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  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-29

    Clouds and higher humidity are expected tomorrow. Let's. Hope no thunderstorms ruin it by starting more fires. # Still a little hazy and smoky but definitely not as bad as it was yesterday. # Currently the air in Yosemite is unhealthy for sensitive groups. The smoke from the nearby Big Meadow Fire is clogging the…

  • Big Meadow Fire Information Meeting Aug 31st

    There will be an meeting for updates about the Big Meadow Fire on August 31. This meeting will be at the El Portal Elementary School at 6:30.

  • Big Meadow Fire Update 8-29-2009 – Evacuations and Road Closures

    Here’s the word from the last NPS release on the Big Meadow Fire. Currently the fire is over 3506 acres. Old El Portal, Yosemite View Lodge were evacuated last night. Crane Flat and Tamarack Flat campground are closed. Road Closures: The Big Oak Flat Road into Yosemite Valley from Crane Flat to the junction with…

  • What’s the Real Story Here?

    So yesterday I got 2 emails and 3 twitters about evacutaions in El Portal. Being the responsible, not yelling fire in a crowded theater person I am, I naturally called the National Park Service fire information line. I mean, hey, it was their bar b que. I was told by the person staffing the line…

  • @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…

  • Big Meadow Fire Update

    Here’s the official word from the NPS on what’s going on tonight with the Big Meadow prescribed burn that went nuts. “The Big Meadow (Foresta) prescribed burn jumped a holding line, has crossed the Big Oak Flat Road, and is now approximately 300 acres. Multiple aircraft and about 100 firefighters are working on the fire.…

  • @TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-10

    @THEYosemiteBlog she was at the ahwahnee hotel filming rachel ray goes on vacation. (via @goejthatsmydj) # Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog – news and information from http://www.yosemiteblog.com # Today's Yosemite forecast: HOT! High 98F in Yosemite Valley. Overnight lows in the upper 50s – low 60s. Wear lots of sunscreen. # Why…it's..it's..IT'S MY…

  • Women Lost On Way to Yosemite

    Four Los Angeles women on their way to Yosemite became lost after their cars GPS unit misled them directing them onto Hite’s Cove Road. According to the California Highway Partrol, the for women had intended to arrive in El Portal on August 4th. On August 5th one of the women called another friend saying they…

  • Morning Shot Aug 6 2009: Weird Weather, Flash Flooding and Where To Be With Your Camera

    Today’s morning shot is a beautiful HDR image from Cathy (aka haglundc on Flickr). High Dynamic Range, or HDR, images combine multiple frames captured at different exposures to produce an image closer to what the human eye sees rather than being limited by what the camera sensor or film will pick up. Great shot, Cathy.…

  • Unsafe Driving Leads to Two Accidents in 5 Days

    Mather District rangers dealt with two serious accidents that injured a total of 15 people this past week. On July 15th, the driver of a passenger van carrying eight people fell asleep on the Tioga Road east of Yosemite Creek. The van went over the edge, rolling completely at least once on a talus slope…