Search results for: “El Cap”
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Rattler! (video)
Mat Honan found one of Yosemite’s more nefarious inhabitants while hiking in the park, a rattlesnake. I haven’t actually heard of anyone being bitten in the Park but man, coming across a rattler on the trail puts your adrenaline through the roof even if you don’t have a confrontation. Hopefully Matt didn’t shoot this video…
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Don’t Drink and Climb (video)
When someone is too drunk to drive you take away their car keys. What about when someone is too drunk to climb? Do you take away their ropes? Let’s ask this guy who decided getting messed up then trying to climb El Cap was a good idea.
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Big Meadow Fire Update – Closures and Alternate Routes
NPS road block at the 120/140 Junction in Yosemite Valley. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne. Yesterday afternoon, significant fire activity was seen near Tamarack Flat with spotting across the Tioga Road. Air tankers and helicopters attacked these areas aggressively with water and retardant drops. The Tioga Road remains closed from Crane Flat to White Wolf. There…
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Big Meadow Fire Update
The Big Meadow Fire on August 27th. Photo courtesy NPS. Yesterday, firefighters made good progress improving fire lines east of El Portal. The active portion of the fire is in the north and northwest flanks away from Foresta and El Portal. Today, the highest priority continues to be improving fire lines east of El Portal…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-28
Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog! Happy Friday! # Be sure to visit http://www.yosemiteblog.com for the latest on the fire and road closure in Yosemite. # Ahwahnee opening this afternoon at 4 p.m. NPS says. http://bit.ly/sInDe # CA Follows @DiscoverNorCal @Stockton_CVB @visitlodi @VisaliaCVB @VisitCarlsbad @yosemiter_com RT @BigBlendMag @localMoSAC (via @LocalMoSAC) # Cool tweeters! Friday…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-17
Good morning! Thanks for folloing @theYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Today's forecast for Yosemite Valley: Hot. High around 94. Overnight lows around 52F. Definitely a fall day in California. Can you feel it? # Bear Found Sleeping In Car – With All Doors and Windows Closed! http://bit.ly/7ZrFZ # See the guy by…
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Ask A Climber
Visitors peer through a telescope at climbers on El Capitan. Photo by Tom Evans. It’s not uncommon to see throngs of visitors standing along Northside Drive by El Cap staring up at the climbers. I mean, it DOES take a certain amount of something to risk great bodily injury in the name of fun. I…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-08
Good morning. Thanks for following @theyosemiteblog – news, weather, and information from http://tr.im/vZoc # @yosemiter_com Yes, I have it for Aperture 2. Great program. I've used it several times with awesome results. in reply to yosemiter_com # Totally stoked to see the new Ken Burns series on the National Parks. Makes me want to go…
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Live Like a Star in Yosemite
There are lots of ways to make your trip to Yosemite memorable. Hike Half Dome, free climb El Cap, get eaten by a bear in your sleep, etc. – but by far the coolest way has got to be in an old Model A or Model T Ford. If you decide to stay at the…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-06
Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news, weather and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Weird weather expected today in Yosemite…SNOW! http://bit.ly/q2oW # More hang gliding in Yosemite http://vimeo.com/5978082 (via @knumbknuts) (via @designbydave) # Yosemite's Wilderness is illuminated by moonlight! Do you have special places near you…(via @YosemiteBob) # Video: Yosemite Floods in 1997. http://bit.ly/109mK3…