Search results for: “Backcountry”
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Jobs in Yosemite: Volunteer Coordinator Assistant
Volunteer Coordinator Assistant (OA) SALARY RANGE: 36,822.00 – 47,864.00 USD per year OPEN PERIOD: Thursday, August 21, 2008 to Friday, September 05, 2008 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0303-07 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time Career/Career Conditional PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 07 DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy – Yosemite, CA WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: National Park Service employees JOB SUMMARY: Experience Your America and build a…
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Superintendent Tollefson Stepping Down to Join Yosemite Fund
Mike Tollefson who has been the Superintendent of Yosemite for the last 6 years is stepping down to become president of the Yosemite Fund, a nonprofit agency that raises money for the park. Tollefson has been the instrumental force in accomplishing a number of the improvements you see in the park and will be a…
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Wanted: Jobs in Yosemite
I get lots of emails from people asking about jobs in Yosemite so I’m going to try posting some job listings and see if that helps out. NPS – Social Scientist SALARY RANGE: 45,040.00 – 54,494.00 USD per year OPEN PERIOD: Friday, August 15, 2008 to Friday, August 29, 2008 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0101-09/11 POSITION…
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Stars at Ostrander
You should check out this article on the [Ostrander] Ski Hut. Why? 1. There’s an amazing night photo of the hut below a billion stars. 2. A comparison of Two Buck Chuck and Chateau Margaux. Link to the photo Link to the SF Chronicle article It’s an unproven yet widely acknowledged fact that Two Buck…
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Photo of the Day: Lembert Dome and Tuolumne Meadows
Here’s a really cool photo I found over on the NPS site from just a few days ago on December 12th of a snow covered Lembert Dome and Tuolumne Meadows. Awesome shot! Photo courtesy National Park Service. Technorati Tags: backcountry, photo of the day, photography, tuolumne meadows, yosemite
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The John Muir Trail
It runs 211 miles and goes from the Happy Isles trailhead in Yosemite Valley, south to the summit of Mt. Whitney. For a lot of the Half Dome hike, you are on the John Muir Trail . Building the trail took from 1915 until 1938. It was started just after John Muir’s death in 1914.…
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Inspiration from Flickr
Since I arrived in Yosemite 2 and a half years ago, I’ve paid particular attention to Flickr.com as a source of information and inspiration for prospective images. There are several Flickr members that inspire me; Paige Falk, Buck Forester, G Dan Mitchell to name a few. It was Buck’s image of Temple Crag that lead…
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It’s Different in the Winter
Yosemite is a different place in the winter, one that the millions of visitors who only come during the busy season (June, July, August) never see. It’s a little more quiet, there’s a little more solitude and life takes on a slower pace as the surrounding mountains lie under a deep blanket of snow. Don’t…
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Go For a Ride and See Yosemite from the Saddle
Most people have heard of the mule trips in the Grand Canyon but did you know you can go on mule rides in Yosemite and what a great way to see the park! Yosemitepark.com: There may be no better way to experience the vast majesty of Yosemite’s backcountry than by mule. When you’re ready to…
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AWOL Soldier Found In Little Yosemite Valley
NPS: “On Sunday, November 26th, rangers arrested Christopher Powell in Little Yosemite Valley, a backcountry camping area six trail miles from Yosemite Valley. A limited search for Powell had begun on the night of November 19th, when rangers noted that a vehicle registered to him had been parked at a trailhead for a long period…