Search results for: “El Cap”
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What are the piles of brush alongside the roads into Yosemite that have paper on top?
Question: What are the piles of brush alongside the roads into Yosemite with paper on the top? Answer: No, they’re not houses for some of the Concessionaires Service staff, they’re actually part of a plan to make the park safer. Yosemite Fire Management has been clearing the trees and other fuels that might feed a…
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Return To The South Fork Of The Merced. By Ryan Zondervan
I found this story online and quickly emailed the author and asked if I could use his story as well as a picture on Yosemite Blog. He said yes and even pointed me towards an album with more of his photos from his adventure. Ryan is an awesome writer. Here’s a short excerpt from his…
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See America’s National Parks and Yosemite in Style Aboard The American Orient Express
Have you dreamed of being lulled to sleep by the click-clack-click-clack of steel wheels only to wake up in one of the most beautiful places America has to offer? Or maybe you’ve dreamed of seeing America’s national parks without the headache of driving, making reservations, cooking dinner, or loading the kids in the car. If…
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Collectors Edition California Quarters Now Available
If you’re looking for the perfect keepsake-reminder of your visit to Yosemite then the Yosemite Association has the perfect thing for you, two California state quarters in a collectors edition package. Yosemite Association:This beautiful Yosemite keepsake consists of two uncirculated 2005 California quarters presented in a colorful tri-fold holder that includes interesting facts and Yosemite…
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Enlightened Images
Gary N. Crabbe’s Enlightened Images is one of the best image galleries of Yosemite that I have come across. The images are brilliant, colorful, vibrant, and extraordinary. You’ll definitely want to spend a few minutes browsing his galleries. It’s well worth it.
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Original Yosemite Land Protected for Future Generations
MercuryNews.com (free registration required): “A picturesque landscape of sugar pine, incense cedar and white fir trees adjacent to Yosemite National Park’s western boundary near El Portal will be protected from development under a deal announced Monday. Owned by the same family since 1925, the 730-acre Ransome Ranch was purchased by the Pacific Forest Trust, an…