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Which Road Should You Take into Yosemite in Winter?
Highway 120 (Big Oak Flat Road) into Yosemite, New Years Eve 2009. Photo by Janet Crum. I came across this photo on Flickr and it realize that there’s a topic I haven’t talked about yet, which road to take in winter. This is a photo of the Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 from San…
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SF Halts Water Flow from Hetch Hetchy
O’Shaughnessy Dam releases water from Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Photo by Inklein. San Francisco is high and dry as the SFPUC cut water delivery from Hetch Hetchy for at least a month. The shutdown is part of a planned outage to allow for maintenance on the aging water delivery system and is expected to last until…
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Photo of the Day: El Capitan and Oaks by Robert Pearce
I’d like to take a moment to thank all the people who send in their photos for Photo of the Day. If it weren’t for you fine folks I wouldn’t be able to post awesome photos like this one from Robert Pearce. I really love the warmth of the light and the cold of the…
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If It Were in Washington D.C. It’d Be National News
Roughly 60 miles north of Yosemite, Valley Springs California has been the setting for as many as 14 sniper attacks in recent weeks. Fortunately no on has been hurt. When 2 men went on a shooting spree up the interstate highways around Washington D.C. it was national news and on the front page of every…
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November Ballot Initiative Could Let Bay Area Water Users Voice View on Hetch Hetchy
A Restore Hetch Hetchy booth outside a Whole Foods store in Noe Valley helps to make Bay Area citizens aware of Hetch Hetchy and gather signatures to get a new initiative on the November Ballot. Photo by Steve Rhodes. San Francisco residents could get the chance to vote on draining Hetch Hetchy Reservoir if a…
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Photo of the Day: Cathedral Peak and Afternoon Thunderstorm By Thom Schroeder
Here’s a great photo for today’s Photo of the Day from Thom Schroeder (aka koaflashboy on Flickr). I really love the clouds and the contrast in this photo. Great work, Thom. Thanks for sharing it in the Flickr Group Pool. Photo by Thom Schroeder.
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Photo of the Day and a Conditions Update
Today my wife and I and the rugrats went around the park taking pictures and shooting some video. This isn’t the best shot I’ve taken of Yosemite Falls by far but it is the first shot I’ve taken this year. If you’re headed up to the park I can tell you there’s a little snow…
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Happy New Year!
I’d like to take a moment to thank you all for making 2009 a great year and tell you a little bit about the future. 2009 has been awesome and I’m really thankful for all the great people who sent in photos, videos, story ideas and comments. We couldn’t have made this year such a…
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Yosemite 2009: The Year in Review
2009 was a big year in Yosemite. There were rock falls, the Ahwahnee was closed for a while and there were more than enough fires. Here’s a quick run-down of this years top stories. Rockfall by Ahwahnee Hotel In early February an 800 ton rock fall took place near the Ahwahnee. Amgen Bicycle Tour Visits…
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Photo of the Day: Looking Back at 2009
2009 was a great year in Yosemite as seen in all the beautiful photos we posted as Photo of the Day. Here are some of the photos from 2009 you thought were exceptional. Enjoy! Photo by Charles Phillips. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. Photo by JohnB49. Photo by Forrest P.. Photo by Hamza Lakhani. Photo by…