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  • We Could Use Your Help

    I’ve always tried to make Yosemite Blog a handy reference for first-time and returning visitors and although I know a lot about the park in general I admit there are some specific areas where I know next to nothing. That’s why I’m turning to you for your help. I recently created a bunch of pages…

  • Photo of the Day: Smokey Hills

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful sunset shot from the NPS Air Quality cam that looks west from Turtleback Dome (just above the Wawona Tunnel). What you’re seeing is smoke from the Grouse fire sinking into the Merced Canyon. In the far distance what looks like clouds is actually smog over the Central…

  • Play It Safe – Save Half Dome Until Your Next Trip to Yosemite

    Although it can be a “once in a lifetime chance” for some people, remember there is more to Yosemite than just hiking to the top of Half Dome and with the unstable air and thunder storms that are expected to last through the end of the week, you might want to choose to see some…

  • I’m Not a Slacker

    You may think that because I haven’t been posting much while on my vacation I’ve been slacking, well not so! One need merely to take a look at the What’s New page to see all the interesting pages I’ve been adding over the past few days. If you feel there’s a topic we should cover…

  • Got an Old Photo I Can Use?

    So I’m working on the new Yosemite Blog theme and I came across a stumbling block. Does anyone have a picture of an old piton I can use? Also some old climbing photos, black and white preferably? Also any old, old, old camping pictures from the 20’s-40’s. I’m looking for things to show the history…

  • A Little About Me and My Son

    I don’t talk much about myself here. Some of you have seen my side projects or talked to me in person. A few have even read my profile. But in general, most haven’t. That’s why I wanted to stop and take a moment to talk a little about me and my son. My son Zachary…

  • YOSAR’s John Dill Honored for Achievements

    If you’ve ever wanted to meet a true hero I’d tell you to go to Yosemite and find John Dill. Dill has been THE face behind Yosemite’s Search and Rescue for over 38 years now. He’s taken part in almost every major rescue, he was there at the beginning when the original wall rats were…

  • Something Cool Happened on the Way Up

    Brian and his friend, Nick, were climbing El Cap when the rock slide happened. Interestingly enough the park geologist, needed to survey the situation, was on a route very close to theirs. Here’s what Brian had to say and his video from Flickr as the SAR helicopter came to extract the park geologist. Brianz: At…

  • 5th Annual Yosemite Facelift September 24th – 28th

    As the summer comes to a close the Yosemite Climbing Association will be hosting the 5th Annual Facelift. The five day, volunteer clean-up will take place September 24th – 28th starting daily at 8am with a daily closing time at 5pm. Event coordiantors will be staging in front of the Valley Visitor Center. All volunteers…

  • Half Dome in 2.5 Hours

    Got a couple hours to spare? Been hanging out at the climbing gym and looking for a little more excitement? Maybe you should do what Alex Honnold did, free-soloed the 23 pitch Regular Northwest Face up Half Dome in a mere 2 hours and 50 minutes. Alex scrambled up to the base of the 5.12a…