 1, video 2) as I hiked around and shot. One of the nice things about hiking around today was that I pretty much had the park…
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New Yosemite Superintendent No Stranger to Controversy
Don Neubacher, a 28 year veteran of the National Park Service is taking over as Superintendent in Yosemite National Park. Neubacher, formerly Superintendent of Point Reyes National Seashore, will have the difficult task of taking over the ill-fated Merced River Plan which has already been shot down once by U.S courts. Neubacher is no stranger…
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Breaking News: New Half Dome Trail Quota Enacted
We all remember the photos and videos of last summer when crowds going up Half Dome got out of control, well that may be a thing of the past as the National Park Service in Yosemite has enacted trail restrictions on Half Dome weekends and federal holidays during the summer months. Beginning in 2010, all…
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Biggest Full Moon of the Year Tonight
The full moon will appear it’s largest tonight, Friday 29, 2010. Photo by R. Kurtz. If you love photographing Yosemite’s majestic cliffs and waterfalls at night tonight may be a great night to do some shooting, if the clouds don’t get in the way. Tonight the moon will be closest in it’s orbit to the…
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In the Presence of Giants
In the middle of winter most visitors to the park don’t visit the 3 groves of Giant Sequoia in the park so sometimes its good to get a reminder that Yosemite isn’t just cliffs and towering waterfalls. It’s so much more. No photo or video could ever compare to actually standing in the presence of…
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52 Documented Rock Falls in 2009
Recorded rockfalls in Yosemite National Park from 1857-2009. Courtesy NPS. Most of the time you don’t hear about a rockfall in Yosemite unless it closes a road or hotel or someone is in the wrong spot at the wrong time. @YosemiteScience posted a link to the great new rockfall page on the NPS website explaining…
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More Snow on the Way
The weather people are saying there’s more snow on the way tonight and tomorrow. Rain is likely at lower elevations across California with snow levels dropping to 5000 feet. 3 – 6 inches of wet snow are expected. Not complaining we really need the snow. Too bad it all has to come in one big…