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Yosemite 2009: The Year in Review
2009 was a big year in Yosemite. There were rock falls, the Ahwahnee was closed for a while and there were more than enough fires. Here’s a quick run-down of this years top stories. Rockfall by Ahwahnee Hotel In early February an 800 ton rock fall took place near the Ahwahnee. Amgen Bicycle Tour Visits…
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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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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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@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…
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Tent Camping in Yosemite
Who doesn’t love waking up in the morning, unzipping their tent and look straight up at majestic El Capitan, the Yosemite High Country or a rushing river. We need some help writing this page. If you’d like to contribute please send an email to info@yosemiteblog.com. We could really use your help!
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Ribbon Fall: It’s Still There But Probably Not for Long
If you’re a denizen of Yosemite like I am then you’re probably pretty familiar with Ribbon Fall. Where is it? Well if you’re standing and looking at Bridalveil Fall on the Southside Drive simply turn around and it’ll be a little to the left of El Capitan. Ribbon Fall is a seasonal waterfall fed by…
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Photo of the Day: Valley Storm by Nathan Eaton Jr.
I promised all the people on Twitter that tonight’s Photo of the Day was beautiful and it is. Nathan Eaton Jr. took this beautiful shot from Valley View of storm clouds breaking behind Bridalveil and El Capitan. Awesome shot, Nathan. Thanks for adding it to the Yosemite Blog Flickr Group Pool. By the way, Nathan’s…