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  • Yosemite Concessionaire Gets New Phone Numbers

    Our agent inside the Delaware North Company…we’ll call her Secret Squirrel…ok, it was Theresa…sent me this press release to let everyone know that Delaware North Company, the company who currently runs all the concessionaires services within the park, has changed some of their phone numbers. YosemitePark.com: “A bank of thirty telephone numbers used by Yosemite…

  • Hi, I’m Edie, and I am gobsmacked on a daily basis by Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada.

    *waves* First, Thank you Loyd for inviting me to join YosemiteBlog.com. I’m Edie (AKA Ambitious Wench), and I live and work in Yosemite valley. I work for [DNC], the current concessionaire. I’m a photographer, a backpacker, a car-camper, and former renfaire performer. I will be providing news as it happens here in Yosemite, or as…

  • The Ahwahnee Celebrates 80th Birthday

    Visitors to Yosemite know The Ahwahnee as well as they know Half Dome and Yosemite Falls and why not, it’s a beautiful piece of architecture. This year marks a special occasion as The Ahwahnee turns 80. UnionDemocrat.com: “What started out 80 years ago as a way to attract influential lawmakers and wealthy San Franciscans to…

  • Body of Missing Hiker Found

    The body of missing hiker Ottorina Bonaventure has been found in the Yosemite southwest of Tuolumne Meadows in the Echo Creek drainage. Yuba Net: “The search for a missing woman in Yosemite National Park ended on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 when her body was located in the Echo Creek drainage, a rugged wilderness area southwest…

  • Award Honors Dining Excellence at the Ahwahnee

    The Ahwahnee Hotel, long known for it’s beautiful architecture and elegant rooms now has one more award to boast about, the Fine Dining Hall of Fame Award. hospitality-1st.com: “The criterion for receiving the award focuses on food quality, service and ambience, leadership in training and motivating staff to provide the finest in dining experiences. The…

  • Insider Info: 140 May Open Soon

    Tom has a little insider info he posted over at his site. Looke like they’re working their butts off to get 140 open. Yosemite Explorer: This is just the first word from Kenny Karst, the DNC public relations guy, after a conference call with CalTrans and others involved. CalTrans has announced that they HOPE to…

  • Celebrate Earth Day in Yosemite

    If you’re headed up to the park for earth Day there’s lots of cool thing for you to check out and do and you might even get into the park for free. Yosemite National Park will celebrate Earth Day with a variety of stewardship and educational activities intended to improve the visitor’s understanding of the…

  • Pick Some Apples, Save Some Bears!

    The 8th Annual Yosemite Valley Apple Picking is taking place Tuesday and Wednesday at Curry Village(Tuesday) and Lamon’s Apple Orchard(Wednesday). These ripe apples attract bears to developed areas and alter their natural diets. By removing the apples, bears will return to natural food sources found throughout the park and not become exposed to humans and…

  • Some Yosemite Camps To Remain Closed

    Here’s another article on the Yosemite High Sierra Camps Closures. Press Telegram: “The heavy snow dumped on the Sierra Nevada this winter is going to keep some of Yosemite National Park’s popular high country campgrounds closed for the summer, park officials said. Although the park’s crew managed to cut through enough snow to predict the…

  • High Sierra Camps To Remain Closed. Tioga Pass Opens Friday.

    An inside source has revealed that High Sierra camps will not be opening this year due to the very high snow pack. In agreement with NPS at Yosemite, they (DNC) have decided that it would not be financially feasible because the infrastructure required to open camps would not be in place until late August, and…