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  • A Get Together in Yosemite

    In case you hadn’t heard the Flickr Yosemite group is going to be having a meetup in the Park in early September. If you’re interested in Yosemite this is a great chance to meet some very knowledgeable people and have some fun with your camera in the park. For more information check out the group…

  • Ahn Likely Killed Traversing Creek

    Hyundo Ahn, a 25-year-old South Korean exchange student who had just completed a year at the University of California/Davis, obtained a wilderness permit for an ambitious eleven-day hike on the John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney on June 20th. After the hike, Ahn planned to visit several other sites in the U.S.…

  • Search For Missing Hiker Continues

    Bakersfield.com: “Rescuers continued to search Tuesday for a 51-year-old Santa Barbara hiker who was reported missing a week ago in Yosemite National Park. A helicopter, scent-sniffing dogs, and Marines from Camp Pendleton were all part of a search-and-rescue team that has been looking for Michael Ficery. Ficery was reported missing June 21 after his wilderness…

  • My body is sliding out of control towards the base of the upper falls. Before I even let out a scream, I plunge into the roaring rapids…

    “As I feel my body cool down, I watch a group of Fresno teenagers make way from the trees returning to the main trail. The leader and I exchange smiles. He asks me how would a cool misty spray feel right about now. I answer with a slight nod of the head. He explains that…

  • A Story, A Moral, and Some Sage Words

    A few years ago my wife, son, and I took off on a weekend camping trip during late June to the Eastern Sierra. Temperatures where I live had been between 96-101 for the past week so escaping to the cooler mountains sounded like a pretty good idea. Breaking from the rules my dad had taught…

  • After The Flood: A Look At The Damage

    Camera in hand, Edie takes a walk around the Valley to give us a look at the aftermath of the May 16th flood in Yosemite Valley. Edie: “With camera in hand, and the laptop in my backpack, I headed out this morning to take pictures of the flood damage. The first stop was over to…

  • Edie Reports From Inside The Flooded Yosemite Valley

    Got an email from Edie who is trapped in the Park. “Housekeeping camp seems to have gotten the worst of it. Once worker here told me he was wading in waist-deep water evacuating campers. There’s a scramble to get housing for the night–not sure where they’re putting people up. ” She also posted earlier on…

  • Poll Results for the week of April 25th through April 30th

    Sorry I’m a little late. I had a computer upgrade on Sunday and didn’t get around to changing the poll until today. Do you remember last weeks poll, “If you only had one picture left in your camera, what would you take a picture of in Yosemite?” B y 42% “The View From The Top…

  • Yosemite Falls Voted #1 Hike By Yosemite Blog Readers

    The first poll on Yosemite Blog is officially over and the results are in. It seems that many of you in our quickly growing readership enjoy the Yosemite Falls trail over the Half Dome Trail, Mist Trail, Four Mile Trail, and John Muir Trail. Click on the graphic below and you’ll be able to see…

  • Yosemite Falls x 4

    Photo courtesy of Phil Baird. My friend Phil demonstrates the magic of the Lomo camera. Great job Phil. Very beautiful. Phil says he took this photo a couple years ago while on a field trip with an Archaeology class. The class was mapping burn scars on trees around Yosemite Valley to find evidence of early…