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Student From Utah Was First Fatality of Season
People have been asking for an update to the article I posted about the person falling from Glacier Point so here’s what I’ve found. The person who fell over the cliff last week was a 20 year old Utah college student. deseretnews.com: A University of Utah student died last Friday when he fell over a…
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Glacier Point Victim First Fatality of Season
Looks like there’s already been the first fatality of the season in Yosemite, this one not water related. Here’s the low-down from Tom over at Yosemite Explorer. Yosemite Explorer: I have few details on this one, but today, May 26, 2006, a visitor fell to the death off Glacier Point. The best information I could…
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El Capitan and the Firefall by Chaz
Here’s a nother great photo from Chaz, this one of the majestic firefall and El Capitan. Chaz wrote: This photo places Horsetail Fall in its proper perspective on El Capitan. Taken on Monday, February 20, 2006 at 5:07 p.m. Sunset was still some 35 minutes away. The spiritually moving tableau puts me in mind of…
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El Cap & Fog
El Cap & Fog Originally uploaded by smeidinger. This is totally one of my favorite photos. Nice work, Sara. Technorati Tags: photography, photos, digital camera, yosemite
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Tack
P1170012 Originally uploaded by Ambitious Wench. I’m going to play favorites with Edie today and call this one my Photo of the Day. Obviously it’s not the traditional views we all see of Yosemite but it points out that “it’s not the camera taking the pictures, it’s the person behind the camera”. Nice shot, Edie.…
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Upper Yosemite and Half Dome
Upper Yosemite and Half Dome Originally uploaded by tychay. Terry Chay took this awesome photo of Yosemite Fall and Half Dome from the trail leading to the top of Yosemite Fall from the Valley. Great shot. Technorati Tags: California, digital, digital camera, digitalphotography, photography, photos, travel, yosemite
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Sierra Glaciers Disappearing at Alarming Rate, Scientists Report
A great story aired on KXTV 10, the local news station out of Sacramento that serves the Yosemite region, on the shrinking glaciers of the Sierra and Yosemite. I wasn’t able to get the online video to work but the story is great. Be sure you check out the Reporters Notebook after you read the…
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Tioga Pass Cam Goes Active
Have you seen the Tioga Pass cam? The cam was put in place by UCSD as part of the California Applications Program, a study to help better forecast weather and improve the accuracy of weather forecasts. The camera captures 4 times a day. Pretty cool. Technorati Tags: California, news, webcam, yosemite
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The Ahwahnee, National Historic Landmark
The Ahwahnee, National Historic Landmark Originally uploaded by Chuck and Vicki Rogers. Another great shot from Chuck and Vicki Rogers of the Ahwahnee Hotel. There’s a note on flickr.com from a viewer about Ansel Adams playing piano at the Ahwahnee. It is, in fact, true. Ansel was an accomplished pianist at a very young age…
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A Simple Rule
The other day, when my wife and I were in Curry Village, we witnessed 3 Asian men down on their hands and knees on the path between the store and the pizza shop trying to coax a squirrel into letting them touch it (would have had pics but I wasn’t fast enough with my camera).…