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  • And the Winner of this Year’s MacArthur Genius Award…

    Theresa and I set out on Glacier Point Road for a pre-work skate ski this morning only to find a traffic jam in the middle of the cross-country ski trail! Which winner of the MacArthur Genius Award had driven his or her car out onto the ski trail, we wondered, stranding not only himself, but…

  • Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us here at Yosemite Blog. Have a wonderful and safe holiday. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne via Flickr.

  • Badger Pass: Status report.

    While it might have been a quiet week in Yosemite Valley, it seems that there’s been some work going on up at Badger Pass Ski Resort. Work crews have been cleaning and setting up the gear. Today we had our general training, and yours truly found herself on a set of Nordic (X-country) skis for…

  • Bracebridge Still Highlight of Winter Events in Yosemite

    The historic Bracebridge dinner is as much a part of Yosemite as the granite monoliths that surround the Valley, now changes from Delaware North Company are making the event that seemed almost impossible to get tickets for much less exclusive. San Jose Mercury News: “For many years, it was nearly impossible to obtain tickets to…

  • Rumors Badger Pass Closing Untrue

    Badger Pass is the oldest ski and snowboard facility in California but when rumors began circulating last year of the resorts closure frequent visitors and staff became concerned. No worries though. Badger Pass isn’t going anywhere in the near future. Modesto Bee: “Rumors circulated throughout the ski industry last season about the possibility that Badger,…

  • Time for a New Poll

    It’s December so that means it’s time for a new poll! You know how this works. Simply scroll over to the sidebar below the beautiful photos people are posting on Flickr of Yosemite, click the box next to your selection and hit submit. Pretty easy. This months question pertains to the recent court case about…

  • Wild Fires Make for Smokey Days in Yosemite

    Jack Fire Location: 0.5 miles north of Wawona, near Yosemite’s South Entrance Acres burned: about 867 Containment: 60 Percent Fire started: 10/29/07 Cause: Lightning Resources committed: 49 total, including NPS and USFS resources The Jack Fire is currently over 867 acres and growing approximately 10-20 acres per day. The hand line constructed north of Wawaona…

  • Jack Wildfire Makes for Hazy Days

    If you’ve been in the park or see people’s photos on Flickr or the Yosemite Association webcams then you’ve no doubt noticed how smoky and hazy the air has been last few days. This smoke is coming from the Jack Wildfire above Wawona on the south end of the park. The fire is currently about…

  • Photo of the Day: Sentinel Dome by Eric Chavira

    Today’s Photo of the Day comes to us from Eric Chavira who sent me this really cool photo he took on the top of Sentinel Dome over the holiday weekend. Great shot Eric. Thanks for sending it in. If you’d like to send in photos please feel free. You can email them to me at:…

  • Moonrise, Black Friday, 2007

    No hostile crowds of determined shoppers, no angst over not having money to spend, no fistfights in the parking lot over a contested parking spot. No canned music, no screaming kids on Santa’s lap, no elves with attitudes, no tacky Christmas decorations. No strings of lights drooping, no eco-friendly LEDs, no shards of shattered glass…